Roberta Gilchrist

Roberta Gilchrist FBA is Professor of Medieval Archaeology at the University of Reading. She has published extensively on the archaeology of medieval gender and the life course, burial, magic, and monasticism, including major studies of Glastonbury Abbey and Norwich Cathedral. Her current research project is in collaboration with the Portable Antiquities Scheme (British Museum) and funded by the AHRC. The Medieval Ritual Landscape Project (MeRit, 2023-6) reveals the deep history of ritual practices in medieval England (c. 1000-1600 CE), performed by ordinary people as part of their everyday lives.