{"id":3483,"date":"2018-03-21T17:14:54","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T17:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/archaeology\/?p=3483"},"modified":"2018-03-21T17:14:54","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T17:14:54","slug":"finn-cresswell-ma-student-placement-at-salisbury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/archaeology\/2018\/03\/21\/finn-cresswell-ma-student-placement-at-salisbury\/","title":{"rendered":"Finn Cresswell: MA Student placement at Salisbury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am an Integrated Masters student at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/archaeology\/index.page\">University of Southampton<\/a>, specialising in the role of social media and public engagement in shaping contemporary archaeology. Having a background in drama and screen media from the age of 12, and maintaining a constant interest in archaeology and heritage throughout my life, I am passionate about telling the story of archaeology from initial survey through to post-excavation.\u00a0 My current dissertation based around a series of short films produced for Royal Victoria Country Park is intended to suggest a formula for the presentation of local heritage in broadcast andnew media that both archaeologists and the general public can support and engage positively with.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-348\" src=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/P1120664_edit_sm_hero-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"722\" height=\"361\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Halfway through my nine week placement here at Wessex Archaeology I have already experienced many aspects of life in commercial archaeology, and hope to engage with even more over my nine-week placement. I am aiming to gain a further understanding of the post-excavation side of the profession, as well as finding out more about the many facets of public engagement in a commercial environment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mainly being based with more public facing sections of the company, I have also done the occasional day with another department, broadening my overall experience. \u00a0My primary project has been assisting with the presentation and promotion of the excavations at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wessexarch.co.uk\/our-work\/along-prehistoric-lines\">Former MOD Headquarters<\/a>, made possible by Persimmon Homes (South Coast) Ltd. I am now assisting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wessexarch.co.uk\/team\">Bob Clarke<\/a> with the design of the public engagement scheme for the excavations at New Covent Garden. Alongside both of these main projects, I will be producing several blog posts about various elements of life at Wessex Archaeology.<\/p>\n<p><em>By Finn Cresswell\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am an Integrated Masters student at the University of Southampton, specialising in the role of social media and public engagement in shaping contemporary archaeology. 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