Carol van Driel-Murray

Carol van Driel-Murray (b. 20 May 1950) is a Roman archaeologist who specialises in the role of women and studying leather. After studying at the University of Liverpool, van Driel-Murray worked at the University of Amsterdam for 37 years and the University of Leiden for three before she retired in 2015.

Carol van Driel-Murray
Born (1950-05-20) May 20, 1950
Isleworth, United Kingdom
Occupation
  • Archaeologist
  • Lecturer
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisStudies in Leatherwork from Roman Archaeological Sites North-Western Europe (1987)
Academic work
DisciplineArchaeology
Sub-disciplineRoman archaeology
Institutions

Early life

Carol was born on 20 May 1950 in Isleworth. She completed a degree in archaeology at the University of Liverpool in 1971. Four years later, she moved to the Netherlands and married Govert van Driel.[1]

Career

In 1975, Carol van Driel-Murray joined the University of Amsterdam as a researcher, and was promoted to lecturer in 1982.[1] She organised the Roman Military Equipment Conference twice (1987 and 1994) and edited the conference proceedings.[2] van Driel-Murrary joined the University of Leiden in 2012 and retired in 2015.[1]

In 2018, Oxbow Books published a festschrift dedicated to van Driel-Murray, edited by Tatiana Ivlevla, Jasper de Bruin, and Mark Driessen.[3]

References
  1. Breeze, David (2018). "Carol van Driel-Murray: an appreciation". In Ivleva, Tatiana; de Bruin, Jasper; Driessen, Mark (eds.). Embracing the Provinces: Society and Material Culture of the Roman Frontier Regions. Oxford: Oxbow Books. ISBN 9781789250152.
  2. "ROMEC". ARMES. 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  3. "Embracing the Provinces". www.oxbowbooks.com. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
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