Paul Cheetham

Paul Cheetham

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Biography

Educated as an archaeological scientist, I have specialised in archaeological geophysics since 1989, and in forensic geophysics, together with forensic archaeology since 1994, working first at Bradford and subsequently Bournemouth University, where I currently teach these three topics. I have worked on over 50 domestic homicide cases in a search and recovery capacity, and have been involved in locating mass graves in Kosovo, Iraq and Ukraine. I have published a number of academic papers on search and recovery techniques in forensic contexts. I regularly undertake archaeological geophysical surveys and archaeological excavations of sites of all periods in the UK and Europe, previously working on projects at the World Heritage sites of Stonehenge, Fountains Abbey, Pompeii, Jarlsof and most recently the Skorba temples in Malta. My archaeological research is focused on the late Iron Age and Romano-British settlement in Dorset, and I am a co-director of the Durotriges Project. I am directing a geophysical survey of the Lake Farm 2nd Augusta legionary campaign fortress at Wimborne Minster (Dorset)...

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Research

In addition to my main research project on the late prehistoric and Roman settlement in Dorset on the down above Winterborne Kingston, I am currently undertaking geophysical surveys of early Neolithic sites on Cyprus, a Roman legionary fortress in southern Britain, together with historic garden surveys at Kingston Lacy and Clifton Maybank (both in Dorset). More recently I have been working on the reinterpretation of Frampton Roman villa.

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Journal Articles

  • Smith, M., Russell, M., Cheetham, P., 2025. FRAUGHT WITH HIGH TRAGEDY: A CONTEXTUAL AND CHRONOLOGICAL RECONSIDERATION OF THE MAIDEN CASTLE IRON AGE ‘WAR CEMETERY’ (ENGLAND). Oxford Journal of Archaeology, 44 (3), 270-295.
  • Cassidy, L.M., Russell, M., Smith, M., Delbarre, G., Cheetham, P., Manley, H., Mattiangeli, V., Breslin, E.M., Jackson, I., McCann, M., Little, H., O’Connor, C.G., Heaslip, B., Lawson, D., Endicott, P., Bradley, D.G., 2025. Correction to: Continental influx and pervasive matrilocality in Iron Age Britain (Nature, (2025), 637, 8048, (1136-1142), 10.1038/s41586-024-08409-6). Nature, 638 (8050), E5.
  • Cassidy, L.M., Russell, M., Smith, M., Delbarre, G., Cheetham, P., Manley, H., Mattiangeli, V., Breslin, E.M., Jackson, I., McCann, M., Little, H., O’Connor, C.G., Heaslip, B., Lawson, D., Endicott, P., Bradley, D.G., 2025. Continental influx and pervasive matrilocality in Iron Age Britain. Nature, 637 (8048), 1136-1142.
  • Manley, H., Cheetham, P., Russell, M., Stewart, D., 2025. Correction: A Source of Confusion: New Archaeological Evidence for the Dorchester Aqueduct (Britannia (2024) 55 (83–97) DOI: 10.1017/S0068113X24000254). Britannia.
  • Manley, H., Cheetham, P., Stewart, D., Russell, M., 2024. A Source of Confusion: New Archaeological Evidence for the Dorchester Aqueduct. Britannia, 55, 83-97.
  • Russell, M., Smith, M., Hambleton, E., Cheetham, P., Tamminen, H., 2024. BRUTALISED, BOUND and BLED: A CASE of LATER IRON AGE HUMAN SACRIFICE from WINTERBORNE KINGSTON, DORSET. Antiquaries Journal, 104, 40-66.
  • Russell, M., Stewart, D., Cheetham, P., Manley, H., 2022. Artistic Lysons? New work on the ‘lost’ mosaics of Frampton Roman villa, Dorset. MOSAIC, 49, 19-31.
  • Chaume, B., Cheetham, P., Komp, R., Lüth, F., Pertlwieser, T., Reinhard, W., Urban, O., Weissl, M., 2021. Vix et l’émergence des principautés celtiques : l’hypothèse portuaire et le concept de port of trade. Gallia- Archéologie des Gaules, CNRS Éditions, 2020, Les ports romains dans les Trois Gaules. EntreAtlantique et eaux intérieures, 77 (1), 435-452.
  • Russell, M., Cheetham, P., Stewart, D., John, D., 2020. In the Footsteps of Vespasian: rethinking the Roman legionary fortress at Lake Farm, Wimborne Minster. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society, 141.
  • Stewart, D., Cheetham, P., Russell, M., 2020. A Magnetometry Survey of the Second Augustan Legionary Fortress at Lake Farm, Dorset. Britannia, 51, 307-317.
  • Manley, H., Gale, J., Cheetham, P., 2020. Structure and Change in Bronze Age Burial Mounds: an Antiquarian Excavation Re-examined Using an Integrated Geophysical and Topographical Survey at Clandon Barrow, Dorset. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society, 141, 131-144.
  • Cannell, R.J.S., Bill, J., Cheetham, P., Welham, K., 2020. Geochemical analysis of the truncated Viking Age trading settlement of Heimdalsjordet, Norway. Geoarchaeology, 35 (5), 748-771.
  • Russell, M., Smith, M., Cheetham, P., Evans, D., Manley, H., 2019. The girl with the chariot medallion: a well-furnished, Late Iron Age Durotrigian burial from Langton Herring, Dorset. Archaeological Journal, 176 (2), 196-230.
  • Armstrong, K., Cheetham, P., Darvill, T., 2019. Tales from the outer limits: Archaeological geophysical prospection in lowland peat environments in the British Isles. Archaeological Prospection, 26 (2), 91-101.
  • Russell, M., Cheetham, P., Barrass, K., Evans, D., Hambleton, E., Manley, H., Pitman, D., Stewart, D., 2019. The Durotriges Project 2017: an interim statement. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society, 139, 127-133.
  • Russell, M., Cheetham, P., Hewitt, I., Hambleton, E., Manley, H., Stewart, D., 2017. The Durotriges Project 2016: an interim statement. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society, 138, 105-111.
  • Evis, L.H., Hanson, I., Cheetham, P.N., 2016. An experimental study of two grave excavation methods: Arbitrary Level Excavation and Stratigraphic Excavation. Science and Technology of Archaeological Research, 2 (2), 177-191.
  • Smith, M.J., Allen, M.J., Delbarre, G., Booth, T., Cheetham, P., Bailey, L., O'Malley, F., Pearson, M.P., Green, M., 2016. Holding on to the past: Southern British evidence for mummification and retention of the dead in the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports, 10, 744-756.
  • Russell, M., Cheetham, P., Evans, D., Hambleton, E., Hewitt, I., Manley, H., Gale, J., Pitman, D., Stewart, D., 2016. The Durotriges Project, Phase Three: an interim statement. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society, 137.
  • Russell, M., Cheetham, P., Evans, D., Gerdau-Radonic, K., Hambleton, E., Hewitt, I., Manley, H., Speith, N., Smith, M., 2015. The Durotriges Project, Phase Two: an interim statement. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society, 136, 157-161.
  • Cannell, R., Bill, J., Cheetham, P., Welham, K., 2015. The Gokstad Viking Age Trading Site: a voyage of physicochemical prospection. Archaeologia Polona, 53, 438-439.
  • Russell, M., Cheetham, P., Evans, D., Gerdau-Radonic, K., Hambleton, E., Hewitt, I., Manley, H., Speith, N., Smith, M., 2015. Bronze Age to Late Roman settlement at Winterborne Kingston (The 'Big Dig') - Second Interim Report. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society, 136, 157-161.
  • Welham, K., Fleisher, J., Cheetham, P., Manley, H., Steele, C., Wynne-Jones, S., 2014. Geophysical Survey in Sub-Saharan Africa: magnetic and Electromagnetic Investigation of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Songo Mnara, Tanzania. Archaeological Prospection.
  • Russell, M., Cheetham, P., Evans, D., Hambleton, E., Hewitt, I., Manley, H., Smith, M., 2014. The Durotriges Project, Phase one: an interim statement. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 135, 217-221.
  • Cheetham, P., Hambleton, E., Russell, M., Smith, M., 2013. Digging the Durotriges - life and death in late Iron Age Dorset. Current Archaeology, 36-41.
  • Cullen, S., Otto, A., Cheetham, P., 2010. Chemical Enhancement of Bloody Footwear Impressions from Buried Substrates. Journal of Forensic Identification, 60, 45-86.
  • Darvill, T., O'Connor, B., 2005. The Cronk yn How Stone and the Rock Art of the Isle of Man. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, 71, 283-331.
  • Hewitt, I., James, B., Cheetham, P., 2005. East Holton, Wareham St Martin, 2003-4. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society, 126, 180.
  • Gale, J., Cheetham, P., Laver, J., Randall, C., 2004. Excavations at High Lea Farm, Hinton Martell, Dorset: An Interim Report on Fieldwork Undertaken During 2002-3. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 126, 160-166.
  • Hewitt, I., Cheetham, P., Chartrand, J.A.H., 2003. East Holton. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society, 124, 120-121.
  • Cheetham, P., Darvill, T., Doonan, R.C.P., Russell, B., 2003. Mann’s Landscape Revealed. Archaeologia Polona, 41, 137-140.
  • Gale, J., Cheetham, P., 2003. The Knowlton Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Landscape Project: Geophysical Survey in a Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Ritual Landscape. Archaeologia Polona, 41, 173-175.
  • Darvill, T., Cheetham, P., 2002. Science Diary – Bournemouth. Current Archaeology, 181, 26-28.
  • Cheetham, P., 1996. Book review: Geographical information handling - research and applications. Edited by Paul M. Mather (first published in 1993; reprinted 1994), Wiley, Chichester. Archaeological Prospection, 3, 159-160.

Books

  • Russell, M., Stewart, D., 2017. Hillforts and the Durotriges: A Geophysical Survey of Iron Age Dorset. Oxford: Archaeopress.

Chapters

  • Anderson, E.F., Adzhiev, V., Cheetham, P., Hadley, G., John, D., Larsson, C., Ureche, A.M.C., Romero, M., 2025. Interactive Tangible and Intangible Heritage Applications Built on Real-Time Graphics Systems: Heritage Experiences in Desktop CG, Virtual and Augmented Reality. Springer Series on Cultural Computing. 499-523.
  • Gerdau-Radonić, K., Sperrevik, J., Smith, M., Cheetham, P.N., Russell, M., 2022. Deathways of the durotriges: Reconstructing identity through archaeothanatology in later Iron Age southern Britain. Routledge Handbook of Archaeothanatology Bioarchaeology of Mortuary Behaviour. 243-262.
  • Hanson, I., Klinkner, M., Cheetham, P., Mickleburgh, H.L., 2022. Mass Graves. Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences Volume 1 4 Third Edition. 452-463.
  • Cannell, R.J.S., Cheetham, P.N., Welham, K., 2017. Geochemical analysis using portable X-ray fluorescence. Avaldsnes A Sea Kings Manor in First Millennium Western Scandinavia. 421-454.
  • Green, A., Cheetham, P., Darvill, T., 2017. Automation, automation, automation: A novel approach to improving the pre-excavation detection of inhumations. Ap2017 12th International Conference of Archaeological Prospection 12th 16th September 2017 University of Bradford. 90-91.
  • Russell, M., Cheetham, P., 2017. Introduction: The durotriges project. Hillforts and the Durotriges A Geophysical Survey of Iron Age Dorset. 1-6.
  • Richardson, T., Cheetham, P.N., 2013. The effectiveness of geophysical techniques in detecting a range of buried metallic weapons at various depths and orientations. In: Pirrie, D., Ruffell, A., Dawson, L.A., eds. Environmental and Criminal Geoforensics. London: The Geological Society of London.
  • Cheetham, P., Hanson, I., 2009. Excavation and Recovery in Forensic Archaeological Investigations. In: Blau, S., Ubelaker, D.H., eds. Handbook of Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology. Walnut Creek, California, USA: Left Coast Press.
  • Hanson, cheetham, P., 2009. Cheetham, P. and Hanson, I. (2009). Excavation and Recovery in Forensic Archaeological Investigations. In: Blau, S. and Ubelaker, D.H., eds. Handbook of Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology. Walnut Creek, California, USA: Left Coast Press. Handbook of Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology. Left Coast Press.
  • Cheetham, P., 2008. Non-invasive sub-surface mapping techniques, satellite and aerial imagery in landscape archaeology. In: Thomas, J., Bruno, D., eds. Handbook of Landscape Archaeology. Walnut Creek, California, USA: Left Coast Press.
  • Cheetham, P., Cox, M., Flavel, A., Hanson, I., Haynie, T., Oxlee, D., Wessling, R., 2008. Search, Location, Excavation and Recovery. In: Cox, M., Flavel, A., Hanson, I., Laver, J., Wessling, R., eds. The Scientific Investigation of Mass Graves: Towards Protocols and Standard Operating Procedures. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 183-267.
  • Cheetham, P., 2005. Forensic Geophysical Survey. In: Hunter, J., Cox, M., eds. Forensic Archaeology : Advances in Theory and Practice. London: Routledge, 62-95.
  • Cheetham, P., Chartrand, J.A.H., 2005. Topographic and geophysical surveys of the Ballahot Round Barrow. In: Darvill, T., eds. Billown Neolithic Landscape Project, Isle of Man, Eighth Report: 2003. Poole and Douglas, Isle of Man: School of Conservation Sciences, Bournemouth University and Manx National Heritage, 28-32.
  • Darvill, T., Hughes, L., Chartrand, J.A.H., Cheetham, P., 2005. Hilltop cairns and round barrows within and around the southern plain. In: Darvill, T., eds. Billown Neolithic Landscape Project, Isle of Man, Eighth Report: 2003. Poole and Douglas, Isle of Man: School of Conservation Sciences, Bournemouth University and Manx National Heritage, 37-47.
  • Boardman, S., Chartrand, J.A.H., Cheetham, P., Darvill, T., 2003. Investigations at Newtown, Santon. In: Darvill, T., eds. Billown Neolithic Landscape Project, Isle of Man, Seventh Report: 2002. Poole and Douglas, Isle of Man: School of Conservation Sciences, Bournemouth University and Manx National Heritage, 50-54.
  • Chartrand, J.A.H., Cheetham, P., Darvill, T., Hayes, T., 2002. The Giants Grave, Kew, German. In: Darvill, T., Boardman, S., eds. Billown Neolithic Landscape Project, Isle of Man, Seventh Report: 2002. Poole and Douglas, Isle of Man: School of Conservation Sciences, Bournemouth University and Manx National Heritage, 37-47.
  • Doonan, R.C.P., Cheetham, P., O'Connor, B., Elley, T., Welham, K., 2001. Investigations at Langness: The 2000 Field-Season. In: Darvill, T., eds. Billown Neolithic Landscape Project, Isle of Man. Sixth Report: 2000. Poole, England: School of Conservation Sciences, Bournemouth University and Manx National Heritage, 40-47.
  • Coningham, R.A.E., Cheetham, P.N., 2001. The Fortifications. In: Coningham, R., Allchin, F.R., eds. Anuradhapura: The site. Oxford: Archaeopresss.
  • Darvill, T., Chartrand, J.A.H., Cheetham, P., 2000. A survey of the chambered long barrow at Cashtal yn Ard, Maughold. In: Darvill, T., eds. Billown Neolithic Landscape Project, Isle of Man, Fifth Report: 1999. Poole and Douglas, Isle of Man: School of Conservation Sciences, Bournemouth University and Manx National Heritage, 34-42.

Conferences

  • Smith, M., Russell, M., Cheetham, P., Cassidy, L., Bradley, D., Delbarre, G., Lawson, D., Endicott, P., 2025. A People Apart…New insights into life, death and society in Iron Age Dorset. In: Iron Age Dialogues 30/04/2025 Cardiff University.
  • Cheetham, P., Stewart, D., 2022. Geophysics Has Its Day in Court: The Verdict on Rewilding Surveys at Court Green Manorial Settlement, Bere Regis. In: Linford, P., Guy, M., eds. Recent Advances in Archaeological Geophysics & Forensic Geoscience 06/12/2022 The Geological Society, Burlington House, London. , 14-15 Near-Surface Geophysics Group.
  • Welham, K., Brown, J., Cheetham, P., Gill, M., Shaw, L., 2019. Co-creation and archaeological prospection: LoCATE – The Local Community Archaeological Training and Equipment Project. In: Bonsall, J., eds. 13TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROSPECTION 28/08/2019 Sligo, Ireland. NEW GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROSPECTION, 161-163.
  • Cheetham, P., Russell, M., Stewart, D., 2018. The Temple or Room? The Interpretation of Frampton Roman Temple/Villa Site in the LIght of Recent Geophysical Survey Results. In: LInford, P., eds. Recent Work in Archaeological Geophysics 2018 04/12/2018 The Geological Society, Burlington House, London.
  • John, D., Hurst, D., Cheetham, P., Manley, H., 2018. Visualising dudsbury hillfort: Using immersive virtual reality to engage the public with cultural heritage. Gch 2018 Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage, 193-197.
  • Cheetham, P., Stewart, D., Manley, H., 2017. Three hundred miles in the footsteps of Vespasian ... and the Ancient Monuments Laboratory. , 34-35.
  • Green, Cheetham, P., Darvill, T., 2017. Approaches to Improving the Pre-Excavation Detection of Inhumations. In: Jennings, B., Gaffney, C., Sparrow, T., Gaffney, S., eds. AP2017 - 12th International Conference of Archaeological Prospection 12/09/2017 Bradford, United Kingdom. 12th International Conference of Archaeological Prospection, 90-91 England: Archaeopress Archaeology.
  • Green, Cheetham, P., Darvill, T., 2017. Information systems and ad hoc workflow models as viable applications to improve the pre-excavation detection of characteristic human interments. In: CAA International 14/03/2017 Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA.
  • Cheetham, P., 2017. Lake Farm Roman legionary fortress in the light of recent work. In: Trade and Communications in Poole Harbour and Beyond 25/02/2017 Poole, Dorset, UK.
  • John, D., Shaw, L., Cheetham, P., Manley, H., Stone, A.A., Blakeburn, M., Gosling, K., 2017. Educational virtual reality visualisations of heritage sites. Gch 2017 Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage, 189-193.
  • Carter, D., Cheetham, P., 2016. The Great Dorset Throw Down: The Infra-Site Landscape of a Verwood Country Pottery. In: Recent Work in Archaeological Geophysics 16/12/2016 London, UK. Conference programme and extended abstracts pdf.
  • John, D., Cheetham, P., Shaw, L., 2016. The Virtual and the Field: Enhancing Visualisation in archaeology using serious game technologies. In: Computer Graphics & Visual Computing (CGVC) 2016 15/09/2016 Bournemouth University.
  • Norton, E., Ford, A., Cheetham, P., Gerdau-Radonic, K., 2015. Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing of Mass Graves in Temperate Environments. In: Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Wavelength Conference 30/03/2015 Newcastle.
  • Norton, E., Ford, A., Cheetham, P., Gerdau-Radonic, K., 2015. Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing of Mass Graves in Temperate Environments. In: American Academy of Forensic Sciences 67th Annual Scientific Meeting 16/02/2015 Orlando, Florida.
  • Cannell, R., Bill, J., Cheetham, P., Welham, K., 2015. The Gokstad Viking Trading Site: a voyage of physiochemical prospection. In: 11th International Conference on Archaeological Prospection 15/09/2015 Warsaw. Archaeologia Polona, 53, 438-439.
  • Norton, E., Ford, A., Cheetham, P., Gerdau-Radonic, K., 2014. Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing of Mass Graves. In: Forensic Geoscience: Future Horizons 03/12/2014 The London Geological Society, Burlington House.
  • Russell, M., Cheetham, P., 2014. Rome is where the hearth is? Discovering, recording and trying to understand villas and long houses in late Roman Wessex. In: Hearth and Home: the archaeology of domestic buildings in Wessex 01/11/2014 Larkhill, UK.
  • Smith, M., Allen, M.J., Booth, T., Madgwick, R., Bailey, L., O'Malley, F., Delbarre, G., Cheetham, P., Green, M., 2014. Keeping the Family Together: Curation, Imitation and Veneration of the Dead in a British Prehistoric Landscape. In: European Association of Archaeologists 20th Annual Meeting 11/09/2014 Istanbul Turkey.
  • Gerdau-Radonic, K., Smith, M., Russell, M., Cheetham, P., Hambleton, E., Manley, H., Evans, D., 2014. Death Ways of the Durotriges: Dealing with the Dead in Late Iron Age and Early Roman Dorset. In: European Association of Archaeologists 10/09/2014 Istanbul, Tukey.
  • Norton, E., Ford, A., Cheetham, P., 2014. Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing of Mass Graves. In: Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Annual Conference 02/09/2014 Aberystwyth, UK.
  • Norton, E., Ford, A., Cheetham, P., 2014. Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing of Mass Graves. In: NERC Field Spectroscopy Facility Biennial Workshop at the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Annual Conference 02/09/2014 Aberystwyth, UK.
  • Norton, E., Ford, A., Cheetham, P., 2014. Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing of Mass Graves. In: 3rd European Meeting on Forensic Archaeology (EMFA) 22/08/2014 Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, UK.
  • Evis, L., Darvill, T., Cheetham, P., Hanson, I., 2014. Digging the dirt: An evaluation of archaeological excavation and recording techniques and their applicability in forensic casework. In: 79th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology 23/04/2014 Austin, Texas, USA.
  • Norton, E., Ford, A., Cheetham, P., 2014. The Prospection of Mass Graves: A Multi-Platform Approach. In: Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Wavelength Conference 14/04/2014 Great Malvern, UK.
  • Cheetham, P.N., 2014. Technological choices and approaches for detecting mass graves. In: Forensic Investigations to locate and identify the missing 05/03/2014 Cineworld: The O2, London.
  • Norton, E., Ford, A., Cheetham, P., 2013. The Prospection of Mass Graves: A Multi-Platform Approach. In: RSPSoc 2013 03/09/2013 Glasgow.
  • Cheetham, P.N., 2010. Vertical Coplanar or Horizontal Coplanar? I like both, but which is better? There’s only one way to find out... An empirical reassessment of the Geonics EM38B. In: Recent Work in Archaeological Geophysics 15/12/2010 London.
  • Hanson, I., Cheetham, P., Gilbert, S., 2009. Advances in Archaeological Approaches to Crime Scene Investigation. In: 61st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences: Forensic Science: Envisioning and Creating the Future. 16/02/2009 Denver, Colorado.
  • Armstrong, K., Darvill, T., Cheetham, P., 2009. Archaeological Geophysical Prospection in Peatland Environments: case studies and suggestions for future practice. In: 8th International Conference on Archaeological Prospection: Mémoire du sol, Espace des hommes 09/09/2009 Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, Paris, France. , 251-254 ArcheoSciences, 33, 2009 (supplément).
  • Armstrong, K., Cheetham, P., 2008. Archaeological geophysical prospection in peatland environments: Locating the Sweet Track at Canada Farm, Shapwick Heath (Somerset). In: EIGG 8th Meeting on Recent Work In Archaeological Geophysics 16/12/2008 The Geological Society, Burlington House, London, UK.
  • Murphy, J., Cheetham, P., 2008. A Comparative Study into the Effectiveness of Geophysical Techniques for the Location of Buried Handguns. In: Geoscientific Equipment & Techniques at Crime Scenes.: The Geological Society Forensic Geosciences Group FGG 2008 Conference 17/12/2008 The Geological Society, Burlington House, London. The Geological Society Forensic Sciences Group.
  • Fenn, J., Cheetham, P., Pile, J., 2008. An Evaluation of the Combined Application of Ground-Penetrating Radar and 3D Laser Scanning in the Location and Rapid Recording of Skeletal Human Remains. In: Geoscientific Equipment & Techniques at Crime Scenes: The Geological Society Forensic Geosciences Group FGG 2008 Conference 17/12/2008 The Geological Society, Burlington House, London. The Geological Society Forensic Sciences Group.
  • Dekens, M., Cheetham, P., 2008. Cutting it fine – Blood Pattern Detection on Grass. In: Geoscientific Equipment & Techniques at Crime Scenes: The Geological Society Forensic Geosciences Group FGG 2008 Conference 17/12/2008 The Geological Society, Burlington House, London. The Geological Society Forensic Sciences Group.
  • Cheetham, P., 2007. Geophysics – divergence, human decay dynamics and case studies. In: Archaeology and Forensic Science 27/02/2007 Council for British Archaeology Winter General Meeting, London.
  • Cheetham, P., Gale, J., 2007. Evaluating prehistoric barrow cemeteries on the chalk downlands of east Dorset. In: The Annual Conference for Archaeologists, The Institute of Field Archaeologists 02/04/2007 University of Reading.
  • Stewart, D., Cheetham, P., 2006. Hod Hill Reappraised – A multi-method geophysical analysis to assess the effects plough damage and implications for the investigation of hillfort settlement zonation using magnetic methods. In: Recent Work in Archaeological Geophysics: Environmental and Industrial Geophysics Group 19/12/2006 Burlington House, Piccadilly, London. , 14-16.
  • Tempest, A., Cheetham, P., 2006. An Assessment of Geophysical Methods for Locating Animal Mass Graves and Observations Pertinent to their Use in Locating Human Mass Graves. In: Geoscientists at Crime Scenes: The Geological Society Forensic Geosciences Group FGG 2006 Conference 20/12/2006 The Geological Society, Burlington House, London. The Geological Society Forensic Sciences Group.
  • Moffat, A.C., Osselton, M.D., Widdop, B., Clarke, E.G.C.. Clarke's analysis of drugs and poisons. Pharmaceutical Pr.
  • Cheetham, P., 1996. The Newstead Project. In: Aerial Archaeology Research Group - Conference 1996 18/09/1996 Chester.
  • Martlew, R.D., Cheetham, P., 1995. The development and implementation of a computer-based learning package in archaeology. In: Huggett, J., Ryan, N.S., eds. Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology 1994 23/03/1994 University of Glasgow. Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology 1994, 600 (BAR International Series), 27-30 Oxford: Tempvs Reparatvm.
  • Cheetham, P., Haigh, J.G.B., 1992. The archaeological database—New relations? In: Lock, G., Moffett, J., eds. Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology 1991 25/03/1991 University of Oxford. Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology 1991, BAR International Series, 7-14 Oxford: BAR.
  • Cheetham, P., 1991. The Newstead Project: Geophysical Survey in a Regional Research Context. In: Archaeological Science 02/09/1991 York University.
  • Cheetham, P., Haigh, J.G.B., Ipson, S., 1991. Archaeological perception of geophysical data. In: Archaeological Sciences 1989 01/09/1989 Bradford University. Archaeological Sciences 1989, Oxbow Monographs, 273-287.

Reports

  • Cheetham, P., 2020. Vix and the Surrounding Area, Vix, France: Geophysical Survey Outline Report for the 2019 Season. Bournemouth: Bournemouth University.
  • Cheetham, P., 2019. Vix and the Surrounding Area Vix, France: Outline Geophysical Survey Report. Bournemouth: Bournemouth University.
  • Cheetham, P., 2019. Vix et ses environs. Prospections géophysiques, rapport sommaire. In : CHAUME (B.) dir. — Rapport d’activité du PCR, Vix et son Environnement 2018. Dijon: Université de Bourgogne, France.
  • Cheetham, P., 2019. Vix et ses environs. Prospections géophysiques, rapport sommaire. In : CHAUME (B.) dir. — Rapport d’activité du PCR, Vix et son Environnement 2018. Dijon: Université de Bourgogne, France.
  • Cheetham, P., Stewart, D., 2018. Lake Farm, Dorset: Preliminary Geophysical Survey Report. Bournemouth University.
  • Andrews, A., Cheetham, P.N., 2014. Clifton Maybank - A Case for Geophysical Investigations. London: Association of Gardens Trusts.
  • Armstrong, K., Cheetham, P., 2009. Archaeological Geophysical Prospection in Peatland Environments: Case Study Survey at Flag Fen. Area One pilot project, September 2007, Radar and Resistance Tomography Supplemental Report. Poole, England: School of Conservation Sciences, Bournemouth University.
  • Armstrong, K., Cheetham, P., 2008. Geophysical Survey in Peatland Environments: Case Study Survey at Flag Fen (Area Two), Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, May 2008.. Poole, England: School of Conservation Sciences, Bournemouth University.
  • Cheetham, P., 1998. Archaeological Evaluation Excavations Conducted at Bradford Cathedral, August 1998. Bradford: Departnment of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford.

Internet Publications

Posters

  • Welham, K., Brown, J., Cheetham, P., Gill, M., Shaw, L., 2019. Co-creation and archaeological prospection: LoCATE – The Local Community Archaeological Training and Equipment Project. In: 13th International Conference on Archaeological Prospection.
  • Welham, K., Cheetham, P., Shaw, L., Gill, M., 2018. LoCATE - Local Community Archaeological Training & Equipment Project. In: Recent Work in Archaeological Geophysics 2018.
  • Green, Cheetham, P., 2016. Reimaging the Black Friary: Recent Approaches to Seeing Beyond Modern Activity at the Dominican Friary, Trim, Co Meath, Republic of Ireland. In: Near Surface Geophysics Group (NSGG) Meeting on Recent Work in Archaeological Geophysics.

Others

  • Cheetham, P., 1996. Book Review: Geographical Information Handling - Research and Applications. Wiley-Blackwell. Published.

PhD Students

  • Kayt Armstrong, 2010. Archaeological Geophysical Prospection in Peatland Environments
  • Laura Evis, 2014. Digging the Dirt - A Comparative Analysis of Excavation Methods and Recording Systems in Relation to their Applications in Forensic Archaeology
  • Ashely Green, 2019. The investigation of the geophysical signatures of a range of burial type in both modern forensic and archaeological contexts. This research will look at a range of periods and burial types to develop a knowledge of the geophysical signatures from high-resolution electromagnetic and electrical survey systems.
  • Daniel Carter, 2022. The Medieval and Post -medieval ceramics industries of Verwood. (Dorset). This research will look at the medieval origins and development of the pottery industries in the Verwood area of Dorset and Hampshire. Beyond a few references in historical documentation and place name evidence nothing is known of the medieval origins of what was to become an important post-medieval industry in the area, surviving until the last pottery was closed in 1952.
  • Rebecca Cannell. Prospecting The Physicochemical Past. Integrating Geochemical And Geophysical Approaches To Site Location And Interpretation

Invited Lectures

  • Working with the PAS - BU to the rescue (& beyond), County Hall, Dorchester, 14 Dec 2019 more
  • Three Hundred Miles in The Footsteps of Vespasian, Wimborne, Dorset, 16 May 2019 more
  • Deride and Prejudice, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 19 Oct 2018 more
  • Recent Geophysical Surveys of Roman Villas..., Dorchester, Dorset, 12 May 2018 more
  • Digging the dirt, Austin, Texas, USA, 23 Mar 2017 more
  • Forensic Archaeology, Bournemouth (BIC), 10 Nov 2009 more
  • Search, West Midlands, 07 Nov 1998 more
  • Forensic Archaeology - "Grave matters", Ranmoor House, Sheffield, 05 Apr 1998 more
  • The Location of Buried Remains, Llandudno, North wales, 06 Apr 1996 more

Public Engagement & Outreach Activities

  • Three Hundred Miles in the Footsteps of Vespasian (14 Oct 2019)
  • Three Hundred Miles in the Footsteps of Vespasian (02 Oct 2019)
  • Finding Duropolis (26 Sep 2019)

Conference Presentations

  • Prehistoric Dorset Day School in Memory of Peter Woodward, Rome and the End of Prehistoric Dorset, 02 Nov 2019, The Dorford Centre, Bridport Road, Dorchester DT1 1RR
  • 13th International Conference on Archaeological Prospection, Co-creation and archaeological prospection: LoCATE – The Local Community Archaeological Training and Equipment Project, 28 Aug 2019, Sligo, Ireland
  • Council for North Eastern Historical Archaeology Confernce 2018. Theme: Technology and Archaeology, Three Hundred Miles in the Footsteps of Vespasian, 19 Dec 2018, Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Near Surface Geophysics Group, LoCATE - The Local Community Archaeological Training and Equipment Project, 04 Dec 2018, London
  • Recent Work in Archaeological Geophysics 2018, The Temple or Room? The Interpretation of Frampton Roman Temple/Villa Site in the LIght of Recent Geophysical Survey Results, 04 Dec 2018, The Geological Society, Burlington House, London
  • Archaeological Prospection, POSTER: Approaches to Improving the Pre-Excavation Detection of Inhumations, 11 Sep 2017, Bradford, United Kingdom
  • Computer applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Conference, The development of an effective and practical multi-potential electrode earth resistivity array aided by the use of computer-based simulations, 10 Apr 1997, Birmingham
  • Aerial Archaeology Research Group - Conference 1996, The Newstead Project, 18 Sep 1996, Chester

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