The Ethos Heritage Team
Emma Samuel BA (Hons)
Emma has worked in professional archaeology since 2014, as both a site assistant and supervisor.
Emma is experienced in undertaking watching briefs, post-excavation analysis, producing excavation reports (‘grey literature’), finds processing and the collation of archives.
Emma has worked on community outreach projects for the Roman Roads Research Association and Peturia Revisited.
Richard Coates MA (Arch)
Richard has worked in professional archaeology since 2011, as both a supervisor and site assistant.
Richard is experienced in supervising open-area excavations, undertaking watching briefs and building surveys, post-excavation analysis, finds processing, producing excavation reports (‘grey literature’) including CAD, and the collation of archives.
Richard has worked on community outreach projects for the East Riding Archaeological Society, the Roman Roads Research Association and Peturia Revisited.
Diarmaid Walshe VR, BBs (Hons), MA (Arch), PCGE
Diarmaid has been involved in archaeology since 1987 and has worked on sites in Ireland, France, Jordan and Egypt.
He currently works on a freelance basis for a museum, monitoring metal detecting in the the EU.
Diarmaid has 26 years’ experience as a serving medical professional in the Royal Army Medical Services and is an SNCO overseeing administration and medical logistics.
He is also a qualified teacher and is registered with the General Teaching Council.
Helen is the Associate Dean for Education, a senior lecturer in Archaeology and an academic advisor for High Hunsley DMV.
Helen is born and raised in Hull. After being subjected to many a family holiday visiting local antiquities, monasteries and castles, she studied archaeology at the University of York.
She worked on projects in York and Hull before joining the University of Hull in 1994 as part of the Humber Wetlands Project Team. She completed her part-time PhD in 2007, focusing on settlement development in the Lincolnshire Marsh, an offshoot of the Humber Wetlands Project.
Helen joined the Department of History in 2004 as a lecturer in Archaeology, and she was the school academic manager for Histories, Languages and Cultures between 2016-2019. She returned to her role as senior lecturer in Archaeology in 2019. In August 2021, Helen took on the role of associate dean for Education within the Faculty of Arts, Cultures and Education.
Her current research concentrates on the study of ancient and medieval landscapes. She is currently membership secretary for the Medieval Settlement Research Group and is working on ensuring the accessibility of the Medieval Village Research Group Archive.
Rianca Vogels BSc (Arch) (Hons), MA, MA (Arch) - Site Director
Rianca has worked as a site assistant and supervisor in a commercial setting for several years, starting in 2014, undertaking watching briefs, evaluations, full scale excavations, report writing and finds processing.
Rianca has attended several research digs during her time at university, in the UK and in Tanzania, spanning from the mesolithic to the 17th century.
She has an interest in forensic archaeology, and is currently finishing a (second) Masters degree at Uppsala University in Sweden, focusing on the role of archaeology in Transitional Justice, Indigenous Archaeology and the Iron Age.
Melina Katsoulakis BA (History), MA (Global History) Social Media Manager
Melina is a global historian/archaeologist and social media manager. She aims to make heritage work accessible and fun through modern technology and hopefully give followers an insight into the world of archaeology.
Melina's academic areas of interest are in minority groups in the global sphere, with research ranging from 5th Century BCE Spartan Women to 1960’s Pan-Africanism. Her current research is focussing on cultural migration within the Achaemenid Empire 6th Century BCE.
Outside of this, Melina enjoys tennis, baking and film photography - though that doesn’t mean she’s good at any of it!
Nigel Batten BA (Arch) - - Supervisor
I have recently retired after working 43 years in the Emergency services – 21 years in the Police in central London finishing in the Diplomatic Protection Group and 22 years in the Yorkshire Ambulance Service as an Emergency Medical Technician and latterly, as a Specialist Paramedic.
I volunteered for six weeks on an excavation on an Iron Age hillfort and associated Romano/British settlement in Wales before applying to study for a Bachelors degree in Archaeology at the University of York graduating in 1995. Whilst there I excavated at sites in Scotland, East Yorkshire and York.
Since retiring I have been involved in various geophysical surveys and excavations including Magna Roman Fort on Hadrians Wall, York, Sutton Bank and Huttons Ambo.
Dr Helen Fenwick - Academic Advisor
Yannick Signer, BA (Hons), MA (Arch) Pottery Specialist
Yannick Signer is an archaeologist and postgraduate researcher at the University of York who specialises in archaeological pottery and medieval landscapes.
Yannick is currently undertaking an AHRC (through WRoCAH) funded research project on the development of Yorkshire’s medieval pottery production with a particular focus on the 11th to 13th centuries.
He is interested in exploring the interconnected relationship between craft production and the wider socio-economic and physical landscape through a mixture of modern scientific and traditional archaeological approaches.
Angela Jimenez-Lacherre BA (Anthropology), MA (Arch) - Supervisor
Angela prefers to go by AJ and has just finished her Masters degree in Archaeology at Uppsala University, Sweden.
Living near huacas, archaeological structures from pre-Hispanic civilizations, in Lima, Peru her love for anthropology and archaeology started at a young age. She loves learning about cultures and ancient civilizations from around the world.
In her free time, she likes to hang out with her cats TJ and Toothless. She has a great love for food and art. She enjoys cooking, baking, painting, and crafting. AJ also enjoys overanalyzing TV shows and books which leads to her looking up spoilers and then regretting she did.