About
I am a marine archaeology consultant with RPS.
In a past role I was a marine geophysicist, analysing data for archaeology acquired from multiple instruments: multibeam echosounder (MBES), sidescan sonar, magnetometer, and sub-bottom profiler.
I am expanding on my doctoral research by exploring the natural and cultural hinterlands of the Saxon Shore forts through a bespoke project.
I am also a passionate educator. I have developed and am delivering several courses on archaeological principles, methods, and themes for Aberystwyth University Lifelong Learning
(Available from the University’s online shop).
Education
PhD Landscape Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology, University College London, UK
MA Social Archaeology, University of Southampton, UK
BA Anthropology, University of Kansas, USA (Rock Chalk)
Mastodon Feed
Hitting the rock Christmas playlist today. Let the festivities begin https://song.link/s/5UPNGmyaxdiGabPu3FzSlm (2025-12-21 ↗)
Is anyone going to #DungeonCrawlerCarl live next March in London? Despite my ceaseless evangelism no one I know irl has started the series. I know there's a solid and committed community of DCC folks online but I don't know what to expect there! (2025-12-04 ↗)
Dear #Archaeology colleagues, A project I have had the privilege to be involved in is up for an award! Our work at the #AngloSaxon and #Medieval manor at Bosham is up for 'Research Project of the Year' in the Current Archaeology Awards 2026. We would appreciate your support. In addition, my excellent colleagues at Wessex Archaeology are up for 'Rescue Project of the Year' for their work on the wreck found on Sanday, Orkney. https://the-past.com/feature/from-bayeux-to-bosham-tracing-lordly-sites-in-medieval-england/ https://archaeology.co.uk/vote (2025-12-04 ↗)
#veday2025 getting started early with potential Unexploded Ordnance in the river (2025-05-03 ↗)
I'm so pleased that a project I've been associated with is hitting the news! The results of my geophysical and UAV surveys fed into this wider project from Newcastle and Exeter Unis regarding in how elite residences changed during the period AD 800-1200 Through the consolidation of earlier excavation evidence, new ground-penetrating radar survey, and standing-building analysis, the outcome indicates surviving remnants of a genuine 11th-century structure on the site of the present (though later) Bosham Manor house. Press release: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/latest/2025/01/boshambayeuxtapestry/ Open access article: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003581524000350 #Archaeology (2025-01-28 ↗)
Blog Posts
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Hello world!
(Pevensey Castle Learning Resources,
2023-09-07)
Publications
Chaussée, S. (forthcoming – 2022) ‘The last prince of Cardolan: Memory and mediation in the mortuary archaeology of Middle-earth’ in: Barbini, ed. No fellowship. Dragons welcome. Edinburgh: Luna Press.
Chaussée, S. (2020) Land at Peppering Bottom, Burpham, West Sussex: Detailed gradiometer survey report. WIThe nchester, GB: GeoTechnê Prospection
Chaussée, S. (2019) Outer Bailey of Pevensey Castle, Pevensey, East Sussex: Detailed gradiometery survey report. Winchester, GB: GeoTechnê Prospection
Chaussée, S. (2017) Report on the geophysical survey at Thornwick, West Sussex. Winchester, GB: GeoTechnê Prospection
Chaussée, S., Strutt, K., and Trakadas, A. (2015) Report on a geophysical survey near Lixus, Morocco, June 2015. Southampton, GB: Archaeological Prospection Services of Southampton, University of Southampton
Strutt, K., Barker, D., Sly, T. Chaussée, S. & Richley, E. (2014) Report on the Geophysical Survey at Old Sarum, Wiltshire March-April 2014. The Old Sarum Landscapes Project Research Report No. 1 Southampton, GB: Archaeological Prospection Services of Southampton, University of Southampton
Chaussee, S. (2011) Report on a geophysical survey for Burpham, West Sussex. Southampton, GB: University of Southampton Projects
Mt Fuji Archaeological Lakescapes
Community and Landscape Archaeology of the Saxon Shore: Investigative Surveys (CLASSIS)
Arun Valley Landscapes Project Memberships
Chartered Institute for Archaeologists
Council of British Archaeology
Medieval Archaeology
International Society for Archaeological Prospection
Sussex Archaeology Society
