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[[File:CarenzaLewis.jpg|thumb|upright|Carenza Lewis in 2005]]
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Professor '''Carenza Rachel Lewis''' {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|FSA|FHEA|FRSA}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://new.archaeologyuk.org/trustee-statements |title=Trustee statements |website=Council for British Archeology |access-date=13 October 2019 }}</ref> (born 30 November 1963)<ref>[[General Register Office for England and Wales]] Births Q2 1963</ref> is a British academic [[archaeology|archaeologist]] and television presenter.
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'''Carenza Rachel Lewis''' {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|FSA|FHEA|FRSA}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://new.archaeologyuk.org/trustee-statements |title=Trustee statements |website=Council for British Archeology |access-date=13 October 2019 }}</ref> (born 30 November 1963)<ref>[[General Register Office for England and Wales]] Births Q2 1963</ref> is a British academic [[archaeology|archaeologist]] and television presenter.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Lewis received her formal education at the school of the [[Church of England]] [[Community of All Hallows]], in [[Suffolk]],{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} and at [[Girton College]], [[University of Cambridge]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Inside the Mind of… Carenza Lewis |url=https://heritageaction.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/inside-the-mind-of-carenza-lewis/ |website=The Heritage Journal |language=en |date=13 March 2012}}</ref>
Lewis received her formal education at the school of the [[Church of England]] [[Community of All Hallows]], in [[Suffolk]].{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} She studied archaeology and anthropology at [[Girton College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Inside the Mind of… Carenza Lewis |url=https://heritageaction.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/inside-the-mind-of-carenza-lewis/ |website=The Heritage Journal |language=en |date=13 March 2012}}</ref>


==Field and academic career==
==Field and academic career==
In 1985, she joined the [[Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England]] as a field archaeologist for the [[Wessex]] area. During part of her time with the Commission she was seconded to the History Department of the [[University of Birmingham]] to research the relationship between settlement and landscape in the [[East Midlands]]. She followed this with a similar project in [[Hampshire]] and the [[Isle of Wight]].
In 1985, she joined the [[Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England]] as a field archaeologist for the [[Wessex]] area. During part of her time with the Commission she was seconded to the History Department of the [[University of Birmingham]] to research the relationship between settlement and landscape in the [[East Midlands]]. She followed this with a similar project in [[Hampshire]] and the [[Isle of Wight]].


Lewis was elected a [[List of fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London|Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London]] in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prof Carenza Lewis|url=https://www.sal.org.uk/our-fellows/directory/prof-carenza-lewis/|access-date=2020-07-20|website=Society of Antiquaries of London|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 1999, she was elected a visiting fellow of [[Corpus Christi College, Cambridge]], where she was a Senior Research Associate and Affiliated Lecturer.<ref>{{cite web|title=People – Carenza Rachel Lewis MA, ScD, FSA |url=http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/directory/crl29 |work=University of Cambridge |publisher=Division of Archaeology |accessdate=2013-02-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121014318/http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/directory/crl29 |archivedate=21 November 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> In 2004, she took on a new post at [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] to promote undergraduate archaeology, and created ''Access Cambridge Archaeology''.<ref>[http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/aca/ Access Cambridge Archaeology] Retrieved 2014-02-18.</ref> In 2015, Lewis was appointed to the Professorial Chair of 'Public Understanding of Research' at the [[University of Lincoln]].
Lewis was elected a [[List of fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London|Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London]] in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prof Carenza Lewis|url=https://www.sal.org.uk/our-fellows/directory/prof-carenza-lewis/|access-date=2020-07-20|website=Society of Antiquaries of London|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 1999, she was elected a visiting fellow of [[Corpus Christi College, Cambridge]], where she was a Senior Research Associate and Affiliated Lecturer.<ref>{{cite web|title=People – Carenza Rachel Lewis MA, ScD, FSA |url=http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/directory/crl29 |work=University of Cambridge |publisher=Division of Archaeology |accessdate=2013-02-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121014318/http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/directory/crl29 |archivedate=21 November 2013 }}</ref> In 2004, she took on a new post at [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] to promote undergraduate archaeology, and created ''Access Cambridge Archaeology''.<ref>[http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/aca/ Access Cambridge Archaeology] Retrieved 2014-02-18.</ref> In 2015, Lewis was appointed to the Professorial Chair of 'Public Understanding of Research' at the [[University of Lincoln]].


==Television career==
==Television career==
In the early 1990s she joined the team presenting the ''[[Time Team]]'' series, a new television programme designed to make archaeology accessible for the general public, which was first broadcast on [[Channel 4 Television]] in 1994. She appeared on the show from 1993 to 2005, appearing each season from the first through the twelfth. The [[audience measurement|ratings]] success of the ''Time Team'' series led to further television presenting commissions for Lewis, including the series ''House Detectives'' (1997–2002).<ref>Presenter credits for 'House Detectives' on [[IMDb]] database.</ref>
In the early 1990s she joined the team presenting the ''[[Time Team]]'' series, a new television programme designed to make archaeology accessible for the general public, which was first broadcast on [[Channel 4 Television]] in 1994. She appeared on the show from 1993 to 2005, appearing each season from the first through the twelfth. The [[audience measurement|ratings]] success of the ''Time Team'' series led to further television presenting commissions for Lewis, including the series ''House Detectives'' (1997–2002).<ref>Presenter credits for 'House Detectives' on [[IMDb]] database.</ref>


In 2000, Lewis presented an episode of the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]'s theoretical history programme entitled ''What If'', where she examined the failed revolt of [[Boudicca|Queen Boudicca]] and the [[Iceni]] against the Roman Empire in AD 60. She also devised and presented a series called ''Sacred Sites'' for [[ITV Wales & West|HTV]].
In 2000, Lewis presented an episode of the [[BBC]]'s theoretical history programme entitled ''What If'', where she examined the failed revolt of [[Boudicca|Queen Boudicca]] and the [[Iceni]] against the Roman Empire in AD 60. She also devised and presented a series called ''Sacred Sites'' for [[ITV Wales & West|HTV]].


In 2010, she appeared in the television series ''[[Michael Wood's Story of England]]''.<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/program/michael-woods-story-england/ ''Michael Wood's Story of England''], PBS TV. Accessed 6 August 2014.</ref>
In 2010, she appeared in the television series ''[[Michael Wood's Story of England]]''.<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/program/michael-woods-story-england/ ''Michael Wood's Story of England''], PBS TV. Accessed 6 August 2014.</ref>

In 2022, she rejoined the Time Team crew for its YouTube revival.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Lewis has three children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/dr-carenza-lewis|title=Dr Carenza Lewis|publisher=University of Cambridge|accessdate=2021-02-07}}</ref> In 2000, she appeared in national print media detailing her experiences as one of a number of victims of medical misdiagnosis at the hands of Dr [[James Elwood]] in the late 1990s.<ref>{{cite news|title=My nightmare all a 'mistake'|url=http://www.independent.ie/unsorted/features/my-nightmare-all-a-mis-take-514788.html|accessdate=2013-02-04|newspaper=Independent.ie|date=2000-06-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=TV woman's mastectomy nightmare|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1329030/TV-womans-mastectomy-nightmare.html|accessdate=2013-02-04|newspaper=Daily Telegraph|date=2001-05-04}}</ref>
Lewis has three children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/dr-carenza-lewis|title=Dr Carenza Lewis|date=September 2007|publisher=University of Cambridge|accessdate=2021-02-07}}</ref> In 2000, she appeared in national print media detailing her experiences as one of a number of victims of medical misdiagnosis at the hands of Dr [[James Elwood]] in the late 1990s.<ref>{{cite news|title=My nightmare all a 'mistake'|url=http://www.independent.ie/unsorted/features/my-nightmare-all-a-mis-take-514788.html|accessdate=2013-02-04|newspaper=Irish Independent|date=2000-06-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=TV woman's mastectomy nightmare|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1329030/TV-womans-mastectomy-nightmare.html|accessdate=2013-02-04|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|date=2001-05-04}}</ref>


==Publications==
==Publications==
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*[[Mick Aston|Aston, Mick]] and Lewis, Carenza (eds.) (1994) ''The Medieval Landscape of Wessex'' Oxford: Oxbow
*[[Mick Aston|Aston, Mick]] and Lewis, Carenza (eds.) (1994) ''The Medieval Landscape of Wessex'' Oxford: Oxbow
*Lewis, Carenza, Mitchell-Fox, Patrick and [[Christopher Dyer|Dyer, Christopher]] (1997) ''Village, Hamlet and Field: Changing Medieval Settlements in Central England'' Manchester University Press
*Lewis, Carenza, Mitchell-Fox, Patrick and [[Christopher Dyer|Dyer, Christopher]] (1997) ''Village, Hamlet and Field: Changing Medieval Settlements in Central England'' Manchester University Press
*Lewis, Carenza, [[Phil Harding (archaeologist)|Harding, Phil]] and [[Mick Aston|Aston, Mick]], (2000) ''Time Team's Timechester: a companion to archaeology''; ed. [[Timothy Taylor (archaeologist)|Tim Taylor]] London: Macmillan
*Lewis, Carenza, [[Phil Harding (archaeologist)|Harding, Phil]] and Aston, Mick (2000) ''Time Team's Timechester: a companion to archaeology''; ed. [[Timothy Taylor (archaeologist)|Tim Taylor]] London: Macmillan
*Aberg, Alan and Lewis, Carenza (eds.) (2000) ''The Rising Tide: Archaeology and Coastal Landscapes'' Oxford: Oxbow
*Aberg, Alan and Lewis, Carenza (eds.) (2000) ''The Rising Tide: Archaeology and Coastal Landscapes'' Oxford: Oxbow


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Carenza Lewis
FSA FHEA FRSA
Lewis in 2005
Born (1963-11-30) 30 November 1963 (age 60)
Known forMember of Time Team
Academic background
Alma materGirton College, Cambridge
Academic work
DisciplineArchaeology
Sub-discipline
Institutions

Carenza Rachel Lewis FSA FHEA FRSA[1] (born 30 November 1963)[2] is a British academic archaeologist and television presenter.

Early life

Lewis received her formal education at the school of the Church of England Community of All Hallows, in Suffolk.[citation needed] She studied archaeology and anthropology at Girton College, Cambridge.[3]

Field and academic career

In 1985, she joined the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England as a field archaeologist for the Wessex area. During part of her time with the Commission she was seconded to the History Department of the University of Birmingham to research the relationship between settlement and landscape in the East Midlands. She followed this with a similar project in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

Lewis was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1998.[4] In 1999, she was elected a visiting fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where she was a Senior Research Associate and Affiliated Lecturer.[5] In 2004, she took on a new post at Cambridge to promote undergraduate archaeology, and created Access Cambridge Archaeology.[6] In 2015, Lewis was appointed to the Professorial Chair of 'Public Understanding of Research' at the University of Lincoln.

Television career

In the early 1990s she joined the team presenting the Time Team series, a new television programme designed to make archaeology accessible for the general public, which was first broadcast on Channel 4 Television in 1994. She appeared on the show from 1993 to 2005, appearing each season from the first through the twelfth. The ratings success of the Time Team series led to further television presenting commissions for Lewis, including the series House Detectives (1997–2002).[7]

In 2000, Lewis presented an episode of the BBC's theoretical history programme entitled What If, where she examined the failed revolt of Queen Boudicca and the Iceni against the Roman Empire in AD 60. She also devised and presented a series called Sacred Sites for HTV.

In 2010, she appeared in the television series Michael Wood's Story of England.[8]

In 2022, she rejoined the Time Team crew for its YouTube revival.

Personal life

Lewis has three children.[9] In 2000, she appeared in national print media detailing her experiences as one of a number of victims of medical misdiagnosis at the hands of Dr James Elwood in the late 1990s.[10][11]

Publications

Scholia has an author profile for Carenza Lewis.
  • Aston, Mick and Lewis, Carenza (eds.) (1994) The Medieval Landscape of Wessex Oxford: Oxbow
  • Lewis, Carenza, Mitchell-Fox, Patrick and Dyer, Christopher (1997) Village, Hamlet and Field: Changing Medieval Settlements in Central England Manchester University Press
  • Lewis, Carenza, Harding, Phil and Aston, Mick (2000) Time Team's Timechester: a companion to archaeology; ed. Tim Taylor London: Macmillan
  • Aberg, Alan and Lewis, Carenza (eds.) (2000) The Rising Tide: Archaeology and Coastal Landscapes Oxford: Oxbow

References

  1. ^ "Trustee statements". Council for British Archeology. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  2. ^ General Register Office for England and Wales Births Q2 1963
  3. ^ "Inside the Mind of… Carenza Lewis". The Heritage Journal. 13 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Prof Carenza Lewis". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. ^ "People – Carenza Rachel Lewis MA, ScD, FSA". University of Cambridge. Division of Archaeology. Archived from the original on 21 November 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  6. ^ Access Cambridge Archaeology Retrieved 2014-02-18.
  7. ^ Presenter credits for 'House Detectives' on IMDb database.
  8. ^ Michael Wood's Story of England, PBS TV. Accessed 6 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Dr Carenza Lewis". University of Cambridge. September 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  10. ^ "My nightmare all a 'mistake'". Irish Independent. 18 June 2000. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  11. ^ "TV woman's mastectomy nightmare". The Daily Telegraph. London. 4 May 2001. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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