Enrichment Through Archaeology

We are Dr Catherine Parker Heath and Dr Ian Parker Heath and are both experienced archaeologists and educators.  Catherine established Enrichment Through Archaeology in 2011 in response to requests to provide hands-on experience of archaeology and archaeological material to schools and home educators.  Not that it took too much arm twisting though. As it happens, she is actually rather taken with both archaeology and educating… Catherine’s background in archaeology began with a degree in Ancient History and Archaeology at the University of St Andrew’s.  This was followed by a master's degree in Greek Archaeology at the University of Birmingham.  She followed this up with her PhD, which examined the transition between the Bronze Age and Iron Age in Arkadia, Greece.  After finishing his undergraduate degree in Archaeology at the University of Southampton, Ian undertook a PhD at the University of Manchester.  Following a long-standing interest, the subject of this research was the representation of Islam in British museums. Ian delivers most of the school workshops, develops and leads CPD courses for teachers, works with community groups and in 2023 began leading archaeological tours of the Peak District. He also writes blogs and keeps up with the social media side of things. With experience of supervising and directing excavations, alongside many teaching roles, he is perfect for the job!