A Four Stage Approach to Community Archaeology, illustrated with case studies from Dorset, England

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Project Aim
• 3. Background and Context
• 4. Method
  • 4.1 Case study 1: engaging a community
  • 4.2 Case study 2: geophysical survey in Portesham
  • 4.3 Case study 3: collaboration in the Valley of Stones
• 5. Discussion
• 6. Conclusion
• Acknowledgements

Figure 1a / Figure 1b : Maps showing the location of case studies 1 and 3. Case study 2 was also conducted close to the village of Portesham, Dorset. Its exact location is not shown owing to the sensitive nature of the site and the wishes of the landowner

Figure 2: : Case study 2: Conducting earth resistivity survey. Image credit: Hayley Roberts

Figure 3 : Results from the earth resistivity survey conducted to the north of the site of the Portesham Mirror discovery. Image credit: Hayley Roberts

Figure 4: The participants in case study 3 during the site visit. Image credit: Hayley Roberts

Figure 5: Valley of Stones field system. Image credit: Hayley Roberts

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