UCL Institute of Archaeology

• BA, A.I.F.A
• Senior Archaeologist, Archaeology South-East
• Acting Project Manager, Archaeology South-East

Research Interests

• Generally, Prehistoric Archaeology and how change is reflected in the archaeological record.
• The Iron Age of Surrey and Kent, particularly transition from unenclosed to enclosed occupation and the changing cultural landscape of the Late Iron Age to Roman-British period.
• Iron Age funary practices and their expression in the landscape.
• The ritualisation of domestic life in the Bronze Age and Iron Age and how the study of the depositional processes informs / disproves this.

Professional Skills

• Project Management: fieldwork
• Fieldwork: Director of urban excavations
• Fieldwork: Director of extensive landscape excavations
• Post-Excavation: compiling large and complex reports / monographs
• Surveying: use of total station

Career Summary

• 2005-present - Acting Project Manager / Senior Archaeologist, Archaeology South-East
• 2002- 2005 - Field Officer, Archaeology South-East
• 1996-2001 - Archaeologist, Surrey County Archaeological Unit
• 1995-1996 - Supervisor, AC Archaeology
• 1993-1995 - Archaeological Assistant, AC Archaeology

Qualifications

• 1993 - BA – Archaeology, University of Southampton.

Membership of Learned Societies and Professional Recognition

• Associate Member, Institute of Field Archaeologists
• The Prehistoric Society

Key Projects

• Brisley Farm, Ashford, Kent
  Excavation of a 7.5ha multi-period landscape ranging from the Late Bronze Age to post-medieval periods. The main emphasis being a Late Iron Age funary landscape centred around two inhumations with weapons. For Ward Homes
• Knightrider Street, Maidstone, Kent
  Directed evaluation and subsequent excavation of a medieval and post-medieval urban site in the town centre.
• Hawk’s Hill House, Leatherhead, Surrey
  Directed excavation of mid Iron Age site. For Millgate Homes.
• Dymchurch Road, New Romney
  Directed excavation of Medieval ‘sea front’ site.
• King and Barnes, Horsham
  Directed excavation of a medieval and post-medieval stratified urban site.
• Christchurch School, Ashford, Kent
  Directed excavation of a late Bronze Age – Early Iron Age site.
• Land Northeast of Horley, Surrey
  Directed extensive evaluation of 135 trial trenches

Plus approximately c.80 other evaluations, c.100 watching briefs and several desk-based assessments

• Stevenson, J in press. ‘Excavations at Long Grove Road Epsom, Surrey’, Surrey Archaeological Collections
• Stevenson, J in press. ‘Excavations at Knightrider Street, Maidstone, Kent’, Archaeologia Cantiana