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BA (hons) GENERAL ARCHAEOLOGY, 1999 - 2002
Institute of Archaeology, University College London.Began a specialist BA in Archaeology of Western Asia, which covers areas including modern Iraq, Iran and Israel.Developed an interest in burial practices and human remains, through the decorated skulls and floor burials common in the area.1st year field archaeology took place at the site of the Eton College boating lake, excavating the gravel pits surrounding the lake, and involving some human skeletal material.Second year switched to General Archaeology in order to study zooarchaeology and the archaeology of warfare.Field archaeology in the summer between second and third year was in Cyprus, at Souskiou-Laona, a Chalcolithic burial site near Paphos. The site consisted of a set of rock cut tombs in the foothills of the Troodos mountains. 
Third year dissertation on the role of the horse in Roman society and Roman saddlery, with Mark Hassall. This involved the loan and use of a set of Roman harness and a reconstructed Roman saddle, designed by Peter Connolly and kindly loaned by Chris Haines of the Ermine Street Guard. Although moving away from human remains, this was mainly to take advantage of a wealth of practical experience in the subject area.
MSc Forensic Archaeological Science, 2002 - 2003
Remained at the Institute of Archaeology, UCL MSc in Forensic Archaeological Science, including modules on Environmental Profiling and Palaeopathology. Developed interest in human rights abuses through study of genocides in Rwanda, Kosovo and Cambodia.
Attended a conference on Genocide, Torture and Human Identification run by the British Association for Human Identification (BAHID).Thesis title: Presenting Genocide - Examination and recommendations for the way the genocide in Cambodia is remembered and presented, using two case studies of mass death from the twentieth century: the First World War and the Holocaust. Attended a conference on Battlefield Archaeology run by the National Army Museum, Chelsea.