Glynis Jones (archaeologist)
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Glynis Eleanor Jones | |
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| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
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| Fields | Archaeologist / Archaeobotany |
| Institutions | Museum of London, University of Sheffield |
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Glynis Eleanor Jones FBA is a British archaeobotanist, who is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Sheffield.
Jones graduated from Cardiff University with a degree in zoology, before working as a science teacher in the UK and Greece.[1] Next, Jones worked as a research assistant at the British School at Athens, before undertaking an MPhil and then PhD in Archaeology at the University of Cambridge.[1] After completing her PhD, Jones worked in the Department of Urban Archaeology, Museum of London, before commencing an academic post at the University of Sheffield in 1984.[1] In 2004 Jones was appointed Professor of Archaeology.[2]
Jones has pioneered the development of archaeobotanical methodologies including ethnobotany, crop-processing analysis, weed ecology, and aDNA, and archaeobotanical research in Greece. Early work used ethnographic observations of crop-processing in Greece to produce models which could be applied to archaeobotanical remains.[3] From the 1990s onwards, Jones has worked with colleagues including Amy Bogaard to develop the application of functional weed ecology to archaeobotanical assemblages in order to reconstruct past crop husbandry.[4] More recently, Jones has been utilising DNA of modern landraces to investigate the spread of domesticated cereals into Europe,[5] and working to develop the application of stable isotope analysis to archaeobotanical remains.
Jones is noted for her skill in teaching and research.[6] Jones is credited with initiating archaeobotanical study in Greece, training Greek archaeologists in archaeobotany and initiating the recovery of macroscopic plant remains from archaeological sites.[7][8]
Jones was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy in 2013.[2] She is a vice-president of the British School at Athens,[2] and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Archaeological Science.[9]
