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Battlefield archaeology was first used as part of a single study, in England, on the site of the Battle of Towton (AD1461). Begun in late 1996/early 1997 by battlefield archaeologist Tim Sutherland, as a part of his Ph.D research, the site of the battle has been studied extensively using geophysical surveys, metal detector surveys, aerial photographic analysis as well as multiple ...
The Centre for Battlefield Archaeology was founded in 2006 and Pollard appointed its director. [3] Since then the centre has gone on to offer the world's first post-graduate course in battlefield and conflict archaeology, while also publishing the Journal of Conflict Archaeology.
Foard obtained his first degree from University College, London, in 1974, and went on to take an MA at the Institute of Archaeology. [1] He later obtained a PhD in battlefield archaeology from the University of East Anglia (2008).
Douglas D. Scott is an American archaeologist most notable for his work at the Little Bighorn in the mid-1980s. Working with Richard Fox, Melissa Connor, Dick Harmon, and staff and volunteers from the National Park Service, Scott worked to sketch out a field methodology that has enabled archaeologists to systematically investigate battlefields.
Some of the classes he teaches include Battlefield Archaeology, Revolutionary War in the South, Living History, 18th Century Warfare, History and Theory of Nautical Archaeology, American Maritime Material Culture, Field Research in Maritime History, and Seafaring. [1] In 1996 he served as a guest faculty coach for the ECU softball team.
Conflict archaeology is a sub-discipline within archaeology focused on intergroup and intragroup conflict. Closely linked to battlefield archaeology and Military Sites Archaeology, conflict archaeology is developing [ 1 ] as an umbrella sub-discipline that encompasses these others, allowing for greater epistemological elasticity than other terms.
English Heritage is currently (May 2011) reviewing the criteria in the light of recent battlefield studies and developments in battlefield archaeology. [22] [23] Unlike listed buildings, Registered battlefields in England are not graded according to their relative significance. This is also something that is under consideration. [22] [23]
Australian; East Asia and Pacific archaeology, trade and exchange, development of social complexity, archaeometry [54] Timothy Lee Sutherland (born 195?) English; Conflict and Battlefield Archaeology [55] Rachel Swallow (born 19??) British?; medieval archaeology, landscape archaeology, and castle studies; Naomi Sykes (born 19??) British ...