per ▁of ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Col lections ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Hunter ian ▁Co in ▁Cab inet ▁at ▁the ▁Hunter ian ▁Museum . ▁She ▁was ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁her ▁research ▁regarding ▁Roman ▁Imperial ▁co ins ▁and ▁as ▁" a ▁living ▁link ▁with ▁the ▁pione ers ▁of ▁arch ae ological ▁research ". ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁▁ ▁Anne ▁Stra chan ▁Robert son ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Glasgow ▁on ▁ 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁Her ▁parents , ▁Margaret ▁Pur den ▁and ▁John ▁Anderson ▁Robert son , ▁were ▁both ▁school ▁teachers . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁Glasgow ▁at ▁Hill head ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁the ▁Glasgow ▁High ▁School ▁for ▁Girls . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁she ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Glasgow , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁im pressed ▁by ▁the ▁work ▁and ▁teach ings ▁of ▁S . N . ▁Miller ▁rel ating ▁to ▁Roman ▁history . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁Robert son ▁won ▁the ▁Cow an ▁Medal ▁and ▁she ▁obtained ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁Sir ▁George ▁Mac don ald , ▁then ▁Honor ary ▁K ee per ▁of ▁the ▁Hunter ian ▁Co in ▁Cab inet . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁with ▁Hon ours ▁in ▁Class ics ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁she ▁started ▁her ▁studies ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁MA , ▁this ▁time ▁in ▁arch ae ology , ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁London . ▁ ▁In ▁London , ▁she ▁obtained ▁different ▁scholar ships ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁Mort imer ▁Whe eler ' s ▁exc av ations ,