In our fourth episode, we have a good chin wag with Lucy Parker. Have a read of Lucy’s bio below, or scroll all the way down to the bottom to get the Podcast!
Lucy began her journey in archaeology at the University of Winchester where she had a fantastic time studying Archaeological Practice BA (Hons). Her fondest memories are of the geophysical fieldwork she assisted on and the month long summer fieldwork training schools. Lucy then spent the following years as a Field Archaeologist, and whilst she was never happier than knocking out an Iron Age ditch, she was drawn to seeing the site overall, so became skilled in the Geomatics side, taking ownership of surveying excavations.
Lucy was then awarded a bursary to study Archaeological Prospection MSc (geophysical and chemical investigation) at the University of Bradford, where she gained an in-depth knowledge and the scientific background to geophysical prospection.
Lucy followed this up working as an archaeological geophysicist, collecting, processing and reporting on both terrestrial and marine data, followed by a stint working in marine geophysics for UXO identification. This was followed by a ‘dream role’ of leading an archaeological geophysics department, working within the senior management team and taking on lots of new challenges.
Lucy then went on to what I can only describe as an absolute dream job – becoming an Archaeologist for Historic England! Lucy worked in the position for two years, working on projects including Richborough Roman Fort and Amphitheatre, Marble Hill House and Birdoswald Fieldschool (co-directed with Newcastle University).
Lucy’s current role is in a PhD capacity – positioned as an AHRC funded student at Bournemouth University, researching the effectiveness of geophysical survey within archaeological investigation. This is a Collaborative Doctoral Partnership with Historic England, meaning she continues to work with the team she loves.
Alongside this, Lucy can be found as one of the CIfA GeoSIG committee members, as well as sitting on the advisory panel for CIfA – crucial (voluntary) roles which make a world of difference to the sector.
I hope you enjoy hearing Lucy’s story – Episode 4 is below, or you can find it on Spotify / Apple Podcasts / Acast etc etc 🙂
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