About me
Ashley Lingle is an Icon accredited conservator and Lecturer in Conservation at the University of York. She is interested in archaeological heritage, environmental monitoring, preventative conservation, sustainable conservation practice, digital preservation, conservation pedagogy, and conservation outreach.
She holds a BA in anthropology from Tulane University in the United States. Following this, Ashley worked as an archaeologist and repatriation officer for Statistical Research Inc. in Los Angeles, California. She then went on to a MA and MSc from University College London in conservation. After working as a freelance conservator, Ashley undertook a PhD from Cardiff University focused on the use of aqueous polymers on archaeological earthen substrates. After working for Cardiff Conservation Services for a year, she lectured at Cardiff University on the BSc and MSc programs in conservation from 2020 until 2022.
Ashley currently leads the Conservation and Exhibition Program of the tell site at Vésztő-Mágor, Hungary (2021 to present). Previously, she was Head of Conservation for the Çatalhöyük Research Project, Turkey (2012 to 2020), where she contributed to the UNESCO World Heritage Inscription and oversaw Periodic Monitoring for the Neolithic site.
