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'''Chloë N. Duckworth''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FSA|FHEA}} is an [[Archaeological science|archaeological scientist]] and lecturer in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, [[Newcastle University]], and a presenter.
'''Chloë N. Duckworth''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FSA|FHEA|MCIfA}} is a British [[Archaeological science|archaeological scientist]] and [[reader (academic rank)|reader]] in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, [[Newcastle University]], and a presenter of ''[[The Great British Dig]]''.


==Education==
==Education==
After receiving her BA (Hons) in Archaeology, Duckworth was awarded funding from the [[Arts and Humanities Research Council|AHRC]] to study for an MSc and subsequently a PhD at the [[University of Nottingham]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr Chloë N. Duckworth |url=https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/archaeology/people/associates/duckworth |website=Leicester University}}</ref>
After receiving her BA (Hons) in Archaeology, Duckworth was awarded funding from the [[Arts and Humanities Research Council]] to study for an [[Master of Science|MSc]] and subsequently a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] at the [[University of Nottingham]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr Chloë N. Duckworth |url=https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/archaeology/people/associates/duckworth |website=Leicester University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124235618/https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/archaeology/people/associates/duckworth|archive-date=24 January 2022|access-date=2 January 2023}}</ref> 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.''.<ref>{{Cite thesis |last=Duckworth |first=Chloë N. |date=2011 |title=The created stone: chemical and archaeological perspectives on the colour and material properties of early Egyptian glass, 1500–1200 B.C. |url=https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13935/ |publisher=University of Nottingham |type=PhD |page=vi |language=en}}</ref>


==Career and research==
==Career and research==
Duckworth joined [[Newcastle University]] in 2016,<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr Chloe Duckworth |url=https://www.ncl.ac.uk/hca/staff/profile/chloeduckworth.html#background |website=Newcastle University}}</ref> following her position at the [[University of Leicester]] as a postdoctoral researcher on [[European Research Council]] funded Trans-Sahara project at Leicester.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trans-SAHARA: State Formation, Migration and Trade in the Central Sahara (1000 BC - AD 1500) |url=https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/archaeology/research/projects/trans-sahara-project |website=University of Leicester}}</ref> She held a [[British Academy]] Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships 2015 |url=https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/postdoctoral-fellowships-2015-awards}}</ref> She is the director of two field projects at [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]]s in Spain: the [[Madinat al-Zahra]] Survey Project <ref>{{cite web |title=Digging deeper: Using new archaeological techniques to uncover more about our past |url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170210084750.htm |website=Science Daily}}</ref> and The [[Alhambra]] Royal Workshops project.<ref>{{cite web |title=NEITHER OF THE EAST NOR OF THE WEST |url=https://alandalusglass.wordpress.com/team/ |website=Al Andalus Glass Project|date=8 December 2016 }}</ref>
Duckworth joined [[Newcastle University]] in 2016,<ref name=newcastle>{{cite web |title=Staff Profiles - School of History, Classics and Archaeology - Newcastle University |url=https://www.ncl.ac.uk/hca/people/profile/chloeduckworth.html |website=www.ncl.ac.uk |access-date=20 February 2023 }}</ref> following her position at the [[University of Leicester]] as a postdoctoral researcher on [[European Research Council]] funded Trans-Sahara project.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trans-SAHARA: State Formation, Migration and Trade in the Central Sahara (1000 BC - AD 1500) |url=https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/archaeology/research/projects/trans-sahara-project |website=University of Leicester}}</ref> She held a [[British Academy]] Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/postdoctoral-fellowships/past-awards/2015/|title=Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards 2015|website=The British Academy}}</ref> She is the director of two field projects at [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]]s in Spain: the [[Madinat al-Zahra]] Survey Project<ref>{{cite web |title=Digging deeper: Using new archaeological techniques to uncover more about our past |url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170210084750.htm |website=Science Daily}}</ref> and The [[Alhambra]] Royal Workshops project.<ref>{{cite web |title=Neither of the East nor of the West |url=https://alandalusglass.wordpress.com/team/ |website=Al Andalus Glass Project|date=8 December 2016 }}</ref> Her research group at Newcastle University aims to reconstruct the technology of glass in the past by using experimental reconstructions, texts, and scientific analysis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://research.ncl.ac.uk/pegg/|title = PEGG - Newcastle University}}</ref> She is a member of the editorial board of ''[[World Archaeology]]'' journal,<ref>{{cite web |title=World Archaeology Editorial board |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=editorialBoard&journalCode=rwar20 |website=Taylor and Francis Online}}</ref> and an external examiner for the [[University of Oxford]].<ref name=newcastle /> She was elected as a fellow of the [[Society of Antiquaries of London]] on 5 May 2017.<ref name='SAL'>{{cite web |url=https://www.sal.org.uk/our-fellows/directory/dr-chloe-duckworth/ |title=Dr Chloe Duckworth |publisher=Society of Antiquaries of London |access-date=28 September 2019}}</ref> She is also a Fellow of the [[Higher Education Academy]]<ref name='SAL' /> and a Member of the [[Chartered Institute for Archaeologists]]. Until September 2021, she co-directed the Newcastle University Centre for Heritage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncl.ac.uk/heritage/|title=Centre for Heritage|website=www.ncl.ac.uk}}</ref> {{As of|2023}} she holds the position of [[reader (academic rank)|reader]] in archaeological science and public engagement in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Newcastle.<ref name=newcastle />
Her research group at Newcastle University aims to reconstruct the technology of glass in the past by using experimental reconstructions, texts, and scientific analysis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://research.ncl.ac.uk/pegg/|title = PEGG - Newcastle University}}</ref> She is a member of the editorial board of [[World Archaeology]] journal,<ref>{{cite web |title=World Archaeology Editorial board |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=editorialBoard&journalCode=rwar20 |website=Taylor and Francis Online}}</ref> and an external examiner for the University of Oxford. She currently supervises four PhD students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncl.ac.uk/hca/people/profile/chloeduckworth.html|title=Staff Profiles - School of History, Classics and Archaeology - Newcastle University}}</ref> She was elected as a fellow of the [[Society of Antiquaries of London]] on 5 May 2017.<ref name='SAL'>{{cite web |url=https://www.sal.org.uk/our-fellows/directory/dr-chloe-duckworth/ |title=Dr Chloe Duckworth |publisher=Society of Antiquaries of London |access-date=28 September 2019}}</ref> She is also a Fellow of the [[Higher Education Academy]]<ref name='SAL' /> and a Member of the [[Chartered Institute for Archaeologists]]. Until September 2021, she co-directed the Newcastle University Centre for Heritage.<ref>{{cite web |title=Newcastle University Centre for Heritage |url=https://www.ncl.ac.uk/heritage}}</ref>


''Recycling and Re-Use in the Roman Economy'', which Duckworth co-edited with [[Andrew Wilson (classical archaeologist)|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'.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2021/2021.09.09/|date=2021-09-09|author-last=Hoss|author-first=Stefanie|journal=[[Bryn Mawr Classical Review]]|title=Centre for Heritage|access-date=2023-01-03}}</ref> 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]].''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ajaonline.org/book-review/4361|date=2021|author-last=Gosner|author-first=Linda R.|website=[[American Journal of Archaeology]]|title=Recycling and Reuse in the Roman Economy|access-date=2023-01-03}}</ref>
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As well as her academic career, Duckworth is a television presenter and public speaker. In 2017 she was part of the [[BBC]] Expert Women<ref>{{cite web |title=Chloe Duckworth: Archaeology |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/en/articles/art20170410122215035 |website=BBC Expert Women Database |access-date=2020-04-20 |archive-date=2020-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811214401/https://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/en/articles/art20170410122215035 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and in 2019 was a presenter at the New Scientist Live Show.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Scientist Live, ExCel London |url=https://live.newscientist.com/speakers/chloe-duckworth#/ |website=New Scientist}}</ref> Since 2020 she has presented [[Channel 4]]'s ''[[The Great British Dig]]'' with [[Hugh Dennis]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Great British Dig: History in your Back Garden |url=https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-great-british-dig-history-in-your |website=Channel 4}}</ref> She has authored a book to accompany the series, to be released on 3 March 2022.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Great British Dig (Book) |id = {{ASIN|1844866262|country=uk}}}}</ref>


[[File:GBD S2 DEVIZES-5.jpg|thumb|Duckworth (right) on set at ''[[The Great British Dig]]'', 2021]]
Duckworth is an active campaigner. In 2021, she launched the '[https://dig4arch.co.uk 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dig for Archaeology |url=https://www.dig4arch.co.uk |website=Dig4Arch}}</ref> She is openly [[bisexual]], and advocates increasing diversity and representation in archaeology.<ref>{{cite web |title=For example, CIfA E&D Group |url=https://www.archaeologists.net/equality-and-diversity-group |website=CIfA}}</ref>
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As well as her academic career, Duckworth is a television presenter and public speaker. In 2017 she was part of the [[BBC]] Expert Women<ref>{{cite web |title=Chloe Duckworth: Archaeology |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/en/articles/art20170410122215035 |website=BBC Expert Women Database |access-date=2020-04-20 |archive-date=2020-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811214401/https://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/en/articles/art20170410122215035 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and in 2019 was a presenter at the New Scientist Live Show.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Scientist Live, ExCel London |url=https://live.newscientist.com/speakers/chloe-duckworth#/ |website=New Scientist}}</ref> Since 2020 she has presented [[Channel 4]]'s ''[[The Great British Dig]]'' with [[Hugh Dennis]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Great British Dig: History in your Back Garden |url=https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-great-british-dig-history-in-your |website=Channel 4}}</ref> She authored a book of the same title in 2022 to accompany the series.<ref name="thepastreview">{{cite news |first1= |title=The Great British Dig: history in your back garden: review by CH |url=https://the-past.com/review/books/the-great-british-dig-history-in-your-back-garden/ |access-date=2 January 2023 |work=The Past |date=5 April 2022}}</ref>

She was shortlisted for the [[Council for British Archaeology]]'s "Outstanding Archaeological Achievement" award in 2021.<ref>{{cite book |title=2021 Archaeological Achievement Awards |publisher=Council for British Archaeology |page=11 |url=https://www.archaeologyuk.org/asset/F9431566-2663-4A6D-8B594C7801EE1554/}}</ref>

== Personal life and advocacy ==
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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Newcastle academic launches campaign to dig for archaeology |url=https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/archive/2021/06/dig4archaeology/ |website=Newcastle University Press Office |access-date=2 January 2023 |language=en |date=10 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dig for Archaeology |url=https://www.dig4arch.co.uk |website=Dig4Arch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Connett |first=David |date=2021-09-17 |title=Archaeology could be rendered a thing of the past as multiple UK courses and jobs face the axe |url=https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/archaeology-future-multiple-uk-courses-jobs-face-axe-funding-cuts-1202853 |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=inews.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> She advocates increasing diversity and representation in archaeology, and is a committee member of the [[Chartered Institute for Archaeologists]]'s Equality and Diversity Group.<ref>{{cite web |title=Equality and Diversity Group |url=https://www.archaeologists.net/equality-and-diversity-group |publisher=Chartered Institute for Archaeologists|access-date=2 January 2023}}</ref>

She lives in [[Northumberland]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr Chloe Duckworth |url=https://lbabooks.com/authors/dr-chloe-duckworth |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=LBA Books |language=en-GB}}</ref>


==Selected publications==
==Selected publications==
* {{cite book |editor1-last=Molloy |editor1-first=Barry |editor2-last=Duckworth|editor2-first=Chloë N.|year=2014|title=A Cretan Landscape through Time: Priniatikos Pyrgos and Environs|publisher=BAR International Studies|isbn=9781407312712}}
*Duckworth, C.N. ''[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-British-Dig-History-Garden/dp/1844866262/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=the+great+british+dig+history+in+your+garden&qid=1637220224&sr=8-2 The Great British Dig: History in Your Back Garden]''. [[Conway Publishing]]. Released 3 March 2022.
* {{cite book |editor1-last=Duckworth |editor1-first=Chloë N. |editor2-last=Wilson |editor2-first=Andrew |editor2-link=Andrew Wilson (classical archaeologist) |year=2020 |title=Recycling and Reuse in the Roman Economy |location=Oxford |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=9780198860846}}<ref>Reviews of ''Recycling and Reuse'':
*Garcia Porras, A., Duckworth, C.N. and Govantes-Edwards, D. 2022. ''[https://www.amazon.com/Royal-Workshops-Alhambra-Industrial-Archaeology/dp/1783276819/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+royal+workshops+of+the+alhambra&qid=1637220605&qsid=146-9690492-3162555&sr=8-1&sres=1783276819&srpt=ABIS_BOOK The Royal Workshops of the Alhambra]''. [[Boydell & Brewer]]. Released 25th Feb 2022.
*{{cite journal|title= Review of Recycling and Reuse in the Roman Economy ed. by Chloë N. Duckworth and Andrew Wilson|last=Murace|first=Andrea|journal= Mouseion: Journal of the Classical Association of Canada|date=2021|volume=18|issue=3|pages=546–548|doi=10.3138/mous.18.3.br04 |s2cid=252242421 |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/50/article/870181/pdf|access-date=January 6, 2023}}
*Duckworth, C.N., Cuenod, A. and [[David Mattingly (archaeologist)|Mattingly, D.J.]] 2020. ''[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mobile-Technologies-Ancient-Trans-Saharan-Archaeology/dp/1108830544/ref=sr%201%201?keywords=mobile+technologies+in+the+ancient+sahara+and+beyond&qid=1637220699&sr=8-1 Mobile Technologies in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond]''. Cambridge, [[Cambridge University Press]].
*{{cite journal|title=Review|last=Hoss|first=Stephanie|date=September 9, 2021|journal=Bryn Mawr Classical Review|url=https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2021/2021.09.09/|access-date=January 6, 2023}}
*Duckworth, C.N. and Wilson, A., eds. 2020. ''[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Recycling-Reuse-Economy-Oxford-Studies/dp/0198860846/ref=sr%201%201?keywords=recycling+and+reuse+in+the+roman+economy&qid=1637220727&sr=8-1 Recycling and Reuse in the Roman Economy]''. Oxford, [[Oxford University Press]].
*{{cite journal|title=Book Review|last=Gosner|first=Linda R.|date=2021|volume=125|issue=4|journal=American Journal of Archaeology|doi=10.3764/ajaonline1254.Gosner|doi-access=free}}
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*{{cite book |editor1-last=Duckworth |editor1-first=C. N. |editor2-last=Cuenod |editor2-first=A. |editor3-last=Mattingly |editor3-first=D. J. |editor3-link=David Mattingly (archaeologist) |year=2020 |title=Mobile Technologies in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond |location=Cambridge |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |isbn=9781108830546 }}<ref>{{cite journal|title=Book Review|last=Reger|first=Gary|date=2021|volume=125|issue=2|doi=10.3764/ajaonline1252.Reger|journal= American Journal of Archaeology|s2cid=233591503 |doi-access=free}}</ref>
*{{cite book |editor1-first=Alberto |editor1-last=García Porras |editor2-first=Chloë N. |editor2-last=Duckworth |editor3-first=David J. |editor3-last=Govantes-Edwards |year=2022 |title=The Royal Workshops of the Alhambra: industrial activity in early modern Granada |location=Woodbridge |publisher=[[Boydell & Brewer]] |isbn=9781783276813 }}
*{{cite book |last=Duckworth |first=Chloë |title=The Great British Dig: History in Your Back Garden |location=London |publisher=[[Conway Publishing]] |year=2022 |isbn=9781844866267 }}<ref name="thepastreview"/><ref>Additional reviews of ''The Great British Dig'' book:
*{{cite news|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/life/unearth-buried-treasure-back-garden/|last=Garlick|first=Hattie|title= How to unearth buried treasure in your own back garden |date=5 March 2022|access-date=5 January 2023}}
*{{cite news|url=https://www.myweekly.co.uk/2022/03/09/dig-deep-discovering-history-in-your-garden-with-dr-chloe-duckworth/|title=Dig Deep: Discovering History In Your Garden with Dr Chloë Duckworth|work=My Weekly|last=Gill|first=Claire|date=9 March 2022|access-date=5 January 2023}}</ref>


== References ==
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Chloë N Duckworth
FSA FHEA MCIfA
Chloe Duckworth on set of The Great British Dig
Duckworth on set of The Great British Dig
Occupation(s)Lecturer, Television presenter
Known forPresenting The Great British Dig
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Nottingham
ThesisThe Created Stone (2011)
Doctoral advisorJulian Henderson
Academic work
DisciplineArchaeology
Sub-disciplineArchaeological science
InstitutionsNewcastle University, University of Leicester, University of Nottingham

Chloë N. Duckworth FSA FHEA MCIfA 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 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]

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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.
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  24. ^ Reviews of Recycling and Reuse:
  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:
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