Anthony is a Senior Lecturer in Archaeology. He is Master of Keynes College and has a role overseeing all Mastership matters at the Canterbury and Medway campuses of the University. He lectures on prehistoric Britain and Europe and in forensic archaeology. Anthony has research interests in upland landscapes, in particular, of prehistoric and medieval date in Wales.

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Projects

Settlement Dynamics in Upland Wales
Anthony is undertaking fieldwork studying the dynamics of settlement in upland Wales with particular regard to seasonal activity. The project has been funded by grants from the Royal Archaeological Institute and the Cambrian Archaeological Association.  The current focus is on structures apparently of the Medieval and early modern periods in the Brecon Beacons with field survey at present concentrating on  settlement in the valley of the Afon Twrch. This project fits in with his wider research interests in upland landscapes. He is also undertaking post-excavation work on a Bronze Age burial cairn and a late Neolithic settlement excavated on the Gower Peninsula.

Archaeological Resources Centre
In conjunction with Kent County Council and Canterbury City Council, Anthony has been exploring the possibility of establishing with University involvement an Archaeological Resource Centre to house the hugely important material recovered from excavations in Kent in recent years.  The University is keen to benefit from the teaching and research opportunities which will be afforded by such a centre. An independent feasibility study funded by the Southeast Museums, Libraries and Archives Association (£15,000) has prepared the groundwork for future development which is likely to include a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund. If successful, this project, combined with our expertise in artefacts, will cement our position as a centre of international significance for artefacts research.

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Publications

2004. 'Prehistoric and Roman Pembrokeshire', in T. Lloyd et al, The Buildings of Wales: Pembrokeshire, Yale, 28-37.

1999. ‘Transhumance and place-names: an aspect of early Ordnance Survey mapping on the Black Mountain Commons, Carmarthenshire’, Studia Celtica 33, 335-48

1997. ‘Transhumance and settlement on the Welsh uplands: a view from the Black Mountain’, in N. Edwards (ed.) Landscape and Settlement in Medieval Wales, Oxbow Monographs in Archaeology, 97-112.

1996. 'Prehistoric and Roman Glamorgan', in J. Newman, The Buildings of Wales: Glamorgan, University of Wales Press, 21-32.

1995. ‘An incipient upland farmstead at Tro’r Derlwyn? Medieval or post-medieval buildings in the Nant Garw Valley and the role of transhumance in the dynamics of settlement on the Black Mountain, southeast Carmarthenshire’, Carmarthen Antiq. 31, 17-33.

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Service

Previously head of the School of European Culture and Languages, Anthony was Master of Darwin College (2002-8) and Dean of the University’s Medway campus (2004-7). He is current Master of Keynes College.

He is a non-executive director and trustee of Canterbury Archaeological Trust and a trustee of Thanet Archaeological Trust, organizations concerned primarily with developer funded archaeology in Kent. Through these links students benefit from contact with professional field staff and practice and participate in site visits with opportunities for voluntary fieldwork. He serves on the steering group of  the English Heritage funded South East Historic Environment Research Framework.

Anthony is Vice-Chair of the Dover Bronze Age Boat Trust. The timber vessel, dating to around 1500BC and sometimes described as the oldest known sea-going boat in the world, was discovered in 1992. It is housed in a dedicated environmentally controlled gallery at Dover Museum constructed with significant contributions from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The Dover Bronze Age Boat is an award-winning project. In December 2000, it received the British Archaeological Awards ICI Award for its contribution to archaeological knowledge. The Trust runs international conferences and other activities focused on the archaeology of cultural contract in the Transmanche region and further field in Europe during later prehistory which students are welcome to attend. Currently the Trust is exploring the possibility of creating a full-sized sea-going replica of the boat.

In 2005 Anthony was appointed to the Welsh Assembly’s Ancient Monuments Advisory Board which provides guidance for Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments in relation to heritage matters. He is also a member of the Council of Dyfed Archaeological Trust.

He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.

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Teaching

Anthony teaches courses on European prehistoric and proto-historic archaeology  including very popular courses such as ‘The Age of Stonehenge,’ ‘ The Archaeology of Death,’ and 'Heads Heroes and Horses; in search of the Ancient Celts' which charts the interactions between the peoples of west central Europe and the burgeoning Classical World.

Anthony is prepared to supervise students working in the broad themes of European Prehistory.

He is currently supervising on the Transmanche Neolithic burials of southeast Britain and northwest France.

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