Media and presentations
Media
I have made various contributions to broadcast media, including BBC Countryfile and Channel 4 Time Team, as well as regular local television and radio broadcasts in the UK and elsewhere. Other highlights include: 'Britain's Ancient Tracks - Offa's Dyke' (Channel 4), 'The Story of Iron', (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) and BBC Material World.
Recent presentations
Bannau Brycheiniog Historic Environment Action Plan
The launch of the Bannau Brycheiniog Historic Environment Action Plan at a Heritage Day organised by the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park. Brecon. 14 October 2023.
CIfA Code of Conduct
Provocative discussion piece about the language of the CIfA Code of Conduct and why it needs to change. CIfA Conference, Nottingham. 20 April 2023.
The Welsh Archaeological Trusts
Presented as part of the Society of Antiquaries Seminar on 'The Future of Archaeology in England'. Burlington House, London. 25 November 2022.
Recent fieldwork on hillforts and other earthworks in Wales
Lecture to the Society of Antiquaries of London at Burlington House. 5 October 2021.
Towards the Future: Developing the Brecon Beacons National Park Historic Environment Action Plan
Presented as part of the CPAT Archaeology Day in Brecon, Powys. 29 October 2022.
The impact of development-driven archaeology on understanding medieval settlements in Wales
Medieval Settlements Research Group, 2021
Beacon Ring: a journey through time and space
Overview of three seasons of fieldwork at an Iron Age hillfort on the England-Wales border. One of the CPAT Winter Lectures, 2021
Selected recent conference highlights
Co-organised session. Unravelling the Urban Palimpsest: The Re-use and Integration of Urban Fabric in Time and Space, with Ágnes Kolláth (Hungarian Academy of Sciences) and Jeroen Bouwmeester (Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, Netherlands). European Association of Archaeologists 28th Annual Meeting, 2022. Budapest, Hungary.
Paper. New Towns Renewed? Development and archaeology in the medieval towns of Wales. European Association of Archaeologists 28th Annual Meeting, 2022. Budapest, Hungary.
Archaeology and Climate Change: recent work and initiatives in Wales. European Association of Archaeologists 28th Annual Meeting, 2022. Budapest, Hungary.
Co-organised session. The Role of Socially Engaged Practice in Community Archaeology in Modern Europe, with Penelope Foreman (Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust, UK) and Jaime Almansa-Sánchez (Instituto de Ciencias del Patrimonio, Spain). European Association of Archaeologists 26th Annual Meeting, 2020. Virtual.
Invited keynote. Equality, diversity and inclusion: the role of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists, invited presentation to the Deutsche Archäologen-Verband (DArV) annual conference, 2019. Göttingen, Germany.
Co-organised session. Building a future for Urban Archaeology - the Urban Archaeological Community at work, with Jeroen Bouwmeester (Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, Netherlands). European Association of Archaeologists 25th Annual Meeting, 2019. Bern, Switzerland.
Co-organised session. The self-organization of archaeologists in Europe: roles and needs, responsibilities and legitimacy, with Diane Scherzler (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ur- und Frühgeschichte, Germany) and Frank Siegmund (University of Münster, Germany). European Association of Archaeologists 24th Annual Meeting, 2018. Barcelona, Spain.
Paper. Archaeological professionalism and archaeological associations, European Association of Archaeologists 25th Annual Meeting, 2019. Bern, Switzerland.
Paper. Some benefits of independent professional accreditation (inaugural AGM of CIfA Deutschland) at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ur- und Frühgeschichte conference, 2018. Munich, Germany.
Dr Paul Belford
cultural heritage • archaeology • museums
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