Derek Pitman

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Derek Pitman
Born10 August 1983 (1983-08-10) (age 40)
Dorset, England
Alma mater University of Sheffield
Scientific career
Fields Archaeology
Institutions Bournemouth University, Swedish Institute at Athens

Derek Pitman is a British archaeologist, lecturer, presenter, and deputy head of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at Bournemouth University, [1] [2] specialised in ancient metallurgy and geophysical prospection. [3]

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Education and career

Pitman received his bachelor's degree in Archaeology at Bournemouth University before studying a masters in Archaeomaterials at the University of Sheffield. [2] He researched his PhD, entitled “Craft Practice and Resource Perception in the Southern Urals During the Middle Bronze Age” at the University of Sheffield. [4]

Since 2018 Pitman has led Bournemouth University's excavations at Wytch Farm in Dorset, [5] [6] and he is the survey director of the ongoing Greek-Swedish Palamas Archaeological Project at Thessalian Vlochos, Greece. [7] He has also worked and published on Swedish, [8] [9] Spanish, [10] Russian, [11] and New Zealand archaeology. [2]

Media appearances

Pitman is a host and co-creator (together with Lawrence Shaw) of the archaeology podcast Career in Ruins. [12] He has also appeared on multiple episodes of the online revival spin off of the British Archeological TV programme Time Team , Time Team's Tea Time. [13] [14]

In 2021 Pitman was announced as a member of Time Team for their crowd-funded revival. [1] In addition to being part of the team he presents the companion programme “Dig Watch” that gives behind the scenes access to the production of the new episodes alongside Career in Ruins co-host Lawrence Shaw. [15]

Selected publications

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  2. 1 2 3 "Dr Derek Pitman - Bournemouth University Staff Profile Pages". staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. Bankes, Caroline (30 December 2018). "'Pony power' helps archaeologists unearth historic hunting lodge". Horse & Hound. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. Pitman, Derek (1 September 2015). Craft Practice and Resource Perception in the Southern Urals During the Middle Bronze Age (phd thesis). University of Sheffield.
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