John Manley

John Manley (born 1950) is a British archaeologist and author. His book AD 43, published by Tempus in 2002, is the first to give serious consideration to the archaeological evidence for the Roman invasion of Britain having taken place via alternative routes (as opposed to the traditional view of Richborough in Kent as the main landing-place).

Manley was educated at the universities of Manchester and Sussex, and has excavated throughout Europe, as well as in the Near East, Africa and the Caribbean. He was formerly County Archaeologist of Clwyd and Chief Executive of the Sussex Archaeological Society. He is currently an Hon. Research Fellow and a Trustee of the Sussex Archaeological Society.

Publications Atlas of Prehistoric Britain, Phaidon, 1989 The Archaeology of Clwyd, with Stephen Grenter and Fiona Gale, Clwyd County Council, 1991 The Atlas of Past Worlds: a comparative chronology of human history 2000 BC – AD 1500, Cassell, 1993 AD 43: The Roman Invasion of Britain: a reassessment, Tempus, 2002 Facing the Palace: excavations in front of the Roman Palace at Fishbourne, 1995–99, with David Rudkin, Lewes, 2005 The Archaeology of Fishbourne and Chichester: a framework for its future, Lewes, 2008 The Archaeology of the South Downs National Park: An Introduction, Lewes, 2012 South Downs: Archaeological Walking Guides, History Press, 2013 The Romans, Hodder, 2013 Archaeology, Hodder, 2014 Secrets of the High Woods: revealing hidden landscapes (editor), South Downs National Park Authority, 2016