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My main area of research focuses on the development of landscapes in prehistory working with all kinds of spatial data using a variety of two and three dimensional computational techniques. This includes as part of my day job research into data capture methods such as terrestrial laser-scanning and LiDAR, but also analytical and interpretive use of spatial data using GIS and 3D modelling applications.Drawing on phenomenological and experiential approaches to landscape archaeology and also developments in computer based techniques to put the people back into the landscape is key to my PhD research and to this end, I am interested in the cross-over between virtual worlds and the more analytical approaches afforded by traditional GIS; combinations of interactive gaming engines, 2D/2.5D/3D visualisations and analytical approaches to investigate not only the purely spatial but the experiential nature of landscapes and the ways in which human agents perceive and come to understandings of their surroundings.

I have also undertaken research into the nature of archaeological context-based recording systems with particular emphasis on the essence of the data involved including the semantics of archaeological information. Associated with this, I have also investigated the use of mobile computing, particularly mobile GIS, to enhance our techniques for capturing archaeological data. Both of these pieces of work formed part of the EH Revelation project involving the application of the CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CIDOC CRM) to archaeological data as used by the Archaeological Projects team at English Heritage.

I contribute to the Archaeological Computing Research Group at Southampton University, the Forum on Information Standards in Heritage (FISH) Technical Panel and to the Archaeology Working Group of the International Documentation Committee (CIDOC) of ICOM, and the Avebury Archaeological and Historical Research Group. I have also contributed to a number of other research projects including the AHRC funded Amphora project.

A list of my publications and presentations can be found here and many of the presentations themselves are also now available here.

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