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Dr. Jodie Lewis,
Assistant Professor

Information about Dr. Jodie Lewis at the University of Bradford.

School of Archaeological & Forensic Sci
(Faculty of Life Sciences)
Email:
j.lewis5@bradford.ac.uk
Telephone:
+44 1274 234628
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Biography

Jodie joined the University of Bradford in 2022. She completed her undergraduate degree, Masters and PhD at the University of Bristol and has lectured at the Universities of Bangor and Worcester. Jodie is a prehistorian with particular interests in the Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Ages. She has carried out numerous large fieldwork projects focusing on these periods but she is also engaged in multi-period landscape studies. Jodie is particularly interested in karst landscape features, such as caves, gorges and sinkholes, and how past communities interacted with these and other natural features such as spring issues/sinks and mineral deposits. As part of this, she also investigates the links between such places and Neolithic and Bronze Age ceremonial and funerary monuments.

Research

Jodie's research focuses on the Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age periods in western Britain, with a particular emphasis upon landscape perception, funerary practice and ritual behaviour. She has been running field projects since 1997, which have included excavations at Mesolithic sites; Neolithic causewayed enclosures, standing stones, henges and timber and stone circles; Bronze Age barrows and a wetland Late Bronze Age metalwork hoard. Recently, her interests in multi-period landscape studies have seen her carry out excavations at a Romano-British shrine; a Medieval farmstead; a post-Medieval settlement complex and elements of a Capability Brown designed landscape. Currently, Jodie is running the Priddy Environs Project. The parish of Priddy, in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, contains a wealth of archaeological sites ranging from earlier prehistory to the 20th century, including funerary and ritual sites, settlements, agricultural structures and the remains of extractive activities. However, our understanding of the typology, development and chronology of these sites, the relationships between them and their associated material culture is poor, limited by the lack of modern excavation. As a result, many of the archaeological sites are of uncertain date and function, making it difficult to generate interpretations. These interpretations are not only of academic value but can also be used to enhance community engagement with their local heritage and aid management and conservation strategies. The Priddy Environs Project is a long-term archaeological research initiative focused on understanding and enhancing knowledge of this important historic environment.

Teaching

Details on teaching interests, highlights and modules are available for Dr. Jodie Lewis as follows:

Teaching interests

The Archaeology and Heritage of BritainPrehistoric BritainArchaeological TheoryArchaeological Fieldwork

Professional activities

Information about education, employment and areas of particular interest for Dr. Jodie Lewis is as follows:

  • Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in the year 01-JAN-15 (specified as 01/01/2015)

Education

  • University of Bristol - BA (Hons)
  • University of Bristol - PhD (funded)
  • University of Bristol - MA (funded)

Employment

  • University of Worcester - Principal Lecturer in Archaeology & Heritage in the year 2002 (specified as 01/08/2002)
  • University of the West of England - Visiting Lecturer in Historic Environment/Heritage Studies in the year 2000 (specified as 01/09/2000)
  • University of Bristol - P/T Tutor for MA Landscape Archaeology in the year 1996 (specified as 01/10/1996)
  • Bangor University - Lecturer in Archaeology in the year 1999 (specified as 01/09/1999)

  • External Examiner Cultural Heritage Institute, Royal Agricultural University: MSc Archaeological and Heritage Practice, MSc Historic Environment Management, MSc Conservation and Management of Historic Buildings, MBA Cultural Heritage Leadership and MSc Historical Archaeology in the year 2021 (specified as 15/03/2021)
  • External Examiner University of Oxford: Undergraduate Diploma and Advanced Diploma in British Archaeology in the year 2010 (specified as 01/09/2010)
  • External Examiner University of Chester: Undergraduate degrees in Archaeology, History and Heritage Management (with Manx Studies programme) in the year 2013 (specified as 01/09/2013)
  • External Examiner University of Manchester: European Prehistory Undergraduate Programme in the year 2018 (specified as 01/09/2018)

  • Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society Heritage Grants Committee, in the year 2013 (specified as 01/08/2013)
  • Prehistoric Society, in the year 2018 (specified as 11/06/2018)

Publications

There are 33 publications involving or that are attributed to Dr. Jodie Lewis. They are listed as:

  • book (2)
  • book chapter (8)
  • book review (4)
  • foreword (2)
  • newsletter (3)
  • other journal (1)
  • peer reviewed journal (13)

Book

Dr. Jodie Lewis has 2 publication(s) listed under book.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
The Archaeology of Mendip: 500,000 years of Continuity and Change. 2011 1 Lewis, Jodie (ed) Oxbow Books/Heritage Marketing and Publications
Monuments, Ritual and Regionality: The Neolithic of Northern Somerset 2005 401 Lewis, Jodie BAR/Archaeopress

Book Chapter

Dr. Jodie Lewis has 8 publication(s) listed under book chapter.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Between the Channel and the Chalk: A Regional Perspective on Grooved Ware and Beaker Pottery from the Mendip Hills, Somerset 2012 Recent Archaeological Work in South-Western Britain. Papers in honour of Henrietta Quinnell Recent Archaeological Work in South-Western Britain. Papers in honour of Henrietta Quinnell Lewis; J; Mullin; D British Archaeological Reports
West of Wessex, but only just: round barrow construction on the Mendip Hills, Somerset 2012 Reflections on the Past: essays in honour of Frances Lynch Reflections on the Past: essays in honour of Frances Lynch Lewis, J; Mullin, D Cambrian Archaeological Association
Introduction 2011 The Archaeology of Mendip: 500,000 years of continuity and change The Archaeology of Mendip: 500,000 years of continuity and change Lewis, Jodie Oxbow Books/Heritage Marketing and Publications
Borders in a Limestone Landscape: Neolithic Cave Use in the Mendip Hills, SW England 2011 Places In Between: The Archaeology of Social, Cultural and Geographical Borders and Borderlands Places In Between: The Archaeology of Social, Cultural and Geographical Borders and Borderlands Lewis, J Oxbow
On Top of the World: The Use of the Mendip Plateau during the Mesolithic and Neolithic 2011 The Archaeology of Mendip: 500,000 years of continuity and change The Archaeology of Mendip: 500,000 years of continuity and change Lewis, Jodie Oxbow Books/Heritage Marketing and Publications
The creation of round barrows on the Mendip Hills, Somerset 2007 Beyond the Grave: New Perspectives on Barrows Beyond the Grave: New Perspectives on Barrows Lewis, Jodie Oxbow Books
Experiencing the Prehistoric Landscape of Somerset 2007 People and Places: essays in Honour of Mick Aston People and Places: essays in Honour of Mick Aston Lewis, Jodie Oxbow Books
Tufa Deposits and Archaeology in the Mendip area, Somerset 2006 Quaternary of Somerset Quaternary of Somerset Davies, P., Haslett, S., Lewis, J. and Reeves, E. Quaternary Research Association

Book Review

Dr. Jodie Lewis has 4 publication(s) listed under book review.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Neolithic and Bronze Age Funerary and Ritual Practices in Wales, 3600-1200 BC 2019 Lewis, Jodie Prehistoric Society
The Historic Landscape of the Mendip Hills 2015 Lewis, Jodie The Prehistoric Society
Cadbury Castle. The hillfort and landscapes 2010 31 Lewis, Jodie Journal of Landscape History
Places of Special Virtue 2005 27 Lewis, Jodie Journal of Landscape History

Foreword

Dr. Jodie Lewis has 2 publication(s) listed under foreword.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Foreword in: Davies, M. Of Mounds and Men: Prehistoric Barrows of the Frome Area 2020 Lewis, Jodie Frome Society for Local Study
Foreword in Williams, H., Wills-Eve, B. and Osborne, J. (eds.) The Public Archaeology of Death 2019 Lewis, Jodie Equinox Publishing Ltd

Newsletter

Dr. Jodie Lewis has 3 publication(s) listed under newsletter.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Filling the Gaps: New Research on the Mendip Hills, Somerset 2018 90 Lewis, Jodie; Mullin, David; Johnson, Neal PAST: The Newsletter of the Prehistoric Society
Dating the Priddy Circles, Somerset 2010 64 Lewis, Jodie; Mullin, David PAST: The Newsletter of the Prehistoric Society
A Late Mesolithic/Early Neolithic Site at Langley’s Lane, Near Midsomer Norton, Somerset 2005 49 Lewis, J; Davies, P PAST: The Newsletter of the Prehistoric Society

Other Journal

Dr. Jodie Lewis has 1 publication(s) listed under other journal.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Upwards at 45 Degrees: The Use of Vertical Caves During the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age on Mendip, Somerset 2000 Cave Archaeology and Palaeontology Research Archive Cave Archaeology and Palaeontology Research Archive 2 Lewis, Jodie CAPRA

Peer Reviewed Journal

Dr. Jodie Lewis has 13 publication(s) listed under peer reviewed journal.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Excavations at Yarborough and Knoll Hill Farm standing stones, North Somerset 2022 Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society 164 Mullin, D; Lewis, J; Taylor, H Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society
Crude and Primitive? Rethinking the dating and construction of dug-out church chests in Britain 2022 Church Archaeology 22 Rachel Sycamore and Jodie Lewis Society for Church Archaeology
Mesolithic cave use in south western Britain: from dynamic cosmologies to folk taxonomies 2021 Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society 28 Rosen, C; Lewis, J University of Bristol Spelaeological Society
Making a Significant Place: Excavations at the Late Mesolithic Site of Langley’s Lane, Midsomer Norton, Bath and North-East Somerset 2019 Archaeological Journal 176 Lewis, Jodie; Rosen, Caroline; Booth, Rona; Davies, P; Allen, M; Law, M
Excavations at a Cropmark Henge near Bredon, Worcestershire. 2016 25 Lewis, Jodie; Mullin, David Transactions of Worcestershire Archaeological Society
New Excavations at Priddy Circle 1, Mendip Hills, Somerset 2011 Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society 25 Lewis, J; Mullin, D University of Bristol Spelaeological Society
The long barrows and long mounds of West Mendip 2009 Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society 24 Lewis, Jodie University of Bristol Spelaeological Society
Excavations east of Blackmoor, Charterhouse, Mendip Hills, Somerset 2008 Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society 24 Lewis, J University of Bristol Spelaeological Society
Results of Geophysical Surveys at Two Barrow Sites in Cheddar and Priddy Parishes, Mendip. 2004 Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society 23 Lewis, Jodie
The Middle Down Drove Project 2001 Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society 22 Lewis, Jodie; Mullin, David University of Bristol Spelaeological Society
The Everton Flint Collection in Wells Museum. 1999 Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society 21 Lewis, Jodie University of Bristol Spelaeological Society
Where Water Wells Up From the Earth: Excavations at the Findspot of the Late Bronze Age Broadward Hoard, Shropshire. 2015 Antiquaries Journal 95 Bradley, R; Lewis, Jodie; Mullin, David; Branch, N
) ...An Assemblage of Ponderous Stones: Recent Archaeological Fieldwork at Stanton Drew Stone Circles 2013 Archaeological Journal 169 Lewis, Jodie; Mullin, David