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In this position, I had multiple responsibilities relating to the Avebury Papers archive, an AHRC-funded research project meant to digitise the contents of the Avebury archive:Created public-facing user transcription notes to aid in the reading of transcribed documentsCreated a ‘Pathway’ into the digital archive by organising digital artifacts in specific themes, facilitating user engagement with the archive in an entertaining and educational manner. Wrote blog posts outlining my experiences with the Avebury Papers archive, as well as a reflexive explanation of my decision-making process in creating a Pathway into the archive.Became familiar with archiving standards and FAIR data standards

At the Center for Archaeological Research I engaged in lab work relating to the excavation of archaeological sites that were the subject of cultural heritage management projects. My responsibilities included soil flotation analysis to test the contents of soil, artifact analysis to determine their typologies, artifact maintenance to prepare them for long-term archival storage, historical document care, and the management of a Microsoft Excel database where all artifacts were collated.