EXPLORING TRENDS IN ARCHAEOLOGY IN PROFESSIONAL, ACADEMIC, PUBLIC, AND MEDIA CONTEXTS

Joe Aitken. 100817794.2013-12-02

Methodology

Four-way division of writing on the archaeology of Colchester

Professional ArchaeologicalAcademic HistoricalPublic ArchaeologicalMedia

Professional-Archaeological

Colchester Archaeological Trust Libraryhttp://cat.essex.ac.uk/index.htmlOnline Report CAT Report 585 (January 2011) to CAT Report 743 (22nd October 2013)

121 reports in total (some unavailable).

Archaeological Reports

Academic-Historical

The Journal of Roman Studies (1910-present)(Colchester) AND jid:(j100453)Main source of archaeological writing on Colchester prior to 1970.Britannia (1970-present)(Colchester) AND jid(:j100445)Focuses on Archaeology of Roman Britain

16 papers, 1919-2008.

Academic Articles - VoyantTools

Public

The Colchester ArchaeologistPublic-facing website run by the Colchester Archaeological Trust, “a registered charity founded in 1963 to research into and promote the archaeology of Colchester” and “a registered archaeological organisation with the Institute for Archaeologists.”Blogging about archaeological discoveries since 2011.

106 Posts, Jan 2011-present.

Frequency of Colchester ArchaeologistPosts

2011

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2011

-03

2011

-05

2011

-07

2011

-09

2011

-11

2012

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2012

-03

2012

-05

2012

-07

2012

-09

2012

-11

2013

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2013

-03

2013

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2013

-07

2013

-09

2013

-11

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Number of Posts

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Blog Wordcloud Analysis

Term Frequency Comparison

Public Blog Archaeological Reports

Public-Media

Various newspaper articles about the archaeology of ColchesterBBC, Colchester Daily Gazette, Essex County Standard, The Independent (London)

15 selected articles.

Media Analysis

Conclusions/Next Steps

● Individual analysis of each sphere

● Comparison of each with the others

● Seeing what can be made of this information