Anna Bloxam
Honorary Assistant Professor,
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Biography
I began my training in Archaeology and Anthropology (BA, University of Bristol) and after working with prehistoric cremated remains chose to develop this specialism further through the Human Osteology and Funerary Archaeology MSc at the University of Sheffield. I subsequently split my time between work in osteology and within the legal advice sector in South Yorkshire before moving to London for my PhD.
My PhD was awarded in 2020 by the UCL Institute of Archaeology, with my thesis re-examining the processes of culture change across the Neolithic to Bronze Age transition in Britain in light of new osteological, radiocarbon, and genetic evidence.
From January 2020 I was employed at Canterbury Christ Church University as the Sessional Lecturer in Prehistoric Archaeology until starting the position of Assistant Professor in Archaeology in the department of Classics & Archaeology at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ University in September 2021.
Expertise Summary
Osteoarchaeology
Geospatial analysis (GIS)
Digital Humanities
European prehistory
Peak District Archaeology
Teaching Summary
I have taught a wide range of practical and theoretical archaeology modules and am a Fellow of Advance HE. In 2025 I received the Lord Dearing Award for outstanding contributions to student… read more
Research Summary
My recent research relates primarily to modelling and theorising processes of culture change, with projects exploring different processes and practices in later prehistoric and early medieval periods… read more
Selected Publications
DAVIES, CALLAN, BLOXAM, A., O'REGAN, H., CHARLTON, S. and LEWIS, L., 2025. The Seventeenth Century.
CREMA, E.R., BLOXAM, A., STEVENS, C.J. and VANDER LINDEN, M., 2024. Journal of Archaeological Science. 165, 105962
COMEAU, R., SEAMAN, A. and BLOXAM, A., 2023. Medieval Archaeology. 67(1), 1-28
I have taught a wide range of practical and theoretical archaeology modules and am a Fellow of Advance HE. In 2025 I received the Lord Dearing Award for outstanding contributions to student experience and learning.
Alongside undergraduate teaching I have regularly run computational skills training through the Researcher Academy and in association with the Digital Transformations Hub.
Current Research
My recent research relates primarily to modelling and theorising processes of culture change, with projects exploring different processes and practices in later prehistoric and early medieval periods of northern and western Europe.
I am also leading a British Academy-funded research project on improving digital skills training for Arts and Humanities researchers. As part of this project I will make my Python programming workshops on NLP (text analysis), geospatial analysis, and network analysis freely available in 2026.
I welcome inquiries for consultancy, collaboration, and new project design. My areas of expertise include osteology, prehistoric archaeology, and computational approaches (R, Python, GIS, databases) to humanities questions (Digital Humanities, Spatial Humanities).
DAVIES, CALLAN, BLOXAM, A., O'REGAN, H., CHARLTON, S. and LEWIS, L., 2025. The Seventeenth Century.
CREMA, E.R., BLOXAM, A., STEVENS, C.J. and VANDER LINDEN, M., 2024. Journal of Archaeological Science. 165, 105962
COMEAU, R., SEAMAN, A. and BLOXAM, A., 2023. Medieval Archaeology. 67(1), 1-28
BLOXAM, A. and PARKER PEARSON, M., 2022. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 88, 261-284
DE GROOT, B. and BLOXAM, A., 2022. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 41, 103288