LAARC VIP

Hi, I’m one of two Archaeological Collections Officers working on the LAARC VIP Project. I shall mainly be in charge of the Metal Store Project.

I have actually worked at LAARC for almost four years and I started as a volunteer a year before working here. I studied classical archaeology at university and then went straight into being a field archaeologist once I had graduated. I have worked on sites both inside and outside London, including the site in Southwark where the earliest marble inscription with the word “Londinium” was found (which can be viewed in the museum’s Roman Gallery) and a site just outside of Rome itself where I got to excavate a mosaic and a temple covered in painted wall plaster.

My previous role at LAARC was to curate its registered finds, which saw me supervise a team of excellent volunteers, packing and updating the storage conditions of this part of the archive. However, the job also involved assisting researchers, leading tours of the stores and running outreach and handling sessions as well as organising open days. I’ve even been lucky enough to have given a presentation on the LAARC at a conference on the other side of the world in Seoul, Korea.

I’m looking forward to this the role as it allows me to focus on a single project and improve the condition of our metal store, which has not been in the best of states for some while now.