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Primary investigator | Title | Level | End date |
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Brandon Sanger |
The rise of Christianity in Anglo-Saxon Britain c. AD 600 - 750
I am at the University of Winchester studying a Bsc in archaeological practice. For my dissertation I will be mapping and researching the rise of christianity through Christian artefacts in Anglo-Saxon Britain c 600 - 750. Once gathered data on the christian artefacts will be compiling th… |
Undergraduate | 2026 |
Peter Walker |
Roman ritual objects from the Brigstock area
I'm a third-year undergraduate archaeology student at the University of Leicester and also a member of Brigstock Archaeological Group undertaking a dissertation about Roman ritual objects from the Brigstock area. The dissertation will re-evaluate the finds assemblages from the 196… |
Undergraduate | 2024 |
James Morgan-Foley |
Finds distribution in Wiltshire
I am currently a third year undergraduate student at Cardiff University studying Archaeology and Ancient History. I am looking to conduct a project as a part of a GIS module conducting research into finds distribution in an area of Wiltshire. |
Undergraduate | 2024 |
George Ellison |
Settlement and Burial in Early Saxon Cambridgeshire
I am an undergraduate student reading Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at the University of Cambridge going into my final year. I am currently researching evidence of settlement and burial in early Saxon Cambridgeshire, studying them both in relation to each … |
Undergraduate | - |
Yasmin Kimmel |
Pre-Conquest Roman Coinage in Britain
I am an undergraduate student at the University of Cologne, Germany, and study History and Archaeology. In my bachelor thesis, I investigate whether pre-conquest Roman influence is visible in the distribution of Roman coins in Britain. I will use coins from the Reece Period 1 to visualise… |
Undergraduate | - |
Daniel Hames |
Bronze Age Hoards
I am a second year Archaeology BA student at the University of York. My dissertation will be based around Bronze Age hoards, and having access to data in regards to this would be extremely helpful with examining any trends in distribution around the country. It is still early days and I a… |
Undergraduate | - |
Sarah Dawes |
Cadbury Castle
Undergrad study - assignment to produce a desk-based assessment of Cadbury Castle, Somerset. I'd like to search the PAS records to include any recorded finds from the castle and 1km surrounding. Referee: Susan Greaney (Exeter Univ) |
Undergraduate | - |
Henry Morris |
Early Mediaeval Cremation Cemeteries
My undergraduate dissertation will use the PAS to attempt to identify new early medieval cremation cemeteries based on evidence of melted and heat-affected artefacts found by metal detectorists. Referee: Sarah Semple (Durham University) |
Undergraduate | - |
Joshua Wain |
Millefiori studs
I would like to apply for an enhanced account / researcher rights to collect more data on the millefiori stud finds in the PAS for my dissertation at the University of Reading. This work builds upon the work of John Pearce and Sally Worrell. Referee: Prof Hella Eckhardt |
Undergraduate | - |
Ben Jennings |
Student Supervision
Supervision of an Undergraduate Dissertation by Rhian (Ash) Wishton Referee: Dr Cathy Batt (Bradford University) |
Undergraduate | - |
Rhian (Ash) Whiston |
Roman Finger RIngs
I would like to study one of the suggested dissertation topics, regionalised studies of roman artefacts and focus on finger rings and would like to be able to access higher level mapping data to allow for spatial interrogation of differences in finds. The data will not be used outside of … |
Undergraduate | - |
Davina Gail Mackay |
Continued use of Coinage in the Cotswolds in 5th Century AD
I am undertaking an advanced diploma in archaeology at the University of Oxford Continuing Education department. I am compiling a research dissertation on the subject of 'What evidence is there for the continued use fo coinage in the Cotswolds area of Britain in the fifth century AD'. The… |
Undergraduate | - |
Jules Simpson |
Continental Iron Age coins recorded with the PAS
My research project for my undergraduate dissertation is an analysis of all continental Iron Age coinage found in Britain that is recorded on the PAS database. I will be using location data to create spatial distribution maps, as well as comparing the denominations, material that the coin… |
Undergraduate | - |
Lauren Todd |
Anglo-Saxon Funerary and Living Costumes
Hello, I am an undergraduate student at the University of Exeter requesting research-level access for my dissertation on the differences between Anglo-Saxon funerary and living costume. This is a suggested research project by the Portable Antiquities Scheme, and as stated on the topics pa… |
Undergraduate | - |
Ewan Hale |
A site near Alveston, Bristol
I am carrying out research as part of an Archaeology & Anthropology BA at the University of Bristol. My dissertation is a Desk-Based Assessment of the area surrounding a site at Lower Hazel outside Alveston, north of Bristol. Specifically, the finds recorded in the finds.org database … |
Undergraduate | - |
Jennifer Maxwell-Harris |
Viking landscape in the Thames Estuary
I am an undergraduate student studying for the Diploma in British Archaeology at the Department of Continuing Education, Oxford University. I am researching for a project on the Thames estuary, the archaeological landscape/riverscape in the Viking age in this area (comprising parts of the… |
Undergraduate | - |
Edward Parker |
Romano-British buckles and nail cleaners from Norfolk and LIncolnshire
I am a student at the university of Exeter, and am working on an undergraduate dissertation. My dissertation involves investigating Romano-British buckles and nail cleaners from Norfolk and Lincolnshire to assess regional variation and the extent to which regional variation distribution p… |
Undergraduate | - |
Elizabeth Barroeta |
Anglo-Saxon Dress Jewellery
Anglo-Saxon dress jewellery Referee: Dr Toby Martin (PhD, SFHEA) Director of Online Short Courses, Departmental Lecturer in Archaeology |
Undergraduate | - |
Stephanie (Shilu) Cao |
Grims Ditch, Oxfordshire
Stephanie will be working with our Teaching Fellow (Elizabeth Foulds, cc’d to the email) on collating PAS data from the environs of the line of the South Oxfordshire Grims Ditch. For this is it would extremely useful to have access to the most accurate grid references for finds. This st… |
Undergraduate | - |
Linden Ellicot |
Roman influences in West Cornwall
I am a student on the Advanced Diploma of British Archaeology course at the University of Oxford Continuing Education Department and am studying Roman influences on west Cornwall for my dissertation, due for completion August 2021. My hypothesis being that Roman influences may be visible … |
Undergraduate | - |
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