Ellen Swift

 ( Fellows Of The Society Of Antiquaries Of London ) 

Ellen Swift is a British archaeologist and Professor of Roman Archaeology at the University of Kent.

Professor Swift studied at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London for her BA, MA, and PhD.

Swift is a specialist in material culture studies of the Roman world, including dress accessories and functional artefacts including dice. She was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in October 2005. In 2001, the Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference formed a standing committee to oversee the conference, consisting of Swift, Martin Carruthers, Carol van Driel-Murray, Andrew Gardner, Jason Lucas, and Louise Revell. The committee also edited the proceedings for the 2001 conference.

• Swift, E. (2024). Rethinking the Date and Interpretation of the Thetford Treasure: a 5th-c. hoard of gold jewelry and silver spoons. Journal of Roman Archaeology 37, 409–448.
• Swift, E., Stoner, J. and Pudsey, A. (2022). A Social Archaeology of Roman and Late Antique Egypt. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Swift, E. (2017). Roman Artefacts and Society: Design, Behaviour and Experience. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Swift, E. (2009). Style and Function in Roman Decoration: Living with Objects and Interiors. Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate.
• Swift, E. (2003). "Transformation in Meaning: Amber and Glass Beads Across the Roman Frontier", Proceedings of the Twelfth Annual Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, Canterbury 2002. 48–57.
• Swift, E. (2000). Regionality in Dress Accessories in the Late Roman West. Montagnac: Editions Monique Mergoil.
• Swift, E. (2000). The End of the Western Roman Empire: An Archaeological Investigation. Stroud: Tempus.

• Staff profile at the University of Kent
• Interview with Ellen Swift on the Coffee & Circuses podcast