RESUME

Pollen & Plants Co. is primarily a dynamic home to the resume of Leia Tilley, an environmental archaeologist in training specialising in the analysis of Charcoal and Pollen. It is also intended as a medium through which current research projects can be shared and questions about archaeological study can be asked informally.

COURSES & QUALIFICATIONS

MRes (Durham University) 2020-2021 --- 'Palynological Analysis of Potential for Lowland Scottish Iron Age Wild Harvesting Practice, Compared with Archaeobotanical Assemblage to suggest at Relationship/Extent of Wild Harvesting Practices and Community Focus/Sustainability'. (Intended For Publication).

BA Archaeology & Ancient History (Durham University) 2017-2020 --- 'Ling, Heather (Calluna Vulgaris) Ring-Count Potential as an Indicator of Extent/Nature of Peatland Environmental Management and Resource Utilisation, North Atlantic Scotland'. (Intended For Publication).

GIS Training (Durham University) 2018 --- Provided by the EAMENA Group, volunteering is continuous and included the presentation of a Poster at the 2019 BANEA Conference. ''Desert Kites' Place and Relation in the Landscape'. To clarify this was my own research taken from EAMENA datasets. The EAMENA Group is a useful and worthwhile resource and can be found here: https://eamena.org/

Palynological Training (Durham University 2020-2021 --- Currently engaging with this training, upon completeion of MRes, capability will included sample processing and analysis.

EXCAVATIONS & PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE

2018 (June) – June 2018 Bishop Auckland Castle Excavation, Volunteer, University Of Durham

Techniques:- Basic Excavation (Mattocking, Trowel Excavation, Spade Excavation), Site Photography, Context Sheets, Find Processing (Architectural Fragments, etc.), Cross-Section Drawings, Stratigraphic Excavation, Site Safety.

2019 (June) – June 2019 Bishop Auckland Castle Excavation, Volunteer, University Of Durham

2019 (July) – August 2019 Swartigill Iron Age Project Excavation, Caithness, Volunteer, Community Dig (Highlands And Islands University Commercial Unit, ORCA)

2019 (August) – August 2019 Sais Egypt Excavation, Volunteer, University Of Durham (Dr. P. Wilson)

Techniques:- Basic Excavation (Mattocking, Trowel Excavation, Spade Excavation), Site Photography, Find Processing (Ceramic Fragments, etc.), Cross-Section Drawings, Stratigraphic Excavation, Site Safety, Soil Sampling, Specialist Archaeobotanical Excavation, Flotation, Dry Sieving, Block Sample Processing.

2018 – Continuous - Archaeological Services, Durham University

Soil Sample Processing, Archaeobotanical Analysis, Flotation, Graduated Sieving, Sample Data Classification, And Recording. Approx. >150 Hours.

2017 (N/A) – (N/A) 2019 - Laidlaw Research And Leadership Scholarship.

Attended a leadership training course, with a gear towards academic leadership. Taught techniques such as professional networking, research plan construction, team cohesiveness, etc. RESEARCH PROJECT - 'Exploration of the Manyas Plain Agricultural System, Iron Age to Achaemenid, North-Western Turkey. With Particular Note of the Potentially Multi-Application of the Bitter Vetch (Vicia Ervilia) Crop'. (Intended For Publication).

This is a reduced Resume, although more will be added to this page for a full CV please email kristen.tilley240@gmail.com