Dr Mike Bishop

I am the founding editor of the Journal of Roman Military Equipment Studies and run my own publishing concern (The Armatura Press).

I am a specialist on the Roman army, with a long-standing interest in the use of IT in archaeology, in recent years leaning towards neogeographical applications and the interaction with Creative Commons licensed data. I worked in UK commercial field archaeology for two decades (directing excavations at Chester-le-Street, Roecliffe, Inveresk Gate, and the Doncaster park-and-ride scheme amongst others) and before that was employed on the backlog publication of excavations at Corbridge and Housesteads for English Heritage.

I am the founding editor of the Journal of Roman Military Equipment Studies and run my own publishing concern (The Armatura Press). I have been involved in field survey in Jordan and led tours around the archaeological sites of Syria for specialist holiday companies.

Academia

Keywords

Roman army, Roman roads, Jordan, Syria, social media, web

Contact

Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East & North Africa, School of Archaeology, 2 South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3TG