Derek Pitman

Derek Pitman is a British archaeologist, lecturer, and deputy head of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at Bournemouth University,[1] specialised in ancient metallurgy and geophysical prospection.[2]

Derek Shaun Pitman

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Derek Pitman
Born10 August 1983 (1983-08-10) (age 37)
Dorset, England
Alma materUniversity of Sheffield
Known forCareer in ruins
Scientific career
FieldsArchaeology
InstitutionsBournemouth University, Swedish Institute at Athens
Doctoral advisorRoger Doonan

Education and career

Pitman received his bachelor's degree in Archaeology at Bournemouth University before studying a masters in Archaeomaterials at the University of Sheffield.[1] He researched his PhD, entitled “Craft Practice and Resource Perception in the Southern Urals During the Middle Bronze Age” at the University of Sheffield.[3]

Since 2018 Pitman has led Bournemouth University's excavations at Wytch Farm in Dorset,[4][5] and he is the survey director of the ongoing Greek-Swedish Palamas Archaeological Project at Thessalian Vlochos, Greece.[6] He has also worked and published on Swedish,[7] Spanish,[8] Russian,[9] and New Zealand archaeology.[1]

Media appearances

Pitman is a host and co-creator (together with Lawrence Shaw) of the archaeology podcast Career in ruins.[10] 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.[11][12]

Selected publications
  • M. Vaïopoulou, H. Whittaker, R. Rönnlund, F. Tsiouka, J. Klange, D. Pitman, et al. (2020), "The 2016–2018 Greek-Swedish archaeological project at Thessalian Vlochos, Greece", Opuscula: The Annual of the Swedish Institutes at Athens and Rome 13, 7–72.
  • H. Manley, D. Pitman, E. Wilkes, A. Brown, C. Randall, and D. Carter (2020). "Poole Harbour: Current understanding of the Later Prehistoric to Medieval archaeology and future directions for research". Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society 141, 71–97.
  • A. Brown and D. Pitman (2019). "Resource procurement and inter-regional connections in pre-contact Taranaki, New Zealand: New evidence from geochemical analysis of obsidian". Archaeology in Oceania 54(3), 149–162.
  • M. Russell, P. Cheetham, K. Barrass, D. Evans, E. Hambleton, H. Manley, D. Pitman, and D. Stewart, (2019). "The Durotriges Project 2017: an interim statement". Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society 139, 127–133.

References
  1. "Dr Derek Pitman - Bournemouth University Staff Profile Pages". staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  2. Bankes, Caroline (2018-12-30). "'Pony power' helps archaeologists unearth historic hunting lodge". Horse & Hound. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  3. Pitman, Derek (2015-09-01). Craft Practice and Resource Perception in the Southern Urals During the Middle Bronze Age (phd thesis). University of Sheffield.
  4. "Amazing medieval discoveries made at harbour dig". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  5. "Purbeck's medieval industrial landscape revealed during BU archaeological dig". www.bournemouth.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  6. "Vlochos - Vlochos, Thessaly (2015– ongoing)". Swedish Institute at Athens. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  7. "Vlochos - Ancient Urbanism in Western Thessaly: A One-Day Workshop". Swedish Institute at Athens. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  8. "Digging deeper: Using new archaeological techniques to uncover more about our past". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  9. "В Челябинской области раскопки рудников второго Аркаима начнутся в 2013 году. ПОДРОБНОСТИ интернациональной экспедиции". Агентство новостей «Доступ» (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  10. BAJR (2019-05-03). "New podcast engages audiences in a 'Career in Ruins'". UK Archaeology News. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  11. "Time Team - Session 19". www.timeteamdigital.com. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  12. "Time Team - Session 27". www.timeteamdigital.com. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
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