dr chloe duckworth

Chloe has been involved with television presenting and voicework since 2017 when she won a coveted place on the BBC's Expert Women programme. Since then she has worked with Time Team's Dig Village, Strata: Portraits of Humanity, History Hit, and Channel 4's The Great British Dig. She has been a guest on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch, the BBC News Channel, and multiple local and national radio programmes including Radio 4's Loose Ends and Westminster Hour. 

A Reader in Archaeological Science & Public Engagement at Newcastle University, Chloe has broad academic expertise in experimental archaeology, archaeological science (especially chemical analysis) and the relationship between archaeology and the media. She is an experienced field archaeologist and has directed excavation and survey projects at two UNESCO World Heritage Sites. She is available for consultancy work both privately and via Newcastle University. 

With over 20 years of public speaking experience, Chloe is a firm believer in the power of storytelling to delight and educate from childhood to retirement and beyond. She is regularly booked to give talks to groups ranging from local history societies to large-scale events with thousands of attendees, such as New Scientist Live (2019) and the Chalke Valley History Festival (2022). 

Chloe's recent book The Great British Dig: History in Your Garden received wide acclaim, and was cited as an example of accessible yet educational writing. She is currently developing her next public-facing book project with her literary representatives, LBA Books. Chloe is also the author of a large number of specialist research papers, and books including Recycling and Reuse in the Roman Economy, and Trade in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond.  As of August 2023, she is a regular columnist in British Archaeology magazine, which is published every two months.