Miranda Jane Aldhouse-Green, FSA,FLSW (néeAldhouse; born 24 July 1947) is a British
archaeologist and academic, known for her research on the
Iron Age and the
Celts. She was Professor of Archaeology at
Cardiff University from 2006 to 2013.[1][2] Until about 2000 she published as Miranda Green or Miranda J. Green.[a]
Her research interests are
Iron Age and
Romano-Celtic, particularly
Gallo-Romaniconography and sacrificial activities.[6] A report from
Universities UK (EurekaUK, June 2006) cites Aldhouse-Green's research into understanding the
Celts as one of the "100 major discoveries, developments and inventions", by academics throughout the UK, to have transformed the world in the last 50 years.[7] Her 2018 book Sacred Britannia: The Gods and Rituals of Roman Britain provides an in-depth overview of religion in the province, using evidence from epigraphy and material culture related to a variety of indigenous, eastern and military cults, and their associated rituals.[8]
A corpus of small cult-objects from the military areas of Roman Britain, British Archaeological Reports, British Series, 1978
Roman Archaeology, Longman, 1984.
The Gods of the Celts, Sutton, 1986.
The World of the Druids, Thames, 1992.
Celtic Myths, British Museum Press, 1993.
Celtic Goddesses: Warriors, Virgins and Mothers, British Museum Press, 1995.
Exploring the World of the Druids, Thames and Hudson, 1997.
Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend, Thames and Hudson, 1997.
Celtic Art; Symbols and Imagery, Sterling, 1997.
"Vessels of Death", Antiquaries Journal 78 (1998): 63–84.
Pilgrims in Stone, British Archaeological Reports, International Series, 1999.
Dying for the Gods: Human Sacrifice in Iron Age and Roman Europe, Tempus, 2001.[12]
The Gods of Roman Britain, Shire Publications, 2003.
The Celts, Weiderfeld and Nicolson, 2004.
Gwent in Prehistory and Early History, University of Wales Press, 2004.
An Archaeology of Images, Routledge, 2004.
The Quest for the Shaman: Shape-Shifters, Sorcerers And Spirit Healers of Ancient Europe, Thames & Hudson, 2005 (with Stephen Aldhouse-Green).
Boudicca Britannia, Pearson Longman, 2006.
Bog Bodies Uncovered, Thames and Hudson, 2015.
Sacred Britannia: The Gods and Rituals of Roman Britain, Thames and Hudson, 2018. ISBN 978-0-500-25222-2
Notes
^Wells, Peter S., "Review Article: Who, Where, and What Were the Celts? The World of the Celts by Simon James; Pagan Celtic Ireland: The Enigma of the Irish Iron Age by Barry Raftery; Celtic Britain by Charles Thomas; Celtic Goddesses: Warriors, Virgins and Mothers by Miranda Green; The World of the Druids by Miranda J. Green; Celtic Sacred Landscapes by Nigel Pennick", American Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 102, No. 4 (Oct., 1998), pp. 814–816,
JSTOR, where two of her books, both published in 1997, use different forms.
^King, Anthony (21 March 2019). "Book Review of Sacred Britannia: the Gods and Rituals of Roman Britain". Archaeological Journal. 176, 2019, Issue 2: 386–387.
doi:
10.1080/00665983.2019.1591060.
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