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Curriculum Vitæ for David Beard MA


Personal Details

David James Beard

Finkenweg 4B, 63755 Alzenau-Wasserlos, Germany

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website: www.archaeology.eu.com


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Academic Qualifications

July 1974                The University of Ulster, Coleraine    2:1 BA (hons) in English
                                                                                               specialising in Old and Middle English
                                                                                               and Old Norse

December 1974    The Queen's University, Belfast         MA in Medieval Archaeology


Other Qualifications

January 1984          elected Member of the Institute of Field Archaeologists


Current Positions:

Freelance Archaeological Tour Guide (since May 1993)

Freelance Archaeological Consultant and Archaeological Tutor (since March 1995)

Summer School Tutor for The Oxford Experience, University of Oxford, Department of Continuing Education and Christ Church, Oxford (since July 1995)

Academic Director for The Oxford Experience, University of Oxford, Department of Continuing Education and Christ Church, Oxford (since July 1999)

Part-time tutor for VHS Aschaffenburg (since February 2001)


Previous Posts:     (including part-time lecturing posts)

July 1976 to July 1978         The University of Ulster        part-time extra-mural lecturer in
                                                                                              Anglo-Saxon and Viking archaeology

July 1976 to Oct. 1978         DoE(NI), Belfast                  Archaeological Assistant

Sep. 1979 to Mar. 1983      Southwark and Lambeth    Senior Archaeologist
                                               Archaeological
                                               Excavation Committee

Sep. 1980 to June 2000     Birkbeck College                 Part-time tutor in Archaeology
                                               Faculty for                             and internal examiner for the
                                               Continuing Education          Certificate & Diploma in Archaeology
                                               University Of London

Apr. 1983 to Dec. 1992      The Museum of London       Deputy Area Officer
                                               Department of Greater
                                               London Archaeology
                                               Service

Sep. 1992 to July 2000      Oxford University                  part-time tutor in medieval archaeology
                                               Department for                    and internal examiner for the
                                               Continuing Education         Diploma in Archaeology

Jan. 1993 to Nov. 1996      The Museum of London       Archaeological Project Manager
                                               Archaeology Service

May 1993 to June 1993      Christ College                     part-time tutor in medieval archaeology
                                               University of Cambridge

Aug. 1995 to Sep. 1999     Oxford University                 Tutor for the OUSSA
                                               Department for                    Summer School
                                               Continuing Education

June 1996 to Jan. 2000      The Dean and Chapter       Archaeological Consultant
                                               Southwark Cathedral          for the Cathedral

Feb. 1999 to July 2000       University of Essex              Director of Studies for the
                                               Department for                    Certificate in British Archaeology
                                               Continuing Education


Publications:

Publications that are underlined are available as PDF files online.


  • The Berserkr in Old Icelandic Literature
    Occasional Papers, The University of Ulster, 1976

  • Á þá Bítu engi Járn
    Studies in honour of Professor Paul Christophersen, The University of Ulster, 1979

  • Southwark Street Excavations
    Rescue News no. 26, 1982

  • The Infirmary of Bermondsey Priory
    The London Archaeologist, vol. 5, no. 7, 1986   (File Size:1.79 Mb)

  • Excavations at 15-23 Southwark Street
    The London Archaeologist, vol. 5, no. 14 , 1988 (with C. Cowan)

  • Croydon Parish Church Hall: the archaeological evidence from the area
    Museum of London, 1990   (File Size:8.01 Kb)

  • The Battle of Maldon
    Medieval World, no. 1, 1991   (File Size:2.21 Mb)

  • The Religious Life and the Worldly Life: London's monasteries and towns
    Current Archaeology no. 124, 1991 (with C. Phillpotts)

  • An Archaeological Assessment of Land bounded by Long Walk,
    Tower Bridge Rd and Grange Walk, London Borough of Southwark

    Museum of London 1992 (with H. Jones)

  • Thamesline: A Desk-based Assessment of the Archaeological Implications
    Museum of London 1993

  • An Archaeological Assessment of Land bounded by Long Walk,
    Tower Bridge Rd and Grange Walk, London Borough of Southwark

    Museum of London 1993 (with H. Jones)

  • Saxon Harmondsworth: Project Design
    Museum of London 1993

  • The Cluniac Priory of Bermondsey:
    an Impact Assessment for the Scheduled Area

    English Heritage and Museum of London 1994

  • The National Film Theatre Extension: the Archaeological Implications
    The National Film Theatre 1995 (with H. Sheldon)

  • Southwark Cathedral Millennium Proposals:
    the Archaeological Implications

    Southwark Cathedral 1997

  • Southwark Cathedral:
    Report on the Condition of the External Stonework

    Southwark Cathedral 1998

  • Southwark Riverside Steps: the Archaeological Implications
    The London Borough of Southwark 1999

  • Three Painted Churches in Sussex

  • Harvey Sheldon in Londinium and Beyond
    Museum of London - Forthcoming (with L. Schaf et al.)

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