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Rachel Pope

Dr Rachel Pope
BA, MA, PhD (Dunelm), FSA, FSA Scot.

Reader in European Prehistory
Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology
Part of
School of Histories, Languages and Cultures
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Contact

Rachel.Pope@liverpool.ac.uk

Google Scholar

Professional Activities

Current roles:
Vice President, The Prehistoric Society
Editor, BAR series: Archaeology of Prehistoric Ireland and Britain
Co-Chair, European Association of Archaeologists' (EAA) Archaeology & Gender in Europe (AGE)
Director, REACH (formerly British Women Archaeologists)
Fellow, Society of Antiquaries of London and Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Special Advisor, Butser Ancient Farm and HOOOH (Hands off Old Oswestry Hillfort)

Current external review/assessment roles:
External Examiner, Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge (Tripos Part I)
External Examiner, School of Archaeological and Forensic Sciences, University of Bradford
Czech Academy of Sciences (Prague)
Polish Science Centre (NCN, Kraków)
National and international journals

I am regularly consulted by the media, heritage organisations, museums, and professional archaeological units on prehistoric settlement and society.

Event Roles

  • Modern Women of the Past? Unearthing Gender & Antiquity at Women in the Present, Women in the Past, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, University of Sydney, 2021)
  • EAA (Kiel): Alternatives to the ‘Woman Problem’ in European Mortuary Archaeology (w. Emily Stanton, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, 2021)
  • Iron Age Research Student Seminar (Liverpool), Keynote/Plenary (Talk/Lecture, 2021)
  • Chair, Prehistoric Society’s Europa Lecture (in honour of Emeritus Prof. Colin Haselgrove), by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, 2021)
  • Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG, London) – Panel member: Equality in Archaeology, by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, 2019)
  • Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG, London) – Panel member: Archaeology and aDNA, by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, 2019)
  • BWA Equality session (TAG, Chester) (Talk/Lecture, 2018)
  • After-dinner lecture for Cambrian Archaeological Association Annual Meeting, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, 2016)
  • Cheltenham Science Festival, on Celts (with Alice Roberts and John Collis), by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, 2016)

Examination Roles

  • Bangor University, External Assessor for new Bangor Global Heritage MA (PGT, 2021)
  • Czech Academy of Sciences, Evaluator for Czech Academy of Sciences Review Process (2015-2019) (MPhil, 2020)
  • University of Bangor, External Examiner: BA (Archaeology; Heritage, Archaeology & History; Welsh History with Archaeology) and MA (Celtic Archaeology) (UG, 2018 - 2021)
  • University of Leicester, External Examiner: UG and PG Campus-based & Distance Learning degrees (2017 - 2020)
  • University of Edinburgh, External Examiner: MA in Archaeology (4 years) and Scottish Ethnology & Archaeology (PGT, 2013 - 2017)
  • University of Oxford, External Examiner: UG Certificate in Archaeology (2009 - 2012)

External Administrative or Committee Roles

  • Ministerial roundtables on Long Covid (with Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Minister for Innovation, Lord Bethell and Secretary of State, Matt Hancock), Invited (Government of the United Kingdom, 2021)
  • Meeting with Shadow Health Secretary (Alex Norris) on Long Covid, Invited (Government of the United Kingdom, 2021)
  • Invited to Society of Antiquaries of London Council (Society of Antiquaries of London, 2020)
  • RESCUE Council Member (2017 - 2018)
  • IFR Global Scholarship Committee (2015 - 2016)
  • Scottish Archaeological Research Framework (Bronze Age Panel: 3000-word controbution), Invited (Historic Environment Scotland, 2012)
  • Welsh Archaeological Research Framework (Late Bronze Age/Iron Age Review Panel), Invited (Welsh Government, 2010 - 2022)
  • Invited to Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Council (Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2010)
  • Council Member of the Prehistoric Society (Prehistoric Society, 2007 - 2011)

Grant Application Assessments

  • External Post-submission (Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), 2021)
  • External Post-submission (National Science Center (NCN) Poland – executive agency of Polish Ministry for Science and HE, 2019 - 2021)

Internal Administrative or Committee Roles

  • Chair of the Board of Examiners (HLC) (School / Institute, 2017 - 2022)
  • Module Review Board Chair (ACE) (Department, 2017 - 2019)
  • Founding Director of Departmental Field School (Department, 2010 - 2017)
  • Athena SWAN panel member (Faculty, 2016 - 2018)
  • Director of Studies (Undergraduate) (Department, 2010 - 2012)
  • Representative to Diversity and Equality Committee (Faculty, 2009 - 2012)
  • Director of Fieldwork (School / Institute, 2007 - 2018)

Media Appearances

  • Peggy Piggott interview on release of 'The Dig', The Times (2021)
  • Inteviews on Long Covid, New Statesman, Financial Times, Mail on Sunday, LBC, (2020)
  • Long Covid advocacy work, SkyNews (2020)
  • Iron Age special (Alice Roberts, Producer: Tom Ranson; Series 7 Episode 4)., BBC4 Digging for Britain (Invited, 2018)
  • Stonehenge Tunnel debate (w. CEO of Historic England Duncan Wilson, and NT archaeologist Nick Snashall), Radio 4’s Making History (w. Helen Castor) (2017)
  • Feature on Uffington Hillfort (Wiltshire), Channel 4 Britain’s Ancient Tracks (Tony Robinson) (Invited, 2016)
  • Feature on Old Oswestry and NPPF, BBC Radio 4 Making History (Invited, 2016)
  • Studio guest, on Queen Cartimandua and British oppida (w. Tom Holland), BBC Radio 4 Making History (Invited, 2016)
  • Feature on Old Oswestry Hillfort (Shropshire), BBC Radio 4 Open Country (Invited, 2016)
  • Feature on Buckinghamshire coin hoard/metal detecting, BBC Radio 5 Live (Invited, 2015)
  • Interview on Penycloddiau and Clwydian hillforts feature, Archaeology Magazine (New York, Eric Powell) (Invited, 2015)
  • Various regional TV/radio news interviews re. Old Oswestry and Must Farm, BBC Midlands, BBC Radio Merseyside, BBC West Midlands, BBC Radio Shropshire (Breakfast Show). (Invited, 2015)

Professional Body Memberships

  • EAA - Archaeology and Gender in Europe (AGE) (Member, 2014 - present)
  • Society of Antiquaries of London (Fellow, 2009 - present)
  • British Women Archaeologists (Director, 2008 - present)
  • The Prehistoric Society (Council Member, 2007 - 2010)
  • Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (Fellow, 2000 - present)

Publication Reviews

  • Reviewer (invited) (Classical Quarterly, Pre-publication)
  • Reviewer (invited) (Journal of Anthropological Archaeology (US), Pre-publication)
  • Referee (Invited) (Routledge)
  • Referee (Invited) (Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society)
  • Referee (Invited) (Oxford University Press)
  • Referee (Invited) (The Antiquaries Journal)
  • Referee (Invited) (Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland)
  • Referee (Invited) (Cambridge Archaeological Journal)