My dissertation topic concerns the composition of Viking period hoards in the North-West of England with special consideration for the iconography of coins in these hoards. This study will review coinage from all regions during the Viking world and discuss the social, political and/or…

I am a third year undergraduate studying Archaeology with Forensic Science at the University of Exeter. My dissertation is an investigation into the distribution of Roman fortifications in Devon and Cornwall. In addition to interpreting the location of known Roman fortifications, I will b…

An investigation into Anglo-Saxon square headed brooches.

I am embarking on a dissertation project to fulfill part of the requirements of the part-time degree course in Archaeology at the University of Hull. The research subject is the archaeological evidence for land use by the monks of Selby Abbey from 1069 to the Dissolution. Becoming a resea…

I am an undergraduate student at the University of Exeter undertaking my final year dissertation. The topic is 'Roman coins of Devon in context'. The project will look specifically at the coins of Roman Devon; their distributions and associations, with a view to assessing any patterns th…

I am currently writing my Undergraduate Dissertation at Cambridge University. I am conducting a study of the brooch assemblages in Roman Hampshire and Berkshire. My study is trying to determine the distribution of wealth throughout the area based on the complexity and level of decoration …

How has the Portable Antiquities Scheme added to our knowledge of Anglo-Saxon brooches in Hampshire? I am a second year undergraduate student at Cardiff University and am about to start an independent study which will be looking at Anglo-Saxon brooches in Hampshire. I would like pe…

For my undergraduate degree I completed my dissertation on the distribution of Anglo-Saxon and medieval finds in Wiltshire to identify if the distribution of finds could tell us more about areas which are not as well known in the historical/archaeological record.  This also incorporated…

I'm currently undertaking a Diploma in Archaeology at Oxford Dept. of Continuing Education. I propose to use the PAS Database for the purposes of an extended project associated with this course. The topic is as yet undecided but may be associated with a geographical/temporal analysis of…

Dear Sir/Madame, I am currently an undergraduate at the University of Hull, basing my dissertational research on Viking material culture in East Riding of Yorkshire, and would like permission to access the PAS database for more detailed grid references. My intentions are to incorpo…

Final year P/T BA project: description and stylistic analysis of Roman Period belt buckles in British Regions, to detect influence on local belt set design from incoming later Roman germanic and other (e.g. Sarmatian) troops stationed in Britain, exploring motifs and folk meanings and myt…

I would like to become a research level user because I am starting my undergraduate dissertation titled - How can modern Agricultural schemes and Heritage Management schemes be integrated further for future Archaeology. Within this I am going to be looking at specific finds that farmers h…

I am an undergraduate student at Durham University and for my dissertation I am investigating the relationship between the natural landscape and late Iron Age ritual foci. As my gateway into this undeniably large topic I am going to be conducting a survey of Somerset specifically. Looking…

My methodology is simple, in that I intend to compare and contrast Roman finds recorded under the PAS with Roman archaeology, in an attempt to elicit new information about Roman Wales. I cannot proceed any further without full access to the PAS database for Wales.  

 Through an examination of religious artefacts in the wake of the reformation, this dissertation will attempt to gain a fuller understanding of the fate of these "articles of faith" that had previously been so tightly woven into the fabric of everyday life. Items of both personal and pri…

I am currently undertaking an archaeology undergraduate dissertation focusing on Roman brooches found on non-Roman sites, north of Hadrian's Wall.  Edinburgh University student.

To study the Deserted Medieval Village of Wordwell, Suffolk, through a geophysical survey and synthesis of field walking and desk based studies.

I am in my final year of a Degree course with the University of Kent. As part of my final year I have to do an Archaeological project. My project is based on the English Civil War and the Battle of Maidstone and environs in 1648. I am particularly focusing on the area around the Bridge at…

I am currently studying for a BA in Archaeology at Bristol University, as a part-time student (Stu No: 0650869). My course enters the Level 3 phase this autumn and I will be commencing a dissertation. I am currently considering a re-assessment of evidence for identifying the potential…

Consideration of whether the Hog's Back Ridge between Guildford and Farnham represented a tribal boundary in the Middle to Later Iron Age and/or was part of a long distant trade route. Research will feature on identification and typology of finds. This project forms part of my Dissertati…