Dr Gareth Beale

  • Lecturer in Digital Archaeology (Archaeology)

Research interests

My research investigates the critical and creative use of technology for the documentation and representation of archaeology. My research in this area takes place at the intersection between the digital industries and archaeology and is motivated primarily by the desire to make technological innovation relevant and meaningful in a contemporary archaeological context. Knowledge transfer between disciplines and industries is central to my work and I am always looking to build new links with academic, commercial and third sector partners.

I am co-director of the DiNAR project an interdisciplinary collaboration to develop new forms of immersive experience for the heritage sector. The first DiNAR exhibition 'VikingVR' was installed as part of the York Museums Trust/British Museum 'Viking: Rediscover the Legend' and won the York Culture Award for Excellence in the Media Arts. The second collaboration with York Museums Trust 'Within the Walls of York Gaol' brings together Gareth's interests in 18th century archaeology and immersive technology and will develop new curatorial strategies for the prison cells at York Castle Museum. The project has been awarded funding from the AHRC as part of the Next Generation of Immersive Experiences programme and will be conducted in collaboration with the University of York's Department of Theatre, Film and Television. 

In addition to research into immersive experiences Gareth is also involved in developing digital technologies for community archaeology. The Discovering England's Burial Spaces project has been funded by Historic England to develop recording and archiving tools for burial space research. Working with the Archaeology Data Service and the University of Liverpool the project works with community groups accross the UK to co-design new technologies for digital recording, data management and archving. 

Gareth is co-director of the Basing House project which has, since 2012 conducted archaeological fieldwork investgating the siege and ultimate destruction of Basing House during the English Civil War. He has also worked on fieldwork projects in Italy (The Portus Project), Romania (Noviodunum Project) and Hungary (Százhalombatta Archaeology Project). 

Publications

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2023

Pillatt, T., Beale, G. , Green, K., Richards, J. D. and Smith, N. (2023) Discovering England’s burial spaces: digital archives and their potential for burial space research. In: Mytum, H. and Veit, R. (eds.) Innovation and Implementation: Critical Reflections on New Approaches to Historic Mortuary Data Collection, Analysis and Dissemination. Berghahn Books: London, pp. 193-211. ISBN 9781805390459

2022

Beale, G. , Smith, N. , Wilkins, T., Schofield, G., Hook, J. and Masinton, A. (2022) Digital creativity and the regional museum: experimental collaboration at the convergence of immersive media and exhibition design. Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage, 15(4), 78. (doi: 10.1145/3527620)

2021

Smith, N. , Beale, G. and Opitz, R. (2021) The inhabited frame: Examining the archaeological image in the era of interactive media. In: Dawson, I., Jones, A. M., Minkin, L. and Reilly, P. (eds.) Diffracting Digital Images: Archaeology, Art Practice and Cultural Heritage. Routledge, pp. 120-142. ISBN 9780367486556 (doi: 10.4324/9781003042129-8)

Whitehouse, N.J. , Willsdon, C. and Beale, G. (2021) ‘Bright edge deep’: peatlands in history, culture and climate; an online experience. British Archaeology, 2021(Nov/De),

Whitehouse, N. , Willsdon, C. , Beale, G. , Gardner, T., Davies, A., Gearey, B. and Everett, R. (2021) Bright Edge Deep: peatlands in history, cultural heritage, and climate. [Exhibitions]

2019

Beale, G. , Schofield, J. and Austin, J. (2019) The archaeology of the digital periphery: computer mice and the archaeology of the early digital era. Journal of Contemporary Archaeology, 5(2), pp. 154-173. (doi: 10.1558/jca.33422)

2018

Masinton, A., Beale, G., Schofield, G., Langwick, H., Hook, J., Beale, N. and Wilkins, T. (2018) Whispering Graffiti. [Exhibitions]

Schofield, G., Beale, G. , Smith, N. , Fell, M., Hook, J., Hadley, D., Murphy, D., Richards, J. and Thresh, L. (2018) Viking VR: Designing a Virtual Reality Experience for a Museum. In: Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2018 (DIS '18), Hong Kong, China, 09-13 Jun 2018, pp. 805-815. ISBN 9781450351980 (doi: 10.1145/3196709.3196714)

Beale, G. (2018) Hidden Worlds. [Exhibitions]

Smith, N. , Beale, G. , Richards, J. and Scholma-Mason, N. (2018) Maeshowe: the application of RTI to Norse runes (data paper). Internet Archaeology, 47, (doi: 10.11141/ia.47.8)

2017

Beale, G. and Reilly, P. (2017) After virtual archaeology: rethinking archaeological approaches to the adoption of digital technology. Internet Archaeology, 44, (doi: 10.11141/ia.44.1)

Beale, G. and Reilly, P. (2017) Digital practice as meaning making in archaeology. Internet Archaeology, 44, (doi: 10.11141/ia.44.13)

Beale, G. and Smith, N. (2017) New approaches to the community recording and preservation of burial space. In: Roued-Cunliffe, H. and Copeland, A. (eds.) Participatory Heritage. Facet Publishing: London, pp. 173-184. ISBN 9781783301249

2015

Beale, G. and Beale, N. (2015) Community-driven approaches to open source archaeological imaging. In: Wilson, A. T. and Edwards, B. (eds.) Open Source Archaeology: Ethics and Practice. De Gruyter Open: Warsaw ; Boston, pp. 44-63. ISBN 9783110440171 (doi: 10.1515/9783110440171-005)

Milner, N. et al. (2015) A unique engraved shale pendant from the site of Star Carr: the oldest Mesolithic art in Britain. Internet Archaeology, 40, (doi: 10.11141/ia.40.8)

2013

Strutt, K., Barker, D., Beale, G. , Beale, N. , Copeland, P., Elmer, C., Richley, E. and Sly, T. (2013) Archaeological and geophysical survey at Basing House, near Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK. ISAPNews, 36, pp. 2-4.

Beale, G. , Beale, N. , Minkin, L. and Dawson, I. (2013) Making digital: visual approaches to the digital humanities. In: Ng, K., Bowen, J.P. and McDaid, S. (eds.) EVA London, 2013: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts 29-31 July 2013, London, UK. Series: Electronic workshops in computing. British Computer Society (BCS): Swindon, pp. 240-247. ISBN 9781780172156

2012

Beale, N. and Beale, G. (2012) The Potential of Open Models for Public Archaeology. In: Digital Futures 2012: Third Annual Digital Economy All Hands Conference (DE2012), Aberdeen, UK, 23-25 Oct 2012,

2011

Earl, G., Beale, G. , Pagi, H. and Smith, N. (2011) Reflectance transformation: an approach for imaging archaeological finds. Archaeologist, 81, pp. 36-37.

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Articles

Beale, G. , Smith, N. , Wilkins, T., Schofield, G., Hook, J. and Masinton, A. (2022) Digital creativity and the regional museum: experimental collaboration at the convergence of immersive media and exhibition design. Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage, 15(4), 78. (doi: 10.1145/3527620)

Whitehouse, N.J. , Willsdon, C. and Beale, G. (2021) ‘Bright edge deep’: peatlands in history, culture and climate; an online experience. British Archaeology, 2021(Nov/De),

Beale, G. , Schofield, J. and Austin, J. (2019) The archaeology of the digital periphery: computer mice and the archaeology of the early digital era. Journal of Contemporary Archaeology, 5(2), pp. 154-173. (doi: 10.1558/jca.33422)

Smith, N. , Beale, G. , Richards, J. and Scholma-Mason, N. (2018) Maeshowe: the application of RTI to Norse runes (data paper). Internet Archaeology, 47, (doi: 10.11141/ia.47.8)

Beale, G. and Reilly, P. (2017) After virtual archaeology: rethinking archaeological approaches to the adoption of digital technology. Internet Archaeology, 44, (doi: 10.11141/ia.44.1)

Beale, G. and Reilly, P. (2017) Digital practice as meaning making in archaeology. Internet Archaeology, 44, (doi: 10.11141/ia.44.13)

Milner, N. et al. (2015) A unique engraved shale pendant from the site of Star Carr: the oldest Mesolithic art in Britain. Internet Archaeology, 40, (doi: 10.11141/ia.40.8)

Strutt, K., Barker, D., Beale, G. , Beale, N. , Copeland, P., Elmer, C., Richley, E. and Sly, T. (2013) Archaeological and geophysical survey at Basing House, near Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK. ISAPNews, 36, pp. 2-4.

Earl, G., Beale, G. , Pagi, H. and Smith, N. (2011) Reflectance transformation: an approach for imaging archaeological finds. Archaeologist, 81, pp. 36-37.

Book Sections

Pillatt, T., Beale, G. , Green, K., Richards, J. D. and Smith, N. (2023) Discovering England’s burial spaces: digital archives and their potential for burial space research. In: Mytum, H. and Veit, R. (eds.) Innovation and Implementation: Critical Reflections on New Approaches to Historic Mortuary Data Collection, Analysis and Dissemination. Berghahn Books: London, pp. 193-211. ISBN 9781805390459

Smith, N. , Beale, G. and Opitz, R. (2021) The inhabited frame: Examining the archaeological image in the era of interactive media. In: Dawson, I., Jones, A. M., Minkin, L. and Reilly, P. (eds.) Diffracting Digital Images: Archaeology, Art Practice and Cultural Heritage. Routledge, pp. 120-142. ISBN 9780367486556 (doi: 10.4324/9781003042129-8)

Beale, G. and Smith, N. (2017) New approaches to the community recording and preservation of burial space. In: Roued-Cunliffe, H. and Copeland, A. (eds.) Participatory Heritage. Facet Publishing: London, pp. 173-184. ISBN 9781783301249

Beale, G. and Beale, N. (2015) Community-driven approaches to open source archaeological imaging. In: Wilson, A. T. and Edwards, B. (eds.) Open Source Archaeology: Ethics and Practice. De Gruyter Open: Warsaw ; Boston, pp. 44-63. ISBN 9783110440171 (doi: 10.1515/9783110440171-005)

Beale, G. , Beale, N. , Minkin, L. and Dawson, I. (2013) Making digital: visual approaches to the digital humanities. In: Ng, K., Bowen, J.P. and McDaid, S. (eds.) EVA London, 2013: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts 29-31 July 2013, London, UK. Series: Electronic workshops in computing. British Computer Society (BCS): Swindon, pp. 240-247. ISBN 9781780172156

Conference Proceedings

Schofield, G., Beale, G. , Smith, N. , Fell, M., Hook, J., Hadley, D., Murphy, D., Richards, J. and Thresh, L. (2018) Viking VR: Designing a Virtual Reality Experience for a Museum. In: Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2018 (DIS '18), Hong Kong, China, 09-13 Jun 2018, pp. 805-815. ISBN 9781450351980 (doi: 10.1145/3196709.3196714)

Beale, N. and Beale, G. (2012) The Potential of Open Models for Public Archaeology. In: Digital Futures 2012: Third Annual Digital Economy All Hands Conference (DE2012), Aberdeen, UK, 23-25 Oct 2012,

Exhibitions

Whitehouse, N. , Willsdon, C. , Beale, G. , Gardner, T., Davies, A., Gearey, B. and Everett, R. (2021) Bright Edge Deep: peatlands in history, cultural heritage, and climate. [Exhibitions]

Masinton, A., Beale, G., Schofield, G., Langwick, H., Hook, J., Beale, N. and Wilkins, T. (2018) Whispering Graffiti. [Exhibitions]

Beale, G. (2018) Hidden Worlds. [Exhibitions]

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Supervision

I welcome proposals in the following areas:

  • Digital heritage
  • Digital imaging for archaeology
  • Games and interactive media fort archaeology
  • Immersive experiences
  • Modern and Early Modern archaeology; particularly industrial and institutional
  • Bertoli, Maria Elena
    The fibre revolution in Bronze Age northern Italy: investigating textile economies in transition from plant fibres to wool
  • Killoran, Lucy
    Automation in the practice of archaeological survey
  • Morris, Gala
    Into the Wild: Archaeology, Rewilding, and the Historic Environment
  • Ottonello, Luca
    Focussing on emotion in archaeology. Using videogame interactive narrative to study users’ emotional reactions resulting from the exploration of environments in an archaeo-game.
  • Parker-Banks, Alexandria
    Understanding Memory Theatres in a digital world: investigating narratives and ideologies through the digitization of the Auld Alliance.
  • Robertson, Elizabeth
    (Re)Creating sound and place at Glencoe

Additional information

Selected Publications

Guy Schofield, Gareth Beale, Nicole Beale, Martin Fell, Dawn Hadley, Jonathan Hook, Damian Murphy, Julian Richards, and Lewis Thresh. 2018. Viking VR: Designing a Virtual Reality Experience for a Museum. In Proceedings of the 2018 Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS '18). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 805-815. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3196709.3196714

Beale, G. Schofield, J and Austin, J. 2018. The Archaeology of the Digital Periphery: Computer mice and the archaeology of the early digital era. Journal of Contemporary Archaeology

Beale, G. 2018. Volatile Images: Authenticity, Representation and Multivocality in DigitalArchaeology. In Di Giuseppantonio Di Franco, P., Galeazzi, F and Vassallo, V. Redefining Authenticity. McDonald institute for Archaeological Research Monograph Series.

Beale, G and Reilly P. 2017. Introduction: Digital Practice as Meaning Making in Archaeology. Internet Archaeology: 44

Beale, G and Reilly P. 2017. After Virtual Archaeology: Rethinking Archaeological Approaches to the Adoption of Digital Technology. Internet Archaeology: 44

Beale, G. and Smith, N. 2016. New approaches to the community recording and preservation of burial space. In Roued-Cunliffe, H. and Copeland, A. Participatory Heritage London: Facet

Milner, N., Bamforth, M, Beale, G, Carty, J., Chatzipanagis, K, Croft, S., Conneller, C, Elliott, B., Fitton, L., Knight, B, Kroger, R., Little, A., Needham, A., Robson, H., Rowley, C., Taylor, B. (2016) A unique engraved shale pendant from the site of Star Carr: the oldest Mesolithic art in Britain. Internet Archaeology

Beale, G. and Beale, N. (2015) Community-driven approaches to open source archaeological imaging. In, B. Edwards & A. Wilson (eds.) Open Source Archaeology – Ethics and Practice, Versita

Beale, G. and Reilly, P. (2014) Additive Archaeology: The Spirit of Virtual Archaeology Reprinted. In, Archaeological Research in the Digital Age. : Proceedings of the 1st Conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Greek Chapter (CAA-GR) Rethymno, Crete, 6-8 March 2014.Papadopulos, C., Paliou, E., Chrysanthi, A., Kotoula, E. & Sarris, A. (eds.). Rethymno: Rethymno: Institute for Mediterranean Studies – Foundation of Research and Technology (IMS-Forth), p. 120-128

Beale, Gareth, Hitchcock, Steve, Pagi, Hembo and Boardman, Richard P. (2013) Supporting data management for 3D and raster data: lessons learned from the DataPool project. Presented at Society for Imaging Science and Technology Archiving, April 2-5 2013, Washington D.C Archiving, 9

Earl, G., Beale, G., Pagi, H. & White, W. (2013) JISC DataPool: The relationship between institutional and discipline based repositories. In, World Archaeological Congress 2013 Jordan

Beale, G., Beale, N., Minkin, L. & Dawson, I. (2013) Making Digital: Visual Approaches to the Digital Humanities, Electronic Visualisation and the Arts 2013. K. Ng; J. Bowen; S. McDaid (eds.). London: British Computer Society (BCS), p. 240-25516 p.

Beale, G and Earl, G (2011), A Methodology for the Physically Accurate Visualisation of Roman Polychrome Statuary. in M Dellepiane, F Niccolucci, SP Serna, H Rushmeier and LV Gool (eds), The 12th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage VAST. Eurographics Association


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