Dhanjal Sarah - Community Archaeology: Themes, Methods and Practices

Susannah Baldry, Charlotte Burrill, Martin Hatton and Hilary Snelling were for many years volunteer members of the SHARP human remains team.

Trudie Cole is the Learning and Access Manager at Poole Museum, Borough of Poole and a PhD student at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. She has worked in the field of public archaeology for ten years and is particularly interested in using archaeology within formal learning settings. Trudie is also a leader for the Poole branch of the Young Archaeologists Club.

Don Cooper is chairman of Hendon and District Archaeological Society and vicechair of CBA London.

Sarah Dhanjal is a postgraduate research student at UCL, looking at the role of archaeology in Southall, West London. She was the recipient of the 2009 CBA Marsh Award for her outstanding work in the field of community archaeology and education.

Sean Hawken worked for Exeter University on the Community Landscape Project (CLP) and the Exploring Archaeology (XArch) project.

Don Henson, is a freelance heritage education specialist, and was Head of Education at the Council for British Archaeology for 17 years. He is also Director of the Centre for AudioVisual Study and Practice in Archaeology at University College London, and a member of the National Trust Learning Panel. He also likes real ale and chocolate.

Justin Hughes is a Project Officer for Worcestershire Historic Environment Archaeology Service.

Rob Isherwood is an independent community and educational archaeologist working in the North West of England (Community Archaeology North West). He gained a PhD from the University of Manchester in 2009. His thesis was entitled Community Archaeology. A study of the conceptual, political and practical issues surrounding community archaeology in the United Kingdom today.

John Knowles was Widening Participation Coordinator at the University of Lincoln, leaving in 2006 to do freelance work with Aimhigher schools. A keen amateur archaeologist, he has involved school children in survey work and excavations.

Helene McNeill is an archaeologist, independent researcher and software developer living in France.

Gabriel Moshenska is a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Research Fellow at UCL Institute of Archaeology working on the history of public archaeology. He is assistant editor of the journal Public Archaeology.

Hilary Orange has taught archaeology in adult and further education and has also worked on community archaeology projects. She has an MA in Public Archaeology from UCL (2006). Her general research interests include archaeology and education, public archaeology, industrial heritage and archaeologies of the recent past.

Patricia Reid is Honorary Archaeologist for the Faversham Society and project leader of the Faversham Society Archaeological Research Group.

Faye Simpson is a lecturer in archaeology at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Suzie Thomas is the Community Archaeology Support Officer for the Council for British Archaeology. For her PhD, which was researched at the International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies, Newcastle University, she looked at the relationships between archaeologists and metal-detector users in England and Wales.

Christopher John Tripp is a community archaeologist who has worked with schools, local authorities, television and museums.