People - Staff at Archaeology South-East

Charlotte THOMPSON – B.A, M.A

• Senior Archaeologist, Archaeology South-East

• Prehistoric and Roman Pottery Specialist

• Archive Manager

Research Interests
• The manufacture and production of pottery, especially Roman pottery.
• Collaborating with forensic science officers on a project matching Roman fingerprints left on samian vessels.
• Researching the distribution of graffiti on samian in London and Southwark.

Professional Skills
• Spot-dating of prehistoric and Roman pottery assemblages.
• Preparation of evaluation, analysis and publication reports for prehistoric and Roman pottery assemblages.
• Contributing to Updated Project Designs (UPDs) for research projects.
• Managing the deposition of completed site archives with local museums.
• Management of the processing of all finds from Archaeology South-East sites.
• Programming of multiple post-excavation assessments and analysis projects involving liaison with specialists, project managers and the post-excavation programme manager to coordinate specialist workloads with project needs.

Career Summary
2005 - present - Prehistoric and Roman Ceramics Specialist, Archive and Processing Manager Archaeology South-East, UCL
2002 - 2005 - Prehistoric and Roman Pottery Specialist and Assistant Post-Excavation Programme Manager, Museum of London Archaeology Service (MoLAS)

Qualifications
• MA Comparative Art and Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology, UCL.
• BA (hons) Classical Archaeology, King's College, London.

Membership of Learned Societies and Professional Recognition
• The Study Group for Roman Pottery.



Key Projects
Brisley Farm, Ashford, Kent: Analysis and publication report on the prehistoric and Roman pottery assemblage from Brisley Farm, Ashford, Kent. View Report
Wye, Kent: Assessment of the Roman pottery from a new excavation at Wye, Kent.
West Dean, West Sussex: Setting up and teaching finds processing for the West Dean UCL project. View Report

Working on a proposal for a fabric reference collection for Sussex Counties.



Recent Publications
in prep Thompson, C S 'A Neolithic bowl from Buckle Street, Whitechapel', Trans LAMAS

in prep Thompson, C S 'The Roman pottery', in Pitt, K, Harward, C, Dunwoodie, L Excavations at Plantation Place: the Roman Sequence, MoLAS monograph

in prep Thompson, C S 'The Roman pottery' in Watson, B 'An unusual Roman site at Ash, Kent'

in prep Thompson, C S 'The Prehistoric pottery' in Davies, S 'A multi-period site at Hatfield Aerodrome'

in prep Thompson, C S ‘The burnt clay’ Stevenson, J Excavations at Highstead Farm Quarry, Chislet, Canterbury, Kent

in prep Thompson C S and Blackmore, L ‘The pottery’ in Carew, T Excavations at the Ikea site, Glover Drive, Edmonton, London, Archaeological Journal

in prep Thompson C S ‘Prehistoric Pottery’ in Watson, B Excavations at Blossoms Inn, Gresham Street, MoLAS monograph series

Thompson, C S 2004 'The prehistoric and Roman pottery' in Anthony, S and Ford, S 'An Early Roman Occupation Site and Prehistoric Finds at Westferry Road, Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets', Trans LAMAS 54, 1–20

Editor: Seeley, F and Dummond-Murray, J 2005 Roman pottery production in the Walbrook valley: excavations at 20–28 Moorgate, City of London, 1998–2000, MoLAS Monograph 25

Co-editor with Peter Rowsome: Pitt, K 2006 Roman and medieval development south of Newgate: excavations at 3–9 Newgate Street and 16–17 Old Bailey, City of London, MoLAS Studies Series 14