Chloë Duckworth

British archaeologist and television presenter

Chloë N Duckworth

FSA FHEA MCIfA

Duckworth on set of The Great British Dig

Occupation(s)| Lecturer, Television presenter
Known for| Presenting The Great British Dig
Academic background
Education| University of Nottingham
Thesis| The Created Stone (2011)
Doctoral advisor| Julian Henderson
Academic work
Discipline| Archaeology
Sub-discipline| Archaeological science
Institutions| Newcastle University, University of Leicester, University of Nottingham

Chloë N. Duckworth FSA FHEA is a British archaeological scientist and reader in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Newcastle University, and a presenter of The Great British Dig.

## Education

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After receiving her BA (Hons) in Archaeology, Duckworth was awarded funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council to study for an MSc and subsequently a PhD at the University of Nottingham.[1] Her PhD, awarded in 2011, was supervised by Julian Henderson and was titled The created stone: chemical and archaeological perspectives on the colour and material properties of early Egyptian glass, 1500–1200 B.C..[2]

## Career and research

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Duckworth joined Newcastle University in 2016,[3] following her position at the University of Leicester as a postdoctoral researcher on European Research Council funded Trans-Sahara project.[4] She held a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2015.[5] She is the director of two field projects at UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Spain: the Madinat al-Zahra Survey Project [6] and The Alhambra Royal Workshops project.[7] Her research group at Newcastle University aims to reconstruct the technology of glass in the past by using experimental reconstructions, texts, and scientific analysis.[8] She is a member of the editorial board of World Archaeology journal,[9] and an external examiner for the University of Oxford.[3] She was elected as a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London on 5 May 2017.[10] She is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy[10] and a Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists. Until September 2021, she co-directed the Newcastle University Centre for Heritage.[11] As of 2023[update] she holds the position of reader in archaeological science and public engagement in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Newcastle.[3]

Recycling and Re-Use in the Roman Economy, which Duckworth co-edited with Andrew Wilson in 2020, was both praised as a summary of the present research on the topic and as 'a starting point for further research'.[12] It was also noted as likely to 'catalyze studies of recycling and reuse in and beyond the Roman world for years to come.' by Linda R. Gosner in the American Journal of Archaeology.[13]

Duckworth (right) on set at The Great British Dig, 2021

As well as her academic career, Duckworth is a television presenter and public speaker. In 2017 she was part of the BBC Expert Women[14] and in 2019 was a presenter at the New Scientist Live Show.[15] Since 2020 she has presented Channel 4's The Great British Dig with Hugh Dennis.[16] She authored a book of the same title in 2022 to accompany the series.[17]

She was shortlisted for the Council for British Archaeology's "Outstanding Archaeological Achievement" award in 2021.[18]

## Personal life and advocacy

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In 2021, Duckworth launched the "Dig for Archaeology" campaign, which seeks to promote the positive aspects of commercial, academic and community archaeology in the UK, and to raise awareness of the threats it faces.[19][20][21] She advocates increasing diversity and representation in archaeology, and is a committee member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists's Equality and Diversity Group.[22]

She lives in Northumberland.[23]

## Selected publications

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* Molloy, Barry; Duckworth, Chloë N., eds. (2014). A Cretan Landscape through Time: Priniatikos Pyrgos and Environs. BAR International Studies. ISBN 9781407312712.
* Duckworth, Chloë N.; Wilson, Andrew, eds. (2020). Recycling and Reuse in the Roman Economy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198860846.[24]
* Duckworth, C. N.; Cuenod, A.; Mattingly, D. J., eds. (2020). Mobile Technologies in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108830546.[25]
* García Porras, Alberto; Duckworth, Chloë N.; Govantes-Edwards, David J., eds. (2022). The Royal Workshops of the Alhambra: industrial activity in early modern Granada. Woodbridge: Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 9781783276813.
* Duckworth, Chloë (2022). The Great British Dig: History in Your Back Garden. London: Conway Publishing. ISBN 9781844866267.[17][26]

## References

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1. ^ "Dr Chloë N. Duckworth". Leicester University. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
2. ^ Duckworth, Chloë N. (2011). The created stone: chemical and archaeological perspectives on the colour and material properties of early Egyptian glass, 1500–1200 B.C. (PhD). University of Nottingham. p. vi.
3. ^ a b c "Staff Profiles - School of History, Classics and Archaeology - Newcastle University". www.ncl.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
4. ^ "Trans-SAHARA: State Formation, Migration and Trade in the Central Sahara (1000 BC - AD 1500)". University of Leicester.
5. ^ "Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards 2015". The British Academy.
6. ^ "Digging deeper: Using new archaeological techniques to uncover more about our past". Science Daily.
7. ^ "Neither of the East nor of the West". Al Andalus Glass Project. 8 December 2016.
8. ^ "PEGG - Newcastle University".
9. ^ "World Archaeology Editorial board". Taylor and Francis Online.
10. ^ a b "Dr Chloe Duckworth". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
11. ^ "Centre for Heritage". www.ncl.ac.uk.
12. ^ Hoss, Stefanie (9 September 2021). "Centre for Heritage". Bryn Mawr Classical Review. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
13. ^ Gosner, Linda R. (2021). "Recycling and Reuse in the Roman Economy". American Journal of Archaeology. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
14. ^ "Chloe Duckworth: Archaeology". BBC Expert Women Database. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
15. ^ "New Scientist Live, ExCel London". New Scientist.
16. ^ "The Great British Dig: History in your Back Garden". Channel 4.
17. ^ a b "The Great British Dig: history in your back garden: review by CH". The Past. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
18. ^ 2021 Archaeological Achievement Awards. Council for British Archaeology. p. 11.
19. ^ "Newcastle academic launches campaign to dig for archaeology". Newcastle University Press Office. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
20. ^ "Dig for Archaeology". Dig4Arch.
21. ^ Connett, David (17 September 2021). "Archaeology could be rendered a thing of the past as multiple UK courses and jobs face the axe". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
22. ^ "Equality and Diversity Group". Chartered Institute for Archaeologists. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
23. ^ "Dr Chloe Duckworth". LBA Books. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
24. ^ Reviews of Recycling and Reuse:
* Murace, Andrea (2021). "Review of Recycling and Reuse in the Roman Economy ed. by Chloë N. Duckworth and Andrew Wilson". Mouseion: Journal of the Classical Association of Canada. 18 (3): 546–548. doi:10.3138/mous.18.3.br04. S2CID 252242421. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
* Hoss, Stephanie (9 September 2021). "Review". Bryn Mawr Classical Review. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
* Gosner, Linda R. (2021). "Book Review". American Journal of Archaeology. 125 (4). doi:10.3764/ajaonline1254.Gosner.
25. ^ Reger, Gary (2021). "Book Review". American Journal of Archaeology. 125 (2). doi:10.3764/ajaonline1252.Reger. S2CID 233591503.
26. ^ Additional reviews of The Great British Dig book:
* Garlick, Hattie (5 March 2022). "How to unearth buried treasure in your own back garden". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
* Gill, Claire (9 March 2022). "Dig Deep: Discovering History In Your Garden with Dr Chloë Duckworth". My Weekly. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

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