My background is archaeological. I've
come through the ranks of being an
archaeological excavator through to a
project manager. I've gone through loads
of different archaeology projects in the
UK ranging from urban excavations in
Bristol and in London and in countries
all over Europe. Now, what I bring to the
Centre of Archaeology is a different
type of forensic archaeology project almost.
It's applying archaeology and
forensic archaeology to new types of
research. I think my specialisms are
more technological. So in terms of the
drone surveys, the photogrammetry, the
geophysical investigations that are
associated with the non-invasive
research that we do. One of my key
research projects to date has been the
investigation of Shakespeare's tomb
in Stratford-Upon-Avon using forensic
archaeological techniques. His tomb is a
certain no-go area because of his fame
and the wish not to disturb his remains.
So, I think we treated that almost
like a genocide site and we used the same
non-invasive techniques to try and
identify as much as we could about what
was underneath his tombstone and the
Shakespeare's tomb project was a really big
one for us. We're really proud of that
project.
 
