Staffordshire Hoard Scientist at the British Museum
2012-2014
This post involved analysis of the Staffordshire Hoard metalwork. I worked with a larger research team starting to answer questions about how the pieces were constructed, their origins and when it was deposited. Here I discovered they were surface treating the gold. The main focus of the study was the gold analysis. However, I also worked with silver objects from the hoard and had the opportunity to work with some of the museums own collections.
During my time at the museum, I became part of the larger science and conservation department. I also worked with curation staff from across the museum, but most closely the Department of Britain, Europe and Prehistory. I was involved in the move to the newly built World Conservation and Exhibition Centre. I also took part in the department’s science day in the great court, gallery talks and outreach events.
