EARLY MINES RESEARCH GROUP - Key Persons
A Cardiff philosophy graduate, Anthony trained also in archaeology, where he has wide experience and interests, mainly in Britain. Since 1989 he has supported the work of the EMRG and other projects investigating prehistoric mining in Spain and Georgia.
Illustrator, recorder and archaeologist for the EMRG with extensive experience of working on mining-related and other excavation projects from Wales to Spain, Turkey, Israel and India. A member of the Association for Archaeological Illustrators and Surveyors since 1995, she has worked for Wessex Archaeology on a regular basis, and also has a keen interest in experimental reconstructions of stone mining hammers, furnace bellows etc.
In Brenda's words, she is the.. "illustrator who gets to the places other illustrators don't reach…often under the most adverse of conditions …..dust storms, driving rain, blazing sun, underground in the dark and in bed under a mosquito net!" bbrose56@outlook.com
Job Titles:
- Historian and Lifetime Supporter of Early Miners.
Jamie Thorburn worked as field archaeologist for a number of UK archaeological trusts, including several years for the Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust, and on various projects in Spain, including excavations at Riotinto.
Jamie has a long-standing interest in the history and archaeology of metal mining and since the 1990s he has led tours to ancient mining and metallurgical areas around the world.
Discovered archaeology in 1975, after graduating from the University of East Anglia, and has a particular interest in post-Roman urban development. For the past 12 years has been a Senior Project Officer at Wessex Archaeology. First became involved in mining and smelting sites in 1977, working with the Institute for Archaeo-Metallurgical Studies in Spain on the Roman remains at Rio Tinto and the Bronze Age mines at Chinflon. In the 1980s took part in the British Museum investigations of several zinc and silver mining and smelting sites in NW India, and in the 1990s was a member of the Smithsonian / Oriental Institute team excavating the Early Bronze Age tin mine and settlement at Kestel / Goltepe in Turkey. More recently has returned to Spain, working on a Late Bronze Age tin producing site near Caceres. Since its inception in 1988, Phil has spent many enjoyable seasons digging with the EMRG in Wales. p.andrews@wessexarch.co.uk