Mark did a doctorate at University College London on the development of the late medieval landscape of eastern Sussex. He subsequently worked at Archaeology South-East based at the Institute of Archaeology, London, becoming the Deputy Director and Manager.
In 1996 he left the Institute to become a Lecturer, later Senior Lecturer, in Medieval Archaeology at Queen’s University Belfast. He was appointed Reader in Heritage at the University of Lincoln in 2017.
He has worked on survey and excavation projects across northern Europe, including Scotland, Ireland, Iceland, Norway and Greenland, as well as England. He has a particular interest in medieval buildings and has published widely on the subject. He is on the editorial board of Vernacular Architecture.
Mark is the Academic Director of Lincoln Conservation.
Qualifications and Training
PhD — University College London, 1996
BA (Hons) — University College Cardiff, 1980
Professional Affiliations
Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland