This episode welcomes Simon Stevens, senior archaeologist and one of ASE’s longest serving team members (since 1992!). We talk about what has changed in development-led archaeology since he started at ASE, and especially what life is like out on site now in the time of COVID-19. We dig deeper into his research and experimental archaeology on iron smelting through the ages in the area known as the Weald, and chat about his outreach project in Stiances where schoolchildren get a taste of archaeology.
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The Wealden Iron Research Group: https://www.wealdeniron.org.uk/
More information about the Stiances Archaeological project: https://www.academia.edu/2464519/The_Stiances_Archaeological_Project
Music: Instrumental from Lockdown by Broken Ear.
Archaeology South-East Digs Deeper is a podcast taking you to the heart of development-led archaeology in the UK. Each episode our host Emily meets another ASE team member to talk about new discoveries and all aspects of commercial archaeology.