Penelope Walton Rogers

Penelope Walton Rogers (1950 – 10 November 2023) was a British archaeologist and expert in archaeological textiles.

Early life Walton Rogers was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1950. Her mother managed a typing pool, and her father was an accountant. The family later moved to Darlington. She won a scholarship to Girton College, University of Cambridge at age 17, but was unable to attend due to her lifelong agoraphobia. which was formally established in 2001. The lab analyzed textiles, animal furs, and other archaeological finds, specializing in Anglo-Saxon culture from the 5th to 11th centuries A.D. She was also a Visiting Fellow at the University of York.

Death Walton Rogers died in York on 10 November 2023, at the age of 73.

Selected bibliography Walton Rogers, P. 1989. Textiles, Cordage and Raw Fibre from 16-22 Coppergate (Archaeology of York 17/5). York: CBA/York Archaeological Trust. Walton Rogers, P. 1997. Textile Production at 16-22 Coppergate (The Archaeology of York 17/11). York: CBA/York Archaeological Trust. Walton Rogers, P. 2007. Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon England (AD 450-700) (CBA Research Report 145). York: CBA. Walton Rogers, P. 2013. "Tyttel’s Halh: The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Tittleshall, Norfolk", East Anglian Archaeology 150. Walton Rogers, P. 2020. "Chapter 5. Textile networks in Viking-Age towns of Britain and Ireland", in SP Ashby and SM Sindbæk (eds), Crafts and Social Networks in Viking Towns, 83–122. Oxford and Philadelphia: Oxbow.