Andrew Woods (archaeologist)

Andrew R. Woods FSA is a British numismatist, archaeologist and curator specialising in early medieval and Viking coinage.[1] He is the senior curator of the Yorkshire Museum[2] and was formerly the curator of numismatics at the York Museums Trust.[3]

Andrew Woods FSA
Nationality	United Kingdom
Occupation	Archaeologist Numismatist Museum Curator
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Cambridge
Thesis	Economy and Authority: A study of the coinage of Hiberno-Scandinavian Dublin and Ireland (2013)
Academic work
Discipline	Numismatics
Institutions	Fitzwilliam Museum Portable Antiquities Scheme Yorkshire Museum (York Museums Trust)

Education and career

Woods received a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Bristol in 2007, a master's degree in medieval history from the University of St Andrews in 2008, and doctorate in archaeology from the University of Cambridge in 2013.[4] His thesis was entitled Currency of the Ostmen: Money and Economy in Late Viking-Age Ireland[3] and was supervised by Mark Blackburn and James Barrett.[1] After completing his PhD, he worked as an assistant at the Fitzwilliam Museum.[5] He also worked for the Portable Antiquities Scheme.[3] He was appointed the curator of numismatics at the York Museums Trust in 2013[3] and is currently the senior curator of the Yorkshire Museum.[2]

As a curator, Woods has helped acquire a number of treasure troves and hoards discovered in recent years, including the Wold Newton Hoard,[6][7] the Overton Hoard,[8] and a rare Anglo-Saxon gold shilling.[9] He also arranged for the exhibition of the Vale of York Hoard.[5][10]

Woods received the 2017 Blunt Prize from the British Numismatic Society.[11] He was elected a Fellow of Society of Antiquaries of London in 2019.[12]

Select publications

• 2013. 'The coinage and economy of Hiberno-Scandinavian Dublin' in S. Duffy, Medieval Dublin XIII. Four Courts Press, 43-69.
• 2014. 'Monetary activity in Viking-Age Ireland: the evidence of the single-finds' in Allen, Naismith and Screen (eds.), Early Medieval Monetary History: Studies in honour of Mark Blackburn. Ashgate, 295-330.
• 2014. 'A case of modern imitation of a Hiberno-Scandinavian coin' in T. Abramson (ed.), Studies in Early Medieval Coinage 3, Spink, 159-61.
• 2016. 'Prelude to the Hiberno-Scandinavian coinage: the Castle and Werburgh Street hoards' In H. Clarke and R. Johnson (eds.), Before and after the Battle of Clontarf: the Vikings in Ireland and beyond. Four Courts Press.
• 2017. with R. Naismith, 'Ireland to 1170' in R. Naismith, Medieval European Coinage 8, 323-36.
• 2019. 'Royalty and Renewal in Viking Age Ireland' in J. Kershaw and G. Williams (eds.), Silver and other economies in the Viking Age. British Museum Press.

References

1. "Andy Woods, York Museums Trust". Academia.edu. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
2. "Key Contacts at York Museums Trust". York Museums Trust. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
3. "Andy Woods appointed Curator of Numismatics at York". Yorkshire Numismatic Society. April 2013. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
4. "Andrew Woods - Senior Curator - York Museums Trust". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
5. "Curator of the month: Andrew Woods, York Museums Trust". Art Fund. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
6. "Dig deep to keep hoard of historic treasure in Yorkshire". The Yorkshire Post. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
7. "Wold Newton hoard remains in Yorkshire". Filey and Hunmanby Mercury. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
8. "Roman coin find declared treasure". BBC News. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
9. "'Jaw dropping' Anglo-Saxon coin find". BBC News. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
10. "Beyond Jorvik: The Vale of York Viking Hoard – Andrew Woods". York Museums Trust. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
11. "Prizes". British Numismatic Society. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
12. "27 June Ballot Results". Society of Antiquaries of London. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

External links

• Lecture on the Wold Newton Hoard at the Yorkshire Numismatic Society