Harry Manley
- Lecturer in Geoinformatics
- Christchurch House C133, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB
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Biography
I joined Bournemouth University in 2010 as a Demonstrator in Geoinformatics. This role includes teaching the capture and analysis of spatial data using different survey methods and GIS based tools such as GNSS, 3D laser scanning and emerging drone-based technology. I deliver teaching on a number of different units in the Department of Archaeology & Anthropology and the Department of Life and Environmental Sciences including Geographical Information Systems, Archaeological Practice, Studying Ancient Materials and Earth Surfaces, Processes & Landforms.
I have a background in archaeology and spatial technology and on completing my MSc at Southampton University worked as a contaminated land investigator, primarily focusing on closed landfill sites in southern Britain. This job utilised many traditional archaeological survey techniques, as well as historic aerial photograph interrogation , map regression and soil sampling.
In my current role, I have carried a wide variety of fieldwork in support of academic research, including the identification of early hominid footprints in Kenya, the use of urban space in 15th Century Songo Mnara (Tanzania) and prehistoric temples in Malta... My recent research has focused on using drone imagery and other remote sensing techniques to record abandoned historic villages in Cyprus and investigate mining landscapes in Cornwall.
moreJournal Articles
- Cassidy, L.M. et al., 2025. Continental influx and pervasive matrilocality in Iron Age Britain. Nature, 637 (8048), 1136-1142.
- Cassidy, L.M. et al., 2025. Correction to: Continental influx and pervasive matrilocality in Iron Age Britain (Nature, (2025), 637, 8048, (1136-1142), 10.1038/s41586-024-08409-6). Nature.
- Manley, H., Cheetham, P., Stewart, D. and Russell, M., 2024. A Source of Confusion: New Archaeological Evidence for the Dorchester Aqueduct. Britannia.
- Vaïopoulou, M., Rönnlund, R., Tsiouka, F., Klange, J., Pitman, D., Randall, I., Potter, R. and Manley, H., 2024. The Palamas Archaeological Project 2023: A preliminary report of the Greek–Swedish collaboration in the municipality of Palamas, region of Karditsa, Thessaly. Opuscula, 17, 25-45.
- Potter, R., Pitman, D., Manley, H. and Rönnlund, R., 2023. Cost-effective, rapid decorrelation stretching and responsive UAS mapping as a method of detecting archaeological sites and features. Heritage Science, 11 (1).
- Vaïopoulou, M., Pitman, D., Manley, H. et al., 2023. The Palamas Archaeological Project. Opuscula, 16, 61-85.
- Russell, M., Stewart, D., Cheetham, P. and Manley, H., 2022. Artistic Lysons? New work on the ‘lost’ mosaics of Frampton Roman villa, Dorset. MOSAIC, 49, 19-31.
- Russell, M. and Manley, H., 2022. Two portraits of Agrippa Postumus in the British Museum. Journal of Roman Archaeology, 35 (1), 322-338.
- Tsiouka, F., Pitman, D., Manley, H. et al., 2022. Roman and Early Byzantine evidence from the area of Palamas. Opuscula, 15, 77-103.
- Russell, M. and Manley, H., 2021. Finding Nero: Toppling and Defacing Statues in Roman Britain. British Archaeology, 180, 36-41.
- Smith, M.J., Starkie, A., Slater, R. and Manley, H., 2021. A life less ordinary: analysis of the uniquely preserved tattooed dermal remains of an individual from 19th century France. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 13 (3).
- Vaïopoulou, M., Pitman, D., Shaw, L., Manley, H. et al., 2020. The Vlochos Archaeological Project: Report on the 2016– 2018 seasons of Greek-Swedish archaeological work at Vlochos, Thessaly. Opuscula.
- Manley, H., Pitman, D.E.R.E.K., Wilkes, E., Brown, A., Randall, C. and Carter, D., 2020. POOLE HARBOUR: CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF THE LATER PREHISTORIC TO MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR RESEARCH. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society, 141, 71-97.
- Manley, H., Gale, J. and Cheetham, P., 2020. Structure and Change in Bronze Age Burial Mounds: an Antiquarian Excavation Re-examined Using an Integrated Geophysical and Topographical Survey at Clandon Barrow, Dorset. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society, 141, 131-144.
- Vaïopoulou, M., Pitman, D., Manley, H. et al., 2020. The 2016–2018 Greek-Swedish archaeological project at Thessalian Vlochos, Greece. Opuscula, 13, 7-72.
- Russell, M., Smith, M., Cheetham, P., Evans, D. and Manley, H., 2019. The girl with the chariot medallion: a well-furnished, Late Iron Age Durotrigian burial from Langton Herring, Dorset. Archaeological journal, 176 (2), 196-230.
- Russell, M., Cheetham, P., Barrass, K., Evans, D., Hambleton, E., Manley, H., Pitman, D. and Stewart, D., 2019. The Durotriges Project 2017: an interim statement. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society, 139, 127-133.
- Herbert, R.J.H., Marston, A., Manley, H. and Farnham, W.F., 2018. Distribution of the Peacocks Tail seaweed Padina pavonica on the Isle of wight. Proceedings of the Isle of Wight Natural History & Archaeological Society, 32, 112-119.
- Russell, M., Cheetham, P., Hewitt, I., Hambleton, E., Manley, H. and Stewart, D., 2017. The Durotriges Project 2016: an interim statement. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society, 138.
- Manley, H.P., Evans, D., Hewitt, I., Phurphy, P., Russell, M. and Welham, K., 2017. Tarrant Launceston: Survey and excavation of a long barrow with secondary burial at Race Down. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 138.
- Russell, M., Cheetham, P., Hewitt, I., Hambleton, E., Manley, H. and Stewart, D., 2017. The Durotriges Project 2016: an interim statement. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society, 138, 105-111.
- Russell, M., Cheetham, P., Evans, D., Hambleton, E., Hewitt, I., Manley, H., Gale, J., Pitman, D. and Stewart, D., 2016. The Durotriges Project, Phase Three: an interim statement. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society, 137.
- Russell, M. and Manley, H., 2016. Sanctioning memory: Changing identity. using 3d laser scanning to identify two 'new' portraits of the emperor Nero in English antiquarian collections. Internet Archaeology, 6DUMMY.
- Russell, M. and Manley, H., 2015. Trajan Places: Establishing Identity and Context for the Bosham and Hawkshaw Heads. Britannia.
- Welham, K., Shaw, L., Dover, M., Manley, H., Parker Pearson, M., Pollard, J., Richards, C., Thomas, J. and Tilley, C., 2015. Google Under-the-Earth: Seeing Beneath Stonehenge using Google Earth - a Tool for Public Engagement and the Dissemination of Archaeological Data. Internet Archaeology, 40.
- Russell, M., Cheetham, P., Evans, D., Gerdau-Radonic, K., Hambleton, E., Hewitt, I., Manley, H., Speith, N. and Smith, M., 2015. The Durotriges Project, Phase Two: an interim statement. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society, 136, 157-161.
- Russell, M., Cheetham, P., Evans, D., Gerdau-Radonic, K., Hambleton, E., Hewitt, I., Manley, H., Speith, N. and Smith, M., 2015. Bronze Age to Late Roman settlement at Winterborne Kingston (The 'Big Dig') - Second Interim Report. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society, 136, 157-161.
- Welham, K., Fleisher, J., Cheetham, P., Manley, H., Steele, C. and Wynne-Jones, S., 2014. Geophysical Survey in Sub-Saharan Africa: magnetic and Electromagnetic Investigation of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Songo Mnara, Tanzania. Archaeological Prospection.
- Russell, M., Cheetham, P., Evans, D., Hambleton, E., Hewitt, I., Manley, H. and Smith, M., 2014. The Durotriges Project, Phase one: an interim statement. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 135, 217-221.
- Russell, M. and Manley, H., 2013. Finding Nero: shining a new light on Romano-British sculpture. Internet Archaeology, 32.
- Russell, M. and Manley, H., 2013. A case of mistaken identity? Laser-scanning the bronze "Claudius" from near Saxmundham. Journal of Roman Archaeology, 26 (1), 393-408.
- Manley, H., Russell, M., Craig-Atkins, E. and Evans, D., 2013. Mirror Mirror: Unearthing a Witness to the Roman Invasion. British Archaeology, 132, 36-41.
- Manley, H. et al., 2012. After the ‘Frankenstein mummies’: Cladh Hallan in the Bronze and Iron Ages. PAST, 72 (November), 11-13.
- Smith, M., Kneller, P., Elliott, D., Young, C., Manley, H. and Osselton, D., 2012. Multidisciplinary analysis of a mummified cranium claimed to be that of a medieval execution victim. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 4, 75-89.
- Hewitt, I., Russell, B. and Manley, H., 2011. East Stoke: The Archaeology of the Old Church of St Mary. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society.
- Hewitt, I., Russell, B. and Manley, H., 2009. East Stoke: The Old Church of St Mary. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society, 130, 31-41.
Chapters
- Parker Pearson, M., Marshall, P., Smith, H. and Mulville, J., 2021. The house floor deposits. Cladh Hallan Roundhouses and the Dead in the Hebridean Bronze Age and Iron Age, Part I: Stratigraghy, Spatial Organisation and Chronology. Oxbow.
- Manley, H., Parsons, V. and Parker Pearson, M., 2021. Pottery & ceramic artefacts. Cladh Hallan Roundhouses and the Dead in the Hebridean Bronze Age and Iron Age, Part I: Stratigraghy, Spatial Organisation and Chronology. Oxford: Oxbow.
- Manley, H., Parker Pearson, M., Smith, H. and Marshall, P., 2018. The spatial patterning of debris within the house floor. In: Parker Pearson, M., Brennand, M., Mulville, J. and Smith, H., eds. Cille Pheadair. A Norse Settlement and Pictish Cairn in South Uist. Oxford: Oxbow.
- Manley, H., Andrews, K. and Welham, K., 2003. Clay Sources and Their Use in Prehistoric Pottery Production. In: Darvill, T., ed. Billown Neolithic Landscape Project, Isle of Man. Seventh Report: 2002. Poole, England: School of Conservation Sciences, Bournemouth University and Manx National Heritage.
Conferences
- Manley, H., Elliott, S. and Pitman, D., 2022. SALT OF THE EARTH: DISENTANGLING NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC LANDSCAPES IN THE POOLE HARBOUR CATCHMENT USING DEPOSIT MODELLING. In: Association of Environmental Archaeology 2 December 2022-5 March 2023 Glasgow University.
- Manley, H., 2019. Recording a “forgotten” mine in Cornwall: challenges & opportunities. In: Landscape Survey Group Conference 2017: Productive Landscapes 15-16 September 2017 Monmouth.
- John, D., Hurst, D., Cheetham, P. and Manley, H., 2018. Visualising dudsbury hillfort: Using immersive virtual reality to engage the public with cultural heritage. GCH 2018 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage, 193-197.
- Cheetham, P., Stewart, D. and Manley, H., 2017. Three hundred miles in the footsteps of Vespasian ... and the Ancient Monuments Laboratory. , 34-35.
- John, D., Shaw, L., Cheetham, P., Manley, H., Stone, A.A., Blakeburn, M. and Gosling, K., 2017. Educational virtual reality visualisations of heritage sites. GCH 2017 - Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage, 189-193.
- Shaw, L., John, D., Manley, H. and Underwood, G., 2016. More than just a pretty picture: A review of the use of 3D printing, touch tables and virtual environments to engage the public with Lidar and the archaeology of the New Forest. In: Computer Applications and Quantitive Methods in Archaeology (CAA) international conference 29 March-2 April 2016 University of Oslo, Norway.
- Gerdau-Radonic, K., Smith, M., Russell, M., Cheetham, P., Hambleton, E., Manley, H. and Evans, D., 2014. Death Ways of the Durotriges: Dealing with the Dead in Late Iron Age and Early Roman Dorset. In: European Association of Archaeologists 10-14 September 2014 Istanbul, Tukey.
- Manley, H., 2003. Resource Perception on the Isle of Man. In: UK Archaeological Sciences 2003 16 April 2003 Oxford University.
Grants
- Locating the Dorchester Roman Aqueduct (International Society for Archaeological Prospection, 01 Sep 2024). In Progress
- Geophysics on the Dorchester Roman Aqueduct (Geological Society of London/ NSGG, 01 Aug 2024). In Progress
Qualifications
- MSc in Archaeological Computing (Spatial Technology) (University of Southampton, 2004)
- BSc (Hons) in Archaeology (Bournemouth University, 2002)
