False past horizons38 What was your fi rst archaeological experience? Age seven visiting Norwich Castle Museum – actual hands- on stuff aged 16 with the Norfolk Archaeology Unit. Do you prefer fi eldwork or paperwork? Depends on the weather. Which country do you enjoy visiting and why? Lithuania – beautiful, green, interesting history, wide availability of amber and exceedingly strong lager. What are your top three essential items for travelling? Emergency Marmite, a good companion and a Rough Guide. BBC Radio 4 or Internet radio? Radio 4. Do you listen to podcasts - if yes, what was the last one? Never have.. What keeps you awake at night? Worry about work, money and my boyfriend Ashley’s warthog- like snoring. Are you listening to any music just now? No, it’s nice and peaceful. What or who makes you laugh? My boyfriend, my sister and Round the Horne. Do you have a hero/ heroine? Tom and Kitty Higdon, Burston Strike School. www. burstonstrikeschool. org ? New Indiana Jones Film: YES or NO? No, please, no... it’s just so wrong. What place makes you feel relaxed? The pub or my bed. Do you feel that education and archaeology are under- rated? Hugely. If archaeology was embedded in the national curriculum on a par with history then future generations would have a vested interest in archaeology. If more people understood and valued what we do and why, maybe we would get paid a decent wage and have better job security... If you could have unlimited budget, what would you create.? A country- wide, stand- alone, archaeology outreach service, with statutory authority to make archaeological excavations over a certain size available to the public via digital technology at the very least; a full programme of archaeological education for seven to sixteen- year- olds; huge bursaries for people of all ages to study archaeology at university from working-class backgrounds; sponsorship for all undergraduates to spend a year in industry, so they had the technical skills required to take up digging jobs on graduation; a television series about archaeology that is neither inaccurate, over- dramatised or featuring Tony Robinson, upon which the TV- watching nation can base its understanding of what archaeology is, why it is relevant, why it is important, and how it works in the real world... all total fantasy, of course. What is your current obsession? Making trifl es. I will be perfecting the chocolate and banana trifl e this very weekend. If you weren’t an archaeologist, what would you do instead? I would write historically- based erotic fi ction ( under a pseudonym, of course). Lorna Richardson is the outreach offi cer for London based L - P Archaeology where she has worked since October 2007. She studied medieval archaeology at University College London, where she is now fi nishing a Masters degree in Public Archaeology. After graduating, she worked for a number of charities and not- for- profi t organisations, and most recently as a fi eld archaeologist in London and the south west of England. Her main archaeological interests are medieval – migration period Europe, Vikings and Anglo- Saxon cremations – and archaeology in education, widening public involvement in archaeology wherever possible. profile

False 39past horizons This is only a small selection of available sites, and many more can be found here: Past Horizons: www. pasthorizons. com ? Archaeological Institute of America: www. archaeological. org/ webinfo. php? page= 10015 ? spain: Celtic- Iron Age Necropolis of Pintia The excavation focuses on the Vaccean necropolis, an Iron Age people with Celtic links that settled in north- central Spain around the fi fth century B. C. 1 June - 4 Sept 2008 Website: www. archaeospain. com/ pintia/ index. htm ? england: North Pennines Archaeology 2008 Field School at Historic Dilston This year the fi eld school will be focusing on excavating and recording the remains of the Jacobean Range at Dilston Castle, near Hexham, Northumberland. 1 June - 1 Oct 2008 Website: www. nparchaeology. co. uk/ fi eldschool. html ? bulgaria: Roman Villa near Antique Town Cambustica The project includes excavation work on a Roman site, lecture courses on excavation method-ology and site interpretation and visits to nearby archaeological sites. 16 Aug - 13 Sept 2008 Website: www. cambustica. archbg. net/ index. html ? greece: Excavations at the Neolithic Settlement of Dispilio Dispilio is one of the most important Neolithic sites in the Aegean, and the fi rst prehistoric lakeside settlement to be excavated in Greece. 1 July - 1 Oct 2008 Website: web. auth. gr/ dispilio/ ? Arizona: Elden Pueblo Project Recent excavations revealed much about the construction sequence of the site; late Sinagua social organization, subsistence, and its role as a major trade centre. 15 April - 10 Oct 2008 Website: www. fs. fed. us/ r3/ coconino/ about/ districts/ peaks/ elden- pueblo- project. shtml ? St. Eustatius: Caribbean Historical Archaeology Lab Experience Autumn Lab Experiences allow extensive hands- on learning for artefact conservation, documentation, catalouging etc. on this tiny Caribbean island. 1 Sept - 15 Dec 2008 Website: www. secar. org ? argentina: Museology Project with Archaeological Materials Students will have the opportunity to work on an ongoing research project on northwestern Argentinean archaeology with involvement in laboratory duties. 3 Aug - 6 Sept 2008 Website: www. archaeology. ucla. edu/ Argentina/ overview. htm ? israel: Tell Assawir The mysterious Tell Assawir lies in the centre of Israel, not far from the Mediterranean coast and near the entrance to the historical ‘ Ara pass’. 31 Aug - 24 Sept 2008 Website: assawir. haifa. ac. il ? cyprus: Paphos Theatre Archaeological Project 2008 will mark the 13th anniversary of the University of Sydney’s excavations of the Hellenistic- Roman period theatre site of Nea Paphos in Cyprus. 15 Oct - 15 Nov 2008 Website: www. paphostheatre. com ? Dig In..... get involved with archaeological projects around the world You can follow a direct link to a website where you see this symbol: ?