Ben Roberts

Curator, European Bronze Age

Bronze Age Europe

Department: Prehistory and Europe

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7323 8579
Email: broberts @ thebritishmuseum.ac.uk

Ben Roberts is responsible for the European Bronze Age collections. His research interests include the appearance and early development of metal in Europe and the Middle East; the roles of jewellery in prehistoric societies; and the production, circulation and deposition of metal objects in prehistoric Europe.

Prior to joining the department of Prehistory and Europe, Ben studied at the universities of Sheffield and Cambridge and worked for nearly two and a half years on numerous archaeological field projects throughout Britain, Europe and Central America.

Current British Museum projects

Bronze Age research agenda

Previous British Museum projects

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External fellowships/ honorary positions/ membership of professional bodies

Associate member of the Institute of Field Archaeologists

Member of the Prehistoric Society 

Affiliate member of the Society of Antiquaries.

Publications

B.W. Roberts,  in press Adorning the living but not the dead: a reassessment of Middle Bronze Age ornaments in Britain. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society

B.S. Ottaway and B.W. Roberts, 'The emergence of metalworking', in A. Jones (ed.) Prehistoric Europe (London, Blackwell, forthcoming)

L. O'Brien, L. and B. W. Roberts, 'Excavations on Roman Ermine Street at the New Restaurant Facility, GlaxoSmithKline, Ware', Hertfordshire Archaeology and History, 14 (2004-5) pp. 3-39

B.W. Roberts and B.S.Ottaway, 'The use and significance of Late Bronze Age socketed axes in Britain: an experimental and contextual approach', Journal of European Archaeology, 6 (2)(2003) pp. 117-13