Lawrence Shaw (archaeologist)
Lawrence Shaw is a British archaeologist and the lead historic environment advisor for Forestry England. Shaw has worked and published on archaeological sites in Britain,[1] Greece,[2] Spain,[3] the Cook Islands, and Easter Island.[4]
Lawrence Edwin Shaw | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1986 (age 38) West Sussex, England |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham |
| Known for | Career in ruins |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Archaeology |
| Institutions | Bournemouth University, University of Winchester |
Media appearances edit
Shaw is a host and co-creator (together with Derek Pitman) of the archaeology podcast Career in Ruins.[5] He has also appeared on multiple episodes of the online revival spin off of the British Archeological TV programme Time Team, Time Team's Tea Time.[6][7] Shaw also appeared on the BBC Radio 4 programme Gardeners’ Question Time.[8]
In 2021 Shaw was announced as a member of Time Team for their crowd funded revival.[9] In addition to being part of the team he presents the companion programme "Dig Watch" that gives behind the scenes access to the production of the new episodes alongside Career in Ruins co-host Derek Pitman[10]
Selected publications edit
- Shaw, Lawrence and K. Challis. “"There's an App For That": Building Smartphone Applications to Improve the Ergonomics of Landscape Study, Analysis and Interpretation.” Visual Heritage in the Digital Age (2013).
- Welham, K., Shaw, L., Dover, M., Manley, H., Parker Pearson, M., Pollard, J., Richards, C., Thomas, J. and Tilley, C. 2015 Google Under-the-Earth: Seeing Beneath Stonehenge using Google Earth - a Tool for Public Engagement and the Dissemination of Archaeological Data, Internet Archaeology 40. https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.40.5
- M. Vaïopoulou, H. Whittaker, R. Rönnlund, F. Tsiouka, J. Klange, D. Pitman, L. Shaw et al. (2020), "The 2016–2018 Greek-Swedish archaeological project at Thessalian Vlochos, Greece", Opuscula. Annual of the Swedish Institutes at Athens and Rome 13, 7–72.
References edit
- ^ Welham, Kate; Manley, Harry Peter; Shaw, Lawrence; Parker Pearson, Mike (2015). "Google Under-the-Earth: Seeing Beneath Stonehenge using Google Earth - a Tool for Public Engagement and the Dissemination of Archaeological Data". Internet Archaeology. 40 (40). doi:10.11141/ia.40.5. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Vaïopoulou, Maria; Whittaker, Helene; Rönnlund, Robin; Tsiouka, Fotini; Klange, Johan; Pitman, Derek; Potter, Rich; Shaw, Lawrence; Hagan, Josephine; Siljedahl, Ellen; Forssén, Matilda; Chandrasekaran, Sujatha; Dandou, Sotiria; Forsblom Ljungdahl, Veronica; Pavilionytė, Asta; Scott-Pratt, Hayden; Schager, Elisabet; Manley, Harry (2020). "The 2016–2018 Greek-Swedish archaeological project at Thessalian Vlochos, Greece". Opuscula. Annual of the Swedish Institutes at Athens and Rome. 13: 7–72. doi:10.30549/opathrom-13-02.
- ^ "Meet the team". Neither of the East nor of the West. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "What's it like to study... Archaeology". The Independent. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ BAJR (3 May 2019). "New podcast engages audiences in a 'Career in Ruins'". UK Archaeology News. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Time Team - Session 19". www.timeteamdigital.com. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Time Team - Session 27". www.timeteamdigital.com. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "GQT At Home: Episode One". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Time Team - The Time Team Crew". www.timeteamdigital.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "Roman Villa dig produces countless artefacts - scores of Time Team archeologists descend on the Banbury area this weekend for their first visit to the site near Broughton Castle". www.banburyguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2021.