Ballot Archive

09 Apr 2015

Candidate Details

Candidate Name

Derek Hall

Academic degrees, honours etc.

Certificate in Practical Archaeology, Dorset Institute of Higher Education

Profession or occupation

Archaeologist, Ceramic Specialist

Grounds for election

Derek Hall worked on archaeological sites from 1976 to 1980 throughout Scotland and England, including the Elgin Relief road. In 1980 he joined the Urban Archaeology Unit, later SUAT and supervised several major excavations before being appointed Field Officer. In 1996 he was seconded to Historic Scotland as an Inspector of Ancient Monuments, before returning to SUAT as Deputy Director until 2009. He now operates as a sole trader. He has extensive research interests in Scottish Medieval Pottery, medieval hospitals, monastic granges and is responsible for the fieldwork elements of the Scottish Medieval Deerparks project. He is currently Editor of the TAFAC journal and co-editor of Medieval Ceramics. He has published extensively on medieval pottery in Scotland, including the MPRG Monograph, 'Sourcing Scottish Redwares'. Fellow, Soc of Ants Scotland, Member, Medieval Settlement Research Group, Member, Scottish Vernacular Buildings Working Group, Editor, Medieval Pottery Research Group

Signatories

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