Tom Sparrow

ORCID: 0000-0002-0859-8823
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Research Areas
  • Archaeological Research and Protection
  • 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
  • Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
  • Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection
  • Paleopathology and ancient diseases
  • Anatomy and Medical Technology
  • Technology and Data Analysis
  • Scheduling and Timetabling Solutions
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
  • Medical and Biological Sciences
  • Geophysical Methods and Applications
  • Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
  • Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
  • Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
  • Hematological disorders and diagnostics
  • Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
  • Forensic and Genetic Research
  • Travel Writing and Literature
  • Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
  • Empathy and Medical Education

University of Bradford
2012-2022

Heritage University
2022

ABSTRACT Over the centuries many archaeologists have investigated site of Stonehenge and we now know a great deal about phasing nature site. However, area around henge, while containing symbolic ritual elements, is curiously ‘blank’. The Hidden Landscapes Project aims to place its development through time within landscape context using fast accurate ground‐based geophysical techniques. project has developed rapid strategy map, visualize interpret landscape‐scale data applying known as...

10.1002/arp.1422 article EN Archaeological Prospection 2012-04-01

Shamanic belief systems represent the first form of religious practice visible within global archaeological record. Here we report on earliest known evidence shamanic costume: modified red deer crania headdresses from Early Holocene site Star Carr (c. 11 kya). More than 90% examples prehistoric Europe come this one site, establishing it as a place outstanding shamanistic/cosmological significance. Our work, involving programme experimental replication, analysis macroscopic traces, organic...

10.1371/journal.pone.0152136 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2016-04-13

The last ten years have seen great strides in digital archaeological and heritage outputs, particularly with the use of three-dimensional (3D) documentation becoming increasingly commonplace. Methods that widen participation increase access led to valuable community-scale documentation, from artefacts landscapes. As part this workflow, Visualising Heritage team at University Bradford, UK, international collaborators, been forefront applying twin technologies townscape for many years. Our...

10.11141/ia.70.5 article EN cc-by Internet Archaeology 2025-03-01

The University of Bradford has established wide-ranging skillsets and capabilities as Visualising Heritage that have been built around expertise with 3D imaging for human bioarchaeology contextual understanding archaeological sites, landscapes, heritage structures associated artefacts. This paper reflects upon how these put to use during enabling works HS2 also the potential this work analysis, public engagement legacy. main focus covers digital documentation world's first railway roundhouse...

10.11141/ia.65.7 article EN Internet Archaeology 2024-01-01

A series of massive geophysical anomalies, located south the Durrington Walls henge monument, were identified during fluxgate gradiometer survey undertaken by Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project (SHLP). Initially interpreted as dewponds, these data have been re-evaluated, along with information on similar features revealed archaeological contractors undertaking and excavation to north henge. Analysis available a total 20 comparable features, which align within arcs adjacent Walls. Further...

10.11141/ia.55.4 article EN cc-by Internet Archaeology 2020-06-19

Research on the cities of Classical Greek world has traditionally focused mapping organisation urban space and studying major civic or religious buildings. More recently, newer techniques such as field survey geophysical have facilitated exploration extent character larger areas within settlements, raising questions about economic processes. At same time, detailed analysis residential buildings also supported a change emphasis towards understanding some functional social aspects built...

10.1017/s0068245417000090 article EN The Annual of the British School at Athens 2017-10-25

As large-scale geophysical surveys increase, data collected using differing techniques mean that documenting and archiving this resource is increasingly significant. With technological advances in instrumentation, especially the integrationofGPS multisensor platforms, large landscape are practical data-rich. Whilst only a few years ago one dataset would have been at site, multiple datasets frequently “...

10.4000/archeosciences.1842 article EN ArchéoSciences 2009-01-01
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