Dr Andy Seaman
Lecturer in Early Medieval Archaeology
- Media commentator
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
Andy is a specialist in late antique and early medieval Western Britain. He is currently engaged in a number of projects focused on Wales and south-west England. An active field archaeologist, he haspreviously directed excavations on the Dinas Powys ‘southern banks’ and at Mount St Albans near Caerleon. He has recently started a new project focused on the environs of Fonmon Castle. He has published widely on a range of topics and is currently working on a monograph on hillforts in early medieval western Britain.
Biography
2022 - present: Lecturer in Early Medieval Archaeology, Cardiff University
2012 - 2022: Lecturer and then Senior Lecturer and Subject Lead in Archaeology, Canterbury Christ Church University
2011 - 2012: Lecturer in Archaeology (fixed-term), Cardiff University
2010-2011: Commerical archaeology
2002-2010: BA, MA and PhD in archaeology, Cardiff University
Honours and awards
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy: 2021-present
AHRC Peer Review College (Academic): 2020-present
Elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London: 2019
Elected member of the Sachsensymposion: 2016
Professional memberships
Chartered Institute of Archaeologists: Associate
Committees and reviewing
Medieval Settlement Research Group: Treasurer: 2017-present
Royal Archaeological Institute: Council member: 2018-present
Archaeological Journal: Editorial Committee: 2020-present
Society for Medieval Archaeology: Council member: 2020-present
Publications
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Andy is a Fellow of Advance HE. He teaches early medieval archaeology and contributes to a range of modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate. He also has an interest in teaching field skills and vocational training in archaeology.
Andy's research interests include:
- Roman to early medieval transitions
- Power and kingship
- Christianity and the early church
- Agriculture and landscape
- Hillforts and defended settlements
Andy has a particular interest in landscape archaeology and multidisciplinary research. He has directed numerous projects, including the AHRC-funded Manifestations of the Empire, which uses high-resolution pollen analysis to explore continuities and changes in environment and land-use between the Roman and early medieval periods. He is involved several research networks and is currently developing collaborative projects with colleagues from across Britain and Europe.
Supervision
- Late antique and early medieval archaeology
- Landscape archaeology
- Western Britain and Ireland
Past projects
Current and former students include Genevieve Cain (landscape archaeology and the early medieval kingdom of Brycheiniog) and Tim van Tongeren (Buried in the borderlands: An artefact typology and chronology for The Netherlands in the early medieval period on the basis of funerary archaeology).