Outreach

I work with a number of public archaeology groups, providing advice on excavation and environmental practice, as well as seminars. I have presented to the public, and to high school, undergraduate and graduate students, in Europe, the USA and Australia.  I also mentor students in the field, and organise seminars and conferences in Italy and the UK.

Photo (L): Water loving tropical trees near Angkor Thom, (Veal).

AEA in Italy

I organised the  'AEA (Association for Environmental Archaeology) in Italy' seminar series to promote environmental archaeology in Italy. Biannual seminars have been generously hosted by foreign research institutes in Rome. I also organised the 2016 AEA International Conference which was hosted by the American University of Rome, with sponsorship from the American Academy in Rome.

Public archaeology

Nine Wells (near Cambridge), amorphous char/ash complex (below)  Found near a Roman bath hypocaust and thought originally to be charcoal.  Closer examination revealed a mass of mostly ash particles, covered in hyphae (the white material - a kind of fungus). Modern (cream coloured) roots penetrate the ancient ash. 

Mentoring

  At the Apolline Project, North Vesuvius, Campania, where we have set up a basic laboratory (courtesy director, Ferdinando de Simone, and the local Pollena Trocchia council), I teach microscope and landscape reconstruction skills to local students and supervise overall environmental recovery strategy.  In the UK and Italy I have organised workshops for ancient historians and environmental researchers. Last Summer the project expanded with excavations commencing in Aeclanum, a hinterland site in the Apennines.