Dr Sarah Scott

Associate Professor of Archaeology

Tel: +44 (0)116 223 1309

Personal details

BSc (Leicester), DPhil (Oxford), FSA, SFHEA, National Teaching Fellow, University Distinguished Teaching Fellow

I completed my undergraduate studies in Archaeology at the University of Leicester and my DPhil at the University of Oxford (British Academy and Linacre College Domus Scholar). I was Fellow in Social Sciences at the University of Durham before joining the School at Leicester.

Research

My research interests include: the history of archaeological thought and method; the archaeology and anthropology of art; the history of archaeological publishing; archaeology and ancient history in education; community archaeology; Roman provincial archaeology and art.

Teaching

I coordinate and contribute to campus-based and distance learning undergraduate and MA modules in

classical and historical archaeology
heritage management and archaeology
archaeology and ancient history in education

I supervise campus-based and distance-learning MA and PhD students and have undertaken writing, marking and coordination for a wide range of modules within the School's distance learning programme. I was awarded a University Distinguished Teaching Fellowship in 2013 in recognition of teaching excellence. I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in 2017.

Administrative roles

My current roles include

Deputy Head of School
Careers Tutor
Placement & internship co-ordinator
Director of Archaeology and Classics in the Community

I led the School's successful Athena Swan Bronze Award submission in November 2018. I am academic lead for Clearing in the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities.

Internship programme: I developed and coordinate our HEAR and CIfA-accredited volunteering and internship programme in partnership with University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS). 110 campus based and distance learning students have participated since 2014. I am currently working with colleagues in the School of Education to coordinate education-related placements across the University.

Archaeology and Classics in the Community: I collaborate with ULAS and many local arts and heritage organisations, including Leicester Creative Business Depot, Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society and the Friends of Jewry Wall Museum, to facilitate engagement with local heritage and to provide a wide range of school and community engagement opportunities developed from our academic and field research. I am leading a team of students and staff, working in partnership with Classics for All, to support the introduction of archaeology and classical subjects in state schools. Since 2015 we have reached more than 9,000 pupils and we are supporting a network of more than 90 schools across the East Midlands. Through a book, resources, and training, our Life in the Roman World programme introduces new non-traditional audiences to the complex, diverse communities of the Roman world through the prism of Leicestershire's Roman heritage. I am currently writing a guide to the Jewry Wall (Leicester) with Mathew Morris, commissioned by the Friends of the Jewry Wall Museum and Leicester City Council (funded by NLHF).

Find out more about our work with schools in the East Midlands.

Excavation and community archaeology: I am leading a team working in partnership with the Chester House Estate to excavate the site of a small Roman town, and to develop a community volunteering and education programme which will benefit the health and well being of diverse communities in Northamptonshire and surrounding counties (ESRC funded). The Chester House Estate is a £12.7m project funded by National Lottery Heritage Funds and Northamptonshire County Council.

Selected publications

Scott, S. 2019. Vetusta Monumenta and Britain's Classical Past. Vetusta Monumenta: Ancient Monuments, A Digital Edition https://scalar.missouri.edu/vm/thematic-essay-roman-britain

Scott, S. 2019. Engavings of Three Roman Pavements found at Wellow. Vetusta Monumenta: Ancient Monuments, A Digital Edition https://scalar.missouri.edu/vm/vol1plates50-52-roman-pavements-wellow

Savani, G., Scott, S. and Morris, M. 2018. Life in the Roman World: Roman Leicester. School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester.

Scott, S. 2017. 'Gratefully dedicated to the subscribers': The archaeological publishing projects and achievements of Charles Roach Smith. Internet Archaeology 45. https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.45.6

Scott, S. 2014. Britain in the classical world: Samuel Lysons and the art of Roman Britain 1780-1820. Classical Receptions Journal, 6 (2), pp. 294-337. https://doi.org/10.1093/crj/clt030

Scott, S. 2013b. Samuel Lysons and his circle: Art, science and the remains of Roman Britain. Bulletin of the History of Archaeology 23 (2), pp. 1-22. http://doi.org/10.5334/bha.2323

Scott, S. 2013a. Pioneers, publishers and the dissemination of archaeological knowledge. A study of publishing in archaeology 1816-1851. Internet Archaeology 35. https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.35.1

Scott, S. 2012. Fourth-century villas in the Coln Valley, Gloucestershire: Identifying patrons and viewers. In S. Birk and B. Poulsen eds Patrons and Viewers in Late Antiquity. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press, pp.183-212.

Scott, S. 2010. Review article: Local responses to Roman imperialism. American Journal of Archaeology 114, No. 3, pp.557-561.

Scott, S. 2006. Art and the archaeologist. World Archaeology 38, No. 4, pp. 628-643.

Scott, S. and Webster, J. eds 2003. Roman Imperialism and Provincial Art. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Scott, S. 2000. Art and Society in Fourth-Century Britain. Oxford University School of Archaeology Monograph 53. Oxford: Oxbow. 192 pp.