I have a Master's in Archaeology & Anthropology from the University of Oxford.
I graduated with a First and won the 1999 Meyerstein Prize for best performance in Finals.
I was also awarded a College Exhibition in my first year.
During my undergraduate I was head of Environmental Archaeology at Pompeii for six weeks for a joint venture between the University of Oxford, the British School at Rome and Reading University.
Other university excavation projects included:
- Segsbury, Iron Age hillfort (Berkshire)
- Segedunum, Roman fort (Newcastle Upon Tyne)
I also worked as a party-time analyst for the Department of Environmental Archaeology at the Oxford Museum of Natural History.
Undergraduate dissertation topic: Comparison of Old World and New World Metallurgy
I began an MPhil in Egyptology, which is at present incomplete.
I have been a regular editor for the sociology/psychology/anthropology periodical Forum: Qualitative Social Research for over six years and was the copy-editor for the recent archaeology book Built on Bones by Brenna Hassett (Bloomsbury Sigma).
I am a Professional Member of the Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP). I have 10 years' experience proofreading and copy-editing a wide range of texts, including academic papers and theses.
Professional qualifications:
Professional Member of the Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP) with a decade's experience copy-editing and proofreading for a wide range of clients and industries. Fully versed in both UK and US conventions. Specialises in: - Archaeology - Anthropology - Museology - Social sciences - Fiction - Art/photography - Leisure and travel - General financial and legal - Telecoms - Commercial
I can work at short notice for smaller projects depending on workload, so long as these can be carried out during normal working hours (9 to 5). For work that must be carried out outside of normal working hours, time-and-half applies.