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Lewis studied at the University of Surrey (Roehampton) and the University of York before researching his PhD at the University of Kent, completed in 2004.<ref name='PAS' /> He is the current head of the Portable Antiquities Scheme. Lewis is a research associate at the University of York and a visiting professor at the [[University of Reading]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/people/honorary-visiting/michael-lewis/ |title=DR Michael Lewis FSA MIfA Research Associate |publisher=University of York |accessdate=18 April 2020}}</ref><ref name='UoR'>{{cite web |url=https://www.reading.ac.uk/archaeology/about/staff/arch-prof-michael-lewis.aspx |title=Professor Michael Lewis|publisher=University of Reading |accessdate=18 April 2020}}</ref>
Lewis studied at the University of Surrey (Roehampton) and the University of York before researching his PhD at the University of Kent, completed in 2004.<ref name='PAS' /> He is the current head of the Portable Antiquities Scheme. Lewis is a research associate at the University of York and a visiting professor at the [[University of Reading]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/people/honorary-visiting/michael-lewis/ |title=DR Michael Lewis FSA MIfA Research Associate |publisher=University of York |accessdate=18 April 2020}}</ref><ref name='UoR'>{{cite web |url=https://www.reading.ac.uk/archaeology/about/staff/arch-prof-michael-lewis.aspx |title=Professor Michael Lewis|publisher=University of Reading |accessdate=18 April 2020}}</ref>


Between 2012 and 2017 Lewis was a [[special constable]] with the [[Metropolitan Police]] Art & Antiques Unit.<ref name='UoR' /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://illicitculturalproperty.com/art-beat-constables/ |title=Art-Beat Constables |publisher=Illicit Cultural Property |accessdate=18 April 2020}}</ref>
Between 2012 and 2017 Lewis was a [[special constable]] with the [[Metropolitan Police]] Art & Antiques Unit.<ref name='UoR' /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://illicitculturalproperty.com/art-beat-constables/ |title=Art-Beat Constables |date=31 October 2008 |publisher=Illicit Cultural Property |accessdate=18 April 2020}}</ref>


He was elected as a Fellow of the [[Society of Antiquaries of London]] on 4 April 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sal.org.uk/our-fellows/directory/michael-john-lewis/ |title=Michael John Lewis |publisher=Society of Antiquaries of London |accessdate=18 April 2020}}</ref> He is Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Art Scholars and an adviser to the All Party Parliamentary Archaeology Group.<ref name='PAS' />
He was elected as a Fellow of the [[Society of Antiquaries of London]] on 4 April 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sal.org.uk/our-fellows/directory/michael-john-lewis/ |title=Michael John Lewis |publisher=Society of Antiquaries of London |accessdate=18 April 2020}}</ref> He is Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Art Scholars and an adviser to the All Party Parliamentary Archaeology Group.<ref name='PAS' />

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Michael John Lewis
Lewis in 2019
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Kent
Thesis"The Archaeological Authority of the Bayeux Tapestry" (2004)
Academic work
Discipline
  • Archaeology
Sub-disciplineMedieval archaeology
Institutions
  • British Museum
  • Portable Antiquities Scheme
  • University of York
  • University of Reading

Michael John Lewis FSA is a British archaeologist and Head of the Portable Antiquities Scheme.[1]

Career

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Lewis studied at the University of Surrey (Roehampton) and the University of York before researching his PhD at the University of Kent, completed in 2004.[1] He is the current head of the Portable Antiquities Scheme. Lewis is a research associate at the University of York and a visiting professor at the University of Reading.[2][3]

Between 2012 and 2017 Lewis was a special constable with the Metropolitan Police Art & Antiques Unit.[3][4]

He was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London on 4 April 2006.[5] He is Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Art Scholars and an adviser to the All Party Parliamentary Archaeology Group.[1]

Select publications

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  • with P. Deckers & S. Thomas. 2016. Aspects of Non-Professional Metal Detecting in Europe. Open Archaeology.
  • with N. Speakman 2016. Los Pilares de Europa: la edad media en el British Museum. British Museum/ObraSocial la Caixa.
  • 2014. Saints and their Badges: saints’ lives and medieval pilgrim badge. Greenlight publishing.
  • with G. Owen-Crocker & D. Terkla. 2011. New Research on the Bayeux Tapestry: proceedings of aconference at the British Museum. Oxbow.
  • with G. Egan, K. Leahy, J. Naylor & S. Worrell. 2010. A Decade of Discovery: proceedings of the Portable Antiquities Scheme Conference 2007. British Archaeological Reports
  • 2008.. The Real World of the Bayeux Tapestry. The History Press.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Michael Lewis". Portable Antiquities Scheme. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "DR Michael Lewis FSA MIfA Research Associate". University of York. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Professor Michael Lewis". University of Reading. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Art-Beat Constables". Illicit Cultural Property. 31 October 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Michael John Lewis". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 18 April 2020.