I am currently finishing an MSc in GIS and Spatial Analysis in Archaeology at UCL and for my dissertation, would like to use some of the available PAS datapoints if possible. My dissertation looks specifically at Iron Age and Roman artifacts in Hertfordshire and so far I have been usin…

Late Roman Coin Finds from South-West England, c.360 - 450 AD This research proposes to form a regional study of the collapsing Roman system of the late fourth century using data collected by the PAS relating to late Roman coinage. Research level access is requested to enable the a…

My research project is my postgraduate dissertation which aims to use PAS and HER findspot data mapped into an ArcGIS map and investigate three main areas. First, using findspots dated between the Mesolithic and Roman periods to further our understanding of the prehistoric development of …

I am writing a dissertation on Anglo-Saxon reuse of prehistoric and Roman monuments for burial, for the Postgraduate Certificate in Archaeology at Oxford University, Department of Continuing Education. I would like to be able to use detailed information about finds from such sites in Buc…

Creating a Web application providing tools for statistical analysis of PAS data.

I am undertaking a dissertation as part of my Masters in Landscape Archaeology, GIS and Virtual Environments at Birmingham University. The focus of my work will be to assess the potential of PAS data to enhance the Shropshire Historic Environment Record (HER). In particular I hope to look…

I am doing my dissertation on English Medieval seals. In my research I will be looking at the female representations on the seals that were created and now survive: based on the symbols commonly used on the seals that women utilized. It will also bring into account the noblewomen who util…

I would like to be a research level user for the purpose of completing my MA thesis at Bangor University by September 2012. I am researching symbols on La Tene metalwork found in Wales and my thesis would greatly benefit from greater access in this database.

My research project is a study of Highlands Farm, Brightwell cum Sotwell Oxon, with particular focus on Brightwell Barrow and its role in the surrounding landscape. This is a dissertation project for the MSc in Applied Landscape Archaeology at Oxford University. The project will be compl…

Modelling a spatial and social context for Anglo-Saxon coinage 960-1066 A.D, with an aim of studying and representing currency movement and their supporting institutions in the cultural heritage sectors. Using a small (and manageable) dataset within the PAS in exploring ways the sp…

I would like to become a research level user as I am currently writing a dissertation on bronze age metalwork and occupation areas in southwest England (Devon and Cornwall). In this work I intend on compiling a catalogue to advance on Susan Pearce's 1983 catalogue and discuss the implicat…

I am studying for an MA in Artefact Studies at UCL. For my dissertation I would like to study the distribution of Roman coins using PAS data from Shropshire, Staffordshire, Birmingham, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire. This will enable me to complete a regional survey of the…

I am currently studing for an MA in Landscape Archaeology at the Univeristy of Sheffield. My dissertation is centred around locating the Anglo-Saxon village of Dadsley which is recorded in the Domesday book, but disapeared shortly after, following the establishment of the village of Tickh…

I wish to become a research level user to support my research for my MSc Dissertation which explores the relationship between developing tool use during the Bronze Age and the environment and settlement of upland landscapes, particularly Dartmoor, during this period. The work brings toget…

I have a GIS-based project that I wish to complete by May. I am planning to map out and polygonize the township and parish boundaries of Wirral, differentiating between natural boundaries (streams, coastlines, etc) and straight, man-made boundaries such as road-ways. I aim to use this as …

I am attempting to identify possible palace sites of King Edwin in Deira using various forms of both archaeological and historical data. I hoped to use the Portable Antiquity scheme to identify physical remains that could be linked to Edwin in the area. Combining this with other informati…

I will be looking at Bronze Jugs and Pateras focusing specifically on those with animal head decoration from Roman Britain. This is a very understudied area of Roman Britain with only two papers written by Eggers in the 60s and Nuber in the 70s. I intend to gather details of every known e…

I am studying for an MA in Archaeology at Reading University , taking modules in Roman Material Culture and the Archaeology of Money: Coins, Power and Society. Matreial available through research at the PAS will be very helpful for the essays and coursework.

My dissertation will look at the the first ten years or so of the Portable Antiquities Scheme and the impact the scheme has had on the Archaeology of the West Midlands region and its contribution to our understanding of the historical landscape, from its inception in 1997 to the last majo…

I am currently a Landscape Archaeology MA student at the University of Bristol. I am currently researching a number of sites for this course and will research more in the future. At present I am researching a site of a possible house platform in Middle Hope, Kewstoke and the Southmead Rou…