Andrew Wilson (classical archaeologist)
| Andrew Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
29 February 1968 Hertford, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Fields |
Classical archaeology History of technology |
| Institutions | University of Oxford |
| Alma mater |
Corpus Christi College, Oxford University of Oxford |
Andrew Ian Wilson (born 29 February 1968) is a British classical archaeologist and Head of School of Archaeology at the University of Oxford. He was director of the Oxford Institute of Archaeology from 2009 to 2011. Wilson's main research interests are the economy of the Roman world, Greek and Roman water supply, and ancient technology.
Wilson was educated at the Perse School, Cambridge, and at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he studied Literae Humaniores (Classics) from 1987–1991. From 1991 to 1993 he worked as a computer consultant for the electronics firm Eurotherm, before returning to Oxford to study for his doctorate (1993–1997), a social and technological study on water management and usage in Roman North Africa, supervised by John Lloyd.
From 1996 to 2000 he was a Fellow by Examination in Classical Archaeology at Magdalen College, Oxford, and spend nine months at the British School at Rome as a Rome Scholar in 1999 and 2000. In 2000 he became University Lecturer in Roman Archaeology at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of Wolfson College; and in 2004 was appointed Professor of the Archaeology of the Roman Empire, and Fellow of All Souls College.
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