Michael Strong
Current position
Director, Turnstone Archaeology, and Senior Curator, Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology.
Where did you study?
Leicester University UK.
How did you become interested in archaeology?
Working with the Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology.
What archaeological projects are you working on at the moment?
Hells Gates Super dam project, Upper Burdekin.
Tell us about one of your most interesting archaeological discoveries
A huge hoard of 5800 silver coins during construction of the Toowoomba Bypass.
Tell us about a funny / disastrous / amazing experience that you have had while doing archaeology.
Finding one of the famous Vindolanda tablets (now in the British Museum) while volunteering at Vindolanda.
What’s your favourite part of being an archaeologist?
The excitement of always learning and teaching.
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