Pilkington Scott
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Scott Pilkington
Education administrator and cultural heritage researcher.
Contents
Interests
- Scott is currently one a handful of people to have ever written anything on the Albert Park Tunnels
- Also rings church bells and was the handbells conductor at Saint Matthews-in-the-city
- Also interested in the history of science, particularly natural history and natural philosophy in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Also interested in historic archaeology, bioarchaeology, and palaeoreconstructions.
- Scott was awarded a Summer Studentship (2009/2010) by the Research Centre for Surface Material Science (RCSMS), Faculty of Engineering, University of Auckland to test surface morphology techniques using anthropological data as a model.
Recent Publications
Dissertations:
- Pilkington, Scott. 2013. Understanding the death of the ‘sodomite’ Hugh Despenser the Younger: An examination of the relationship between same-sex activity and law in the medieval period. Dissertation: School of Theology, Department of History, and Centre for Medieval and Early Modern European Studies (MEDEMS). Supervisor: Dr Lindsay Diggelmann.
- Pilkington, Scott. 2009. Research Proposal: Developing a Protocol for the Taphonomy of Burnt Human Skeletal Remains. Dissertation: Department of Anthropology. Supervisor: Associate Professor Judith Littleton
Unpublished reports:
- Pilkington, Scott. 2013. Comparison of Surface Morphology Analytical Techniques on Anthropological and Archaeological Samples: Final Report. Report: Research Centre for Surface Materials Science
- Pilkington, Scott. 2010. Comparison of Surface Morphology Analytical Techniques on Anthropological and Archaeological Samples: Notes on Replication Techniques. Report: Research Centre for Surface Materials Science
- Pilkington, Scott. 2010. Comparison of Surface Morphology Analytical Techniques on Anthropological and Archaeological Samples: Preliminary Report. Report: Research Centre for Surface Materials Science
- Pilkington, Scott. 2007. Investigation into Heritage Management - Albert Park Air Raid Shelters Case Study, Report: University of Auckland
Journal articles:
- Pilkington, Scott; James, Bryony J. 2010. Article: Guide to Finding Predatory Shellfish in the Wider Auckland Region. Poirieria, 10
- Pilkington, Scott. 2010. Change-ringing as a musical culture. Ringing Towers, 64 (1):6.
- Pilkington, Scott. In press [2009]. Shelter from the Rising Sun : a history of the air raid shelter tunnels under Albert Park. West of Eden.
- Pilkington, Scott. 2008. Heritage values of the Albert Park air raid shelters. New Zealand Journal of Archaeology, June, pp106-117
Public presentation:
- Pilkington, Scott. 2008. Shelter from the Rising Sun – a history of the air raid shelter tunnels under Albert Park. Paper presented to the West Auckland Historical Society, October 2008
Works in Progress
- Applications of surface morphology analysis in anthropological and archaeological research
- The ‘Terror’ and Auckland 1890-1945
- Modern ecological practices and palaeoecological evidence : a comparison
- Developing a protocol for the taphonomy of burnt human skeletal remains
- A history of ornithological publications in New Zealand 1859-1900
Education Qualifications
- BA - history and anthropology - University of Auckland
- BA(Hons) - anthropology - University of Auckland
- PGDipArts - museums and cultural heritage - University of Auckland
- DipILS - archives management - Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
