Meet the team

Our curators and staff are listed here by collections area.

General enquiries

For general enquiries contact Roxanne Wong, Departmental Administrator.

Scottish History & Archaeology department
Telephone
0131 247 4217
Email
SHA.enquiries@nms.ac.uk

Keeper

Dr Rebecca Jones
Keeper of Scottish History and Archaeology

Prehistoric and Roman Archaeology

Dr Fraser Hunter
Principal Curator of Prehistoric and Roman Archaeology
Dr Hugo Anderson-Whymark
Senior Curator, Early Prehistory
Dr Matthew Knight
Senior Curator, Early Prehistory
Jim Wilson
Assistant Curator, Early Prehistory
Bethany Simpson
Assistant Curator, Prehistoric and Roman Archaeology
Dr Gemma Cruickshanks
Post-excavation Officer
Leanne Demay
Post-excavation Officer
Dr Jess Thompson
Curator of Osteoarchaeology
Vesna Podržaj
Project Assistant Curator, SAHRC

Medieval Archaeology and History

Dr Martin Goldberg
Principal Curator of Medieval Archaeology and History
Dr Alice Blackwell
Senior Curator, Medieval Archaeology & History
Craig Angus
Assistant Curator, Medieval Archaeology & History
Dr Adrián Maldonado
Project Curator

Renaissance and Early Modern History

Dr Anna Groundwater
Principal Curator, Renaissance and Early Modern History
Ella Paul
Assistant Curator, Renaissance and Early Modern History
Dr Georgia Vullinghs
Curator, Renaissance and Early Modern History
Isabel Clanfield
Assistant Curator, Renaissance and Early Modern History

Modern and Contemporary History

Dr Sarah Laurenson
Principal Curator of Modern and Contemporary History
Dr Calum Robertson
Senior Curator, Modern & Military History
Dr Ailsa Hutton
Curator, Modern and Rural History
Dr Mhairi Maxwell
Curator, Modern and Contemporary History
Oliver Taylor
Assistant Curator, Modern and Contemporary History
Dr Julie Holder
Assistant Curator, Modern and Contemporary History

Research Associates

Dr Henrietta Lidchi
Research Fellow, AHRC Baggage & Belonging Military Collections and the British Empire (1750-1900)
Dr Alison Sheridan
Research Associate
Dr Stuart Allan
Research Associate

Treasure Trove

Emily Freeman
Head of Treasure Trove Operations
Aidan Lockwood
Treasure Trove Officer
Dr Antony Lee
Senior Treasure Trove Officer
Dr George Prew
Treasure Trove Officer
Dr Carl Savage
Treasure Trove Officer
Dr Janel Fontaine
Treasure Trove Officer
Sophie Flynn
Treasure Trove Claims Officer