Community Archaeology on Hadrian’s Wall 2019–2022

Rob Collins is Research Associate in the Department of Archaeology at Newcastle University. His principal research interests are in frontier studies and the collapse of complex societies, making use of archaeological remains of built structures and small finds to provide a social interpretation of the material record. Jane Harrison is Research Associate and Tutor at the Department for Continuing Education, Oxford University. A graduate of Cambridge and Oxford universities, she completed her D.Phil at Kellogg College, Oxford in 2016, on Norse settlement mounds in the North Atlantic zone. A specialist in public engagement in Archaeology, she is a member of a number of interdisciplinary research networks covering northern world topics. Ian Kille is Community Geologist for WallCAP at Newcastle University. He also runs Northumbrian Earth, set up in 2006 to create community and visitor events to explore the geology of the north-east. He completed his PhD at Imperial College studying magmatic processes within the Mull volcanic complex. Kathryn Murphy is a Research Assistant in Archaeology at Newcastle University, and the Project Support Officer for WallCAP. She studied GIS and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh, and previously worked as the HER officer at Lincolnshire County Council. Kerry Shaw is the Community Liaison Officer and Volunteer Coordinator for WallCAP, situated in Archaeology at Newcastle University. She has previously worked on a range of heritage and community projects focused on Hadrian’s Wall, including Hadrian’s Wall Community Champions.

• List of FiguresList of TablesList of Volunteer ContributorsA Note on EndnotesPrefaceAcknowledgements1: Introduction to the Hadrian’s Wall Community Archaeology Project2: Engaging People and Inclusive Opportunities Volunteer Reflections part 13: The Wall At Risk Volunteer Reflections part 24: The Origins and Afterlives of the Wall’s Stones Volunteer Reflections part 35: A Future for the Wall and Its People Bibliography