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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
-01
2012
-03
2012
-05
2012
-07
2012
-09
2012
-11
2013
-01
2013
-03
2013
-05
2013
-07
2013
-09
2013
-11
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Number of Posts
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Posts
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