Jennifer Baird


Jennifer Baird, is a British archaeologist and academic. She is Professor in Archaeology at Birkbeck, University of London. Her research focuses on the archaeology of Rome's eastern provinces, particularly the site of Dura-Europos.

Career

Baird completed a PhD at the University of Leicester, graduating in 2006, with a thesis entitled: 'Housing and households at Dura-Europos: a study in identity on Rome's Eastern Frontier', supervised by Simon James. Baird was a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Leicester. She joined Birkbeck in 2008. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Baird co-directs the Roman Knossos Project, undertaking archaeological research in Crete. Baird has edited several volumes including Ancient Graffiti in Context.
Baird has excavated at the site of Dura-Europos, work which lead to her 2014 and 2018 publications on the site.
Baird delivered the AIA Lecture on “From Aphlad to Zeus: The Archaeology of Diversity at Dura-Europos” at the University of British Columbia on 12th March 2019.

Honours and awards

Baird was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 2013.

Selected publications

Books