Howard Williams (archaeologist)


Howard M. R. Williams, is a British archaeologist and academic. He is a Professor of Archaeology at the University of Chester in England. His research focuses on the study of death, burial and memory in Early Medieval Britain.

Biography

Williams obtained a BSc from the University of Sheffield and later attended the University of Reading where he received a MS and a PhD. degree. He has taught archaeology at Trinity College Carmarthen, Cardiff University and the University of Exeter, and since 2008 at the University of Chester.
Williams's research focuses on the archaeology of Early Medieval Britain. He has published scholarly journals, books, and co-published books on the archaeology of Medieval Britain, death and burial, Vikings, and landscapes and memory.
In December, 2018, Williams was featured in the BBC 4 documentary, ''Beyond the Walls: In Search of the Celts".

Awards and recognition

On 16 February 2006, Williams was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. In 2017, Williams won the Society for Medieval Archaeology's Martyn Jope Award for "the best novel interpretation, application of analytical method or presentation of new findings" published in that year's volume of Medieval Archaeology along with co-author Patricia Murrieta-Flores.

Selected publications