I believe that the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a hugely important archaeological resource and this is something that I wanted to demonstrate with my PhD research. I have recently completed my PhD for which my thesis was entitled ‘Unstructured Data and Archaeology: The Use of LargeDatasets in Archaeological Research’. When I started my research, at The University …more
Category: Volunteering
50 Finds from Staffordshire
The latest in Amberley Publishing’s 50 Finds series is due to be published on Sunday 15th April 2018. This volume focuses on some of the exciting finds that have been found in Staffordshire since 1997, when the Portable Antiquities Scheme started. 50 finds were selected from over 12,000 recorded, and are very much a personal …more
Congratulations to Aimee! BMT Student Volunteer of the Year
Every year, Birmingham Museums Trust chose one student volunteer out of all the many who volunteer for us, to be selected as our BMT Student Volunteer of the Year. This year, Victoria & I’s volunteer, Aimee Hinds won the award! Victoria nominated her for the award, to reflect the hardwork and commitment she has shown …more
Three amazing years volunteering with the PAS
Earlier this year I celebrated over 3 years of volunteering with the Portable Antiquities Scheme, during that time I have worked with some fantastic people and recorded some beautiful objects, over 1500 of them to be exact! I have decided to share with you a few of my favourite finds, this was a tough job …more
20, 000 records milestone
This week, the WMID office created our 20,000th record since the start of the PAS. The bulk of those records are coins and pot sherds but amongst all those records are some wonderful finds, some of which have contributed to a change in archaeological understanding of the area. Outstanding finds include: the Leekfrith torcs, the Staffordshire …more
