About Patricia Birley
Born 1948. Patricia Birley is an anthropologist and archaeologist.
Patricia Selina Birley (née Burnham) (born 27 June 1948) is an archaeologist and was the director of the Vindolanda Trust from 2002 to 2015.
Biography Birley founded the Vindolanda Trust in the 1970s as a curator and conservator. She became its Deputy Director in 1980 and Director from 2002 to 2015. Since 2010 she has served as a Deputy Lieutenant for Northumberland. She was awarded an MBE in the 2011 New Year Honours for "services to Roman Heritage in Northumberland".
Family Patricia was married to Robin Birley and is the mother of Andrew Birley and mother-in-law of Barbara Birley.
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British archaeologist
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Patricia Birley was born on 27 June 1948.
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