Category Student Research Post

Student Research: Recording Church Graffiti

September 16, 2014 · by · in 2014 Excavation, Conservation, Data Processing, Finds, History, Images, Student Reporter, Student Research Post, Vicky Man · Leave a comment

Vicky Man is currently an undergraduate Archaeology student. She dug at Basing House in 2013, and is now coming into her third year at the University of Southampton. Vicky has been working on her major project since the beginning of the summer and spent the field season this year with us at Basing House collecting […]

Battlefield Archaeology of Basingstoke Common

September 4, 2014 · by · in 2014 Excavation, Finds, Geophysical Survey, Sam Wilson, Student Research Post · 2 Comments

This year there were lots of different research projects being carried out on site whilst we were excavating in the New House. Many of these were being carried out by postgraduate students. One of these students has written a blog post about his research. The Trustees of Basingstoke Common kindly granted us permission to survey […]

The 2014 Basingstoke Common Survey

August 24, 2014 · by · in 2014 Excavation, Geophysical Survey, Magnetometry Survey, Student Reporter, Student Research Post, Will Heard · Leave a comment

Will Heard, who is about to embark on the Archaeological Computing Masters programme at the University of Southampton, has written a blog post summarising his time with us at Basing House this season. Will was working closely with Dom Barker, who headed up the survey of Basingstoke Common. Will is an important member of our […]

Integrating Types of Archaeological Data – Dan’s Major Project

March 26, 2014 · by · in Dan Joyce, Data Processing, Digital Methods, Excavation Plans, Geophysical Survey, Images, Magnetometry Survey, Spring Survey, Summer Excavation · Leave a comment

Dan Joyce, our trench supervisor for the 2013 summer field season last year, has written a blog post to summarise his major dissertation project. Dan studied the University of Southampton Masters in Archaeological Computing last year, which he completed at the end of 2013 (well done Dan from the Basing House team!!!)! Dan’s project looked […]

LiDAR Data Processing for Basing House

March 3, 2014 · by · in Dan Joyce, Data Processing, Digital Methods, Summer Excavation · Leave a comment

Dan Joyce used Basing House for his major case study last year when studying for a Masters in Archaeological Computing. Dan has written some posts for us that summarise his research. This is the first in a series of posts about his work.  Thanks to Dan for taking time out to write these posts for […]

A ‘17th Century’ Slipware Mug – by Jamie Ingram

February 24, 2014 · by · in Excavation Plans, Finds, History, Jamie Ingram, Student Reporter, Student Research Post · Leave a comment

Jamie Ingram dug at Basing House in Summer 2013, as part of a team of undergraduate students. This winter, Jamie wrote an essay inspired by an object found at Basing House. Jamie wrote this essay as part of a module that he was taking entitled: The Social Lives of Objects. Delivered by Dr. Yvonne Marshall, […]

Interim Report 2013 – Geophysical Survey

February 21, 2014 · by · in Clare Allen, Geophysical Survey, Interim Report 2013, Kris Strutt, Magnetometry Survey, Spring Survey, Summer Excavation · 2 Comments

This Interim Report will soon be available as a PDF on the Hampshire County Council website for Basing House. The authors are: David Allen Gareth Beale Nicole Beale Chris Elmer Jude Jones Kristian Strutt Clare Allen Daniel Jones There are three posts that make up this report. The post below describes the excavation and recording […]

Guest Post: Geophysics on Basingstoke Common – Clare Allen

August 23, 2013 · by · in Clare Allen, Magnetometry Survey, Student Research Post, Summer Excavation, Survey Equipment · 1 Comment

Clare Allen has written a post updating us on her ongoing research for her Masters in Archaeological Surveying and Landscape major project. — The three weeks spent doing geophysics on the common were very eventful; from running away from cows to stomping down nettles. However, some very interesting results have been achieved, with a lot […]

Using Software to Synthesise Data

August 19, 2013 · by · in Dan Joyce, Dan Joyce, Digital Methods, Recording Methodology, Student Research Post, Summer Excavation · Leave a comment

Dan has put together a few screenshots of some of the awesome things that he has been doing as part of his dissertation work for the Masters in Archaeological Computing. Dan’s dissertation topic is: How can modern computer software be used to create a comprehensive synthesis of information gained from archaeological sites, and what can […]

Paperwork and un-Commonly Hot

July 19, 2013 · by · in Clare Allen, Excavation Plans, Recording Methodology, Summer Excavation · Leave a comment

This week we’ve been working hard to get everything ready for our dig starting next week. We travelled up to Basing House on Tuesday to meet with all of the staff that work at the site to talk about last minute details. While we were there we walked over to Basingstoke Common to look at […]

Guest Blog: Clare Allen – The Defensive Role of Basing House and its Environs

July 15, 2013 · by · in Clare Allen, Student Research Post, Summer Excavation · Leave a comment

Student Basingstoke Common Survey Project We’re very happy to share the details of another fantastic project that will be happening at the same time as our dig. Postgraduate student, Clare Allen, will be working at Basing House for the duration of the excavation, to investigate the surrounding landscape of the Civil War period of the […]

Guest Blog: Will Heard – Spring 2013 Survey Results Part 2

July 15, 2013 · by · in Spring Survey, Student Research Post, Will Heard · Leave a comment

Last week we published a guest post from Will Heard, as a summary of the Spring Survey that the University of Southampton students carried out this April-May. Here is Will’s second and final blog post about the survey results. Thanks again to Will! — Basing House Spring Survey Part 2 by Will Heard, 2013 Will […]

Guest Blog: Will Heard – Spring 2013 Survey Results Part 1

July 12, 2013 · by · in Spring Survey, Student Research Post, Will Heard · Leave a comment

As part of the Spring Survey that the University of Southampton students carried out this April-May, undergraduate Archaeology students who attended the fieldwork were asked to write a report summarising the survey data. One of the students that attended the Spring Survey, Will Heard, has written a summary of his report, and has kindly allowed […]

Guest Blog: Meg Davis – New Ways of Recording Excavations

July 12, 2013 · by · in Excavation Plans, Meg Davis, Student Research Post, Summer Excavation · Leave a comment

Introducing Meg We’re very excited that Meg will be visiting us on the 1st August to test out how handheld devices can contribute to archaeological investigations. We interviewed Meg to find out what she is planning. What will you be testing at Basing House? I am planning to test out touch-screen tablets for their uses […]

Student Research Post: Searching for World War II Remains

April 15, 2013 · by · in Dan Joyce, Student Research Post · 15 Comments

This is a post written by student Dan Joyce, who is currently studying on the Archaeological Computing MSc at the University of Southampton.  Dan is one of the team who have been on site during the two surveying weeks that we have been running at Basing House, and is doing his major project on Basing […]