Ellen Swift

Ellen Swift FSA is a British archaeologist and Professor of Roman Archaeology at the University of Kent.¹²

Professor Swift studied at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London for her BA, MA, and PhD.³

Swift is a specialist in material culture studies of the Roman world, including dress accessories and functional artefacts including dice.⁴⁵ She was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in October 2005.² In 2001, the Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference formed a standing committee to oversee the conference, consisting of Swift, Martin Carruthers, Carol van Driel-Murray, Andrew Gardner, Jason Lucas, and Louise Revell. The committee also edited the proceedings for the 2001 conference.⁶

• Swift, E. (2024). Rethinking the Date and Interpretation of the Thetford Treasure: a 5th-c. hoard of gold jewelry and silver spoons. Journal of Roman Archaeology 37, 409–448.
• Swift, E., Stoner, J. and Pudsey, A. (2022). A Social Archaeology of Roman and Late Antique Egypt. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Swift, E. (2017). Roman Artefacts and Society: Design, Behaviour and Experience. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Swift, E. (2009). Style and Function in Roman Decoration: Living with Objects and Interiors. Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate.
• Swift, E. (2003). "Transformation in Meaning: Amber and Glass Beads Across the Roman Frontier", Proceedings of the Twelfth Annual Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, Canterbury 2002. 48–57. doi:10.16995/TRAC2002_48_57
• Swift, E. (2000). Regionality in Dress Accessories in the Late Roman West. Montagnac: Editions Monique Mergoil.
• Swift, E. (2000). The End of the Western Roman Empire: An Archaeological Investigation. Stroud: Tempus.