Audrey Williams (archaeologist)

Audrey Williams

Audrey Williams
Born 1902
Dinas Powys, Wales
Died 1978 (aged 7576)
Residence Admirals Wood
Nationality Wales
Known for Archaeology

Audrey Williams or Audrey Davies (1902 – 1978) was a Welsh archaeologist.[1][2] She was the first woman president of the Royal Institution of South Wales.[1]

Life

Williams was born Audrey Davies in Dinas Powys.[1]

She worked on sites including Swansea, the Gower Peninsula, Verulamium and London, in particular the Temple of Mithras.[2]

Her third husband was Welsh archaeologist W. F. Grimes.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cardy, Bernice; Sabine, Jennifer (2002). "Audrey Williams (1902-1978)". Minerva. 10: 61–71. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Bryan, Jessica. "Audrey Williams: TrowelBlazing the Temple of Mithras". Trowelblazers. Retrieved 27 September 2016.

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