# Patrick Ottaway

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'''Patrick Ottaway''' is an English archaeologist and author.

== Early life ==
Ottaway graduated from [Oxford University](/source/University_of_Oxford), before undertaking a masters of [economic history](/source/economic_history) at [Leeds University](/source/University_of_Leeds). He received a [Doctorate of Philosophy](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy) in archaeology from the [University of York](/source/University_of_York) in 1990;<ref name=":0" /> his thesis was titled 'Anglo-Scandinavian ironwork from 16-22 Coppergate, York : c.850-1100 A.D.' and was supervised by [Tania Dickinson](/source/Tania_Dickinson) and Steve Roskams.<ref>{{Cite thesis |title=Anglo-Scandinavian ironwork from 16-22 Coppergate, York : c.850-1100 A.D. |url=https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/10826/ |date=1989 |language=English |first=Patrick |last=Ottaway |degree=PhD |publisher=University of York |page=37}}</ref>

== Career ==
Ottaway began his career in [Winchester, Hampshire](/source/Winchester), where he was the assistant city archaeologist between 1976 and 1981.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Patrick Ottaway |url=https://www.pjoarchaeology.co.uk/about/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=www.pjoarchaeology.co.uk }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

He became a senior project manager overseeing excavations in [York](/source/York). Until 2006, he was head of fieldwork at [York Archaeological Trust](/source/York_Archaeological_Trust).<ref name=":0" /><ref>[https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/scarborough-archaeological-society-75-years-of-unearthing-the-past-3953729 "Scarborough Archaeological Society: 75 years of unearthing the past"] – ''[The Yorkshire Post](/source/The_Yorkshire_Post)'', 19 December 2022</ref>

Ottaway was honorary editor of ''[The Archaeological Journal](/source/The_Archaeological_Journal)'' between 2007 and 2012. Between 2010 and 2018, he was chairman of the York Archaeological Forum, working with [City of York Council](/source/City_of_York_Council) on its archaeological and historical environment policies. He was chairman of the [Council for British Archaeology](/source/Council_for_British_Archaeology) Yorkshire Group between 1997 and 2001.<ref name=":0" />

He is a Fellow of the [Society of Antiquaries of London](/source/Society_of_Antiquaries_of_London) and a member of the [Chartered Institute for Archaeologists](/source/Chartered_Institute_for_Archaeologists).<ref name=":0" />

Ottaway has appeared in the British archaeology programme ''[Time Team](/source/Time_Team)'' and the [BBC](/source/BBC)'s ''[Timewatch](/source/Timewatch)'' episode titled "The Mystery of the Headless Roman".<ref name=":0" /> In 2023, he appeared in the [PBS](/source/PBS) series ''[Secrets of the Dead](/source/Secrets_of_the_Dead)'', in the episode "Headless Romans".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phelps |first=Benjamin |date=2023-04-24 |title=Headless Romans ~ Background {{!}} Secrets of the Dead |url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/headless-romans-background/7184/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Secrets of the Dead |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1996, he published ''Romans on the Yorkshire Coast.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Romans on the Yorkshire coast {{!}} WorldCat.org |url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/34513411 |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=search.worldcat.org |language=en}}</ref> Three years later, in collaboration with fellow archaeologist [Richard Hall](/source/Richard_Hall_(archaeologist)), he published ''2000 Years of York''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2000 years of York : the archaeological story {{!}} WorldCat.org |url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/40981701 |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=search.worldcat.org |language=en}}</ref> In 2018, his book ''Winchester: An Archaeological Assessment'' was reviewed by ''[Current Archaeology](/source/Current_Archaeology)''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krakowka |first=Kathryn |date=2018-03-26 |title=Review - Winchester: an archaeological assessment - St Swithun's 'City of Happiness and Good Fortune' |url=https://archaeology.co.uk/articles/reviews/books/review-winchester-an-archaeological-assessment-st-swithuns-city-of-happiness-and-good-fortune.htm |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Current Archaeology |language=en-US}}</ref>

As of 2024, Ottway is manager of PJO Archaeology in York.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PJO Archaeology (Dr Patrick Ottaway) - York, United Kingdom |url=https://www.pjoarchaeology.co.uk/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=www.pjoarchaeology.co.uk}}</ref>

==Selected works==
Some of the works authored by Ottaway:<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Archaeology in British Towns: From the Emperor Claudius to the Black Death |url=https://www.routledge.com/Archaeology-in-British-Towns-From-the-Emperor-Claudius-to-the-Black-Death/Ottaway/p/book/9780415144209 |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Routledge & CRC Press |language=en}}</ref>
* ''Archaeology in British Towns'' (1992)
* ''Romans on the Yorkshire Coast'' (1996)
* ''2000 Years of York'' (with Richard Hall; 1999)
* ''Winchester: An Archaeological Assessment'' (2018)
* ''[Julia Velva](/source/Julia_Velva): A Roman Lady from York'' (2021)

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