Biography
I'm a postgraduate researcher with a love for stone - particularly those chosen, moved, shaped, used and appreciated by peoples of the Neolithic. My main focus is Neolithic monuments but I am also interested in stone tools, art, and artefacts with elusive meaning such as the carved stone balls.
As well as archaeology my big passion is education and outreach - I was a primary school teacher for many years in between my stints in academia and I still take up as many opportunities as possible for working with young people to get them into archaeology and related disciplines. I'm also a STEM Ambassador which means I get to engage with young people about the science and technology behind both my work and archaeology in general, which is incredibly rewarding!
Although my main research area is the Neolithic, I am also interested in colour throughout prehistory, the archaeology of fabric and clothing, and experimental archaeology.
Research
PhD Title: "Colour Out of Space: Colour usage in the construction of monuments of Neolithic Atlantic Europe"
