Dr. Fraser Hunter
Fraser Hunter is principal curator of Iron Age and Roman collections at National Museums Scotland. His research work focuses around understanding Iron Age decorative metalwork (“Celtic art”) in its European context and the impact of the Roman world on the peoples of Scotland. He recently co-edited a new appraisal of the Traprain Treasure (2022), the largest hoard of Roman hacksilver from anywhere within or beyond the Empire. He co-curated Scotland’s early silver and Celts (2015), a major exhibition developed in partnership with the British Museum.
Books by Fraser Hunter
Ancient Lives
Object, people and place in early Scotland. Essays for David V Clarke on his 70th birthday
Edited by Fraser Hunter & Alison Sheridan | 2016
Ancient Lives provides new perspectives on object, people and place in early Scotland and beyond. The 19 papers cover topics ranging from the Neolithic to the Medieval period, and from modern museum practice to ancient…
Silver Beyond Empire
The transition between late Roman and early medieval Europe
Edited by Alice E. Blackwell, Fraser Hunter, Andreas Rau & Martin Goldberg | Forthcoming
Power and prestige in Europe during the first millennium AD were predominantly expressed in two portable materials: silver and gold. These precious metals underpinned the emergence of early Medieval kingdoms in Europe by providing the…
