
Mr Alex Birkett
BA
Expertise
Specialist digital archaeologist experienced surveyor and archaeologist; Skilled in photography, illustration, and graphic design, a variety of 3D and 2D software, GIS, and Database tools, and experience in management and teaching
Current positions
Specialist Teaching Technician
Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
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Biography
Research interests
My work has taken me across the globe, from dogsbody archaeologist, 3D recording archaeology, to leading the surveying and recording of archaeological remains on projects.
- Specialist digital archaeologist,Experienced surveyor and archaeologist, Skilled in photography, illustration, and graphic design,
- Skilled in a variety of 3D and 2D software, GIS, and Database tools,
- Experience in management and teaching.
My thesis examines the use of 3D modelling within the field of archaeology with a focus on its use to record and reconstruct architectural remains. I aim to tackle critiques levied at 3D tools and archaeology by explicitly exploring how broadly applicable the integration of these methods is to archaeologists. This involves both a discussion of benefits to research and understanding, as well as efficiency and benefiting the broader research beyond a single site using a series of case studies from Albania and the United Kingdom.
The thesis fills a significant hole in the academic discourse that has been sorely missing and will provide a set of case studies that illustrate how these methods can be appropriately integrated into the archaeological process, binding together the previously scattered research.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
South West Anarchy Research Project
Principal Investigator
Role
Technician
Managing organisational unit
Department of Anthropology and ArchaeologyDates
03/10/2022 to 29/08/2025
Publications
Selected publications
01/01/2022Eco-tourism as a vehicle for sustainable development in Nivica, Albania
Sustainability and Complexity
The End of Simple Problems: Repositioning Chemistry in Higher Education and Society Using a Systems Thinking Approach and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals as a Framework
Journal of Chemical Education
“The dead don’t choose their own tombs”
Recent publications
01/01/2022Eco-tourism as a vehicle for sustainable development in Nivica, Albania
Sustainability and Complexity
“The dead don’t choose their own tombs”
The End of Simple Problems: Repositioning Chemistry in Higher Education and Society Using a Systems Thinking Approach and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals as a Framework
Journal of Chemical Education