Professor Oliver Creighton

Oliver Creighton is Professor of Archaeology in the Department of Archaeology and History at the University of Exeter.

Professor Creighton an expert on medieval castles, landscapes and warfare and writes, researches and teaches about the archaeology of medieval and historic Britain and Europe.

Oliver has published 10 books, over 60 journal articles and book chapters and over 80 book reviews and has run several major research projects funded by the AHRC and Leverhulme Trust. His research and publications have a strong interdisciplinary dimension, working at the interface between archaeology and history. He has a particular interest in medieval elite culture, buildings and landscapes and has written widely on medieval castles and their wider social and landscape contexts, as well as other fortifications, including town and city walls. Oliver is also interested in the archaeology and history of designed landscapes, towns and townscapes, and in conflict archaeology and medieval warfare.

Oliver is a REF panel member for Archaeology for REF 2029.