Draft:Dr Jane Webster

Dr Jane Webster is a senior lecturer in Historical Archaeology at Newcastle University. She is known for her research in colonial material culture, spanning from the Roman Empire to the 18th Century. She has participated in the publication of numerous articles and book chapters as well as having authored two books.

Career
Webster primarily works as a lecturer in Historical Archaeology at Newcastle University and is the Head of Archaeology in the university's School of History, Classics and Archaeology. In addition to this, Webster works as an admissions tutor for all archaeology programmes, and co-ordinates outreach activities with schools across the region. In 2011 she was awarded the Vice Chancellor's Distinguished Teacher Award for her remarkable efforts as a lecturer and researcher. More recently, Webster has been supervising PhD students and is currently supervising a PhD on the archaeology of the Butler family homestead in Ontario.

Her research has focused predominantly on Romano-British iconography and the archaeology of slavery which Webster has contributed significant articles and book chapters since 1996. A notable article from her career is her research on the recent developments in Romano-British Archaeology which was published in the American Journal of Archaeology in 1999. Along with articles and book chapters, Webster has authored her own books including her recent historical archaeology of British Slave shipping which was published in 2023. Currently, Webster is supporting in editing The Oxford Handbook of the Comparative Archaeology of Slavery which is due to be published in 2024.