Hogue Archaeological Services - Hogue Archaeological Services – Bespoke lithic analysis and imagining of flintwork across the UK.

Dr Joshua T. Hogue

archaeological consultant

Hi, I'm a freelance archaeological consultant specialising in lithic research and Prehistoric archaeology. Working with commercial firms, community groups and academic institutions, I offer pre-planning advice, pre-excavation consultation, and specialist lithic reporting services across the UK. You can find out more about the services I offer below.

Please get in touch to discuss your specific requirements via info@hoguearchaeology.com.

Services

Across the globe, stone tools and the remnants of their manufacture are easily the most abundant form of artefacts found at prehistoric archaeological sites. Often they are the only the remains to have survived the many millennia of environmental change and human expansion. As such, these lithic artefacts provide one of the most important clues for gaining insights into lifeways of prehistoric peoples. I offer specialist research services to help excavate, analyse and recognise lithic assesmblages allowing us to better understand the time depth, exchange networks, mobility strategies, and economies of past cultures.

Lithic Assessment

provide quantification, identification, and a date range for the assemblage, as well as an assessment of its condition
describe the potential of the assemblage for meeting the project research aims
assess the value of the assemblage for research and/or educational use beyond the original project design
make recommendations (if necessary) for further analysis and justification of said recommendations
identify any conservation needs for the archive

Lithic Reporting

provide further investigation in order to identify such factors as the function, form, date, method of manufacture, material type, source, parallels, attributes and conditions of artefacts
deliver a comprehensive record of the data generated as a result of the analysis for submission with the project archive
include line drawings and/or photographs in order to support the conclusions of analysis
provide a detailed report in the publication format agreed by the project design

Desk-Based Assessment

assess the potential for surviving, standing, and sub-surface heritage assets within the study area
evaluate the significance of known and predicted heritage assets considering their artistic, architectural, archaeological, and historic value
develop strategies for future mitigation where the full extent or significance of the heritage asset is not fully understood
determine the impact of future development proposals or other changes in land use on the significance and setting of heritage assets
input into design strategies to ensure that new development is in harmony with the local character and historic environment

Illustration & Photography

publication quality illustration of lithic artefacts providng an accurate rendering of the object that communicates its shape, size and form
schematic diagrams demonstrating the methods of tool manufacture, reduction sequences or chaîne opératoire, and helping to support conclusion draw from lithic analysis
rapid high-resolution photography, providing a quality image of lithic artefacts for publication in the face of restrictive budget contraints

CV

In the early 2000s, I began my career in archaeology working as field archaeologist for a commercial firm based in Lincoln, UK. I subsequentially went on to study for a BSc (Hons) in Archaeology and MSc in Palaeoanthroplogy & Palaeolithic Archaeology at University College London. During my studies I worked for a number of London-based companies in field archaeology. In 2009, I obtained a doctoral scholarship on the Leverhulme-funded 'Cemeteries and Sedentism in the Epipalaeolithic of North Africa', and subsequently recieved a DPhil in Archaeology from the University of Oxford. In 2014, I moved back into commercial sector working as a heritage consultant and lithic specialist. My academic research interests are focused on the origins of fire use by our hominin ancestors and I am currently undertaking experimental archaeological work to help intrepret evidence of fire from the British Lower Palaeolithic, funded as part of the project 'Pathways to Ancient Britain' based at the British Museum and Natural History Museum, London.

Education
2009-15 DPhil Archaeology, University of Oxford
2008-09 MSc Palaeoanthropology & Palaeolithic Archaeology, University College London
2005-08   BSc (Hons) Archaeology, University College London

Professional Membership
2015- Treasurer & Membership Secretary of the Lithic Studies Society
2010-11 Co-chair of the Palaeolithic and Quaternary Seminars, University of Oxford
2008-09 Co-chair of the Palaeolithic Interest Group, University College London

Grants & Awards
2012        NERC Radiocarbon Facility, 'Dating the Iberomaurusian sequence at Tamar Hat, Northeast Algeria'
2011        Boise Fund Research Award, 'The late Pleistocene peopling of North Africa'
2010-11   Meyerstein Fund Research Awards
2009-12   Leverhulme Trust Studentship, University of Oxford, 'Cemeteries and sedentism in the Epipalaeolithic of North Africa'

Research Interests

Palaeolithic & Mesolithic societies
Origins of fire
Lithic technology
Experimental archaeology
Theory & method

Publications

A list of my publications is given below. You can download selected publications via the attached links. If your are interested in a specific publication please get in touch with me directly.

Journal Articles

Jones, R., Piirainen, M. (with contribution by Hogue, J.T.) 2017. An early Roman settlement in Milton Keynes: Excavations at Kents Hill 2016. Records of Bucks 57, 55–85. [PDF coming soon]

Hogue, J.T., Barton, R.N.E., 2016. New radiocarbon dates for the earliest Later Stone Age microlithic technology in Northwest Africa. Quaternary International 413, 62–75. [PDF]

Barton, R.N.E., Bouzouggar, A., Hogue, J.T., Lee, S., Collcutt, S., Ditchfield, P., 2013. Origins of the Iberomaurusian in NW Africa: New AMS radiocarbon dating of the Middle and Later Stone Age deposits at Taforalt Cave, Morocco. Journal of Human Evolution 65, 266–281. [PDF]

Taylor, V., Barton, R.N.E., Bell, M., Bouzouggar, A., Collcutt, S.N., Black, S., Hogue, J.T., 2011. The Epipalaeolithic (Iberomaurusian) at Grotte des Pigeons (Taforalt), Morocco: A preliminary study of the land Mollusca. Quaternary International 244, 5–14. [PDF]

Book Chapters

Hogue, J.T., Barton, R.N.E., Bouzouggar, A., In Submission. Chapter 13. Lithic artefacts and manuports, in: Barton, R.N.E., Bouzouggar, A. (Eds.), Cemeteries and Sedentism in the Later Stone Age of NW Africa: Excavations at Grotte Des Pigeons, Taforalt.

Letters & Notes

Hogue, J.T., 2017. New evidence of long-blade technology from Lincolnshire. Lithics: The Journal of the Lithic Studies Society 37, 65–67. [PDF]

Book Reviews

Hogue, J.T., 2017. David Lubell (ed.). Holocene prehistory in the Telidjene Basin eastern Algeria: Capsian occupations at Kef Koura D and Ain Misteheyia. 2016. Vi+255 pages, numerous colour and b&w illustrations. Oxford: Archaeopress Archaeology’ 978-1-78491-373-1 paperback £38. Antiquity 91, 815–816. [PDF]

Hogue, J.T., 2011. Prehension and hafting traces on flint tools: a methodology. Veerle Rots, Leuven University Press, 2010, 273 pages, Paperback, €69.50, ISBN 978-90-5867-801-0. Quartär 58, 212–213. [PDF coming soon]

Dissertations & Thesis

Hogue, J.T., 2015. The origin and development of the Pleistocene LSA in Northwest Africa: A case study from Grotte des Pigeons (Taforalt), Morocco (Doctoral Thesis). University of Oxford, Oxford.

Hogue, J.T., 2008. A feasibility study into how skill affects flake morphology in Acheulean hand-axe replication (Undergraduate Dissertation). University College London.

Grey Literature

Lithic Reports

Desk-Based Assessments

Oldbury Camp, Gloucestershire (OBC16/17)
Whites Lane, Harlestone, Northamptonshire (HAWL16)
Queen Street, Barton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire (BAQS16)
Market Harborough, Leicestershire (MHLH15)
Barlings Lane, Langworth, Lincolnshire (LABL15)
Lincoln Transport Hub, Lincoln (LITH16)
Hall Farm, Raithby, Lincolnshire (RAHA16)
Land off Water Lane, Frisby on the Wreake, Leicestershire (FOWL16)
55–57 Pottergate, Northwich, Norfolk (NOPO16)
Timbold Drive, Kents Hill, Buckinghamshire (MKTD16)
Donnington on Bain, Lincolnshire (DOBB15)
Burton Agnes Field, Burton Agnes, East Yorkshire (BUAG15)
North Killingholme, Northeast Lincolnshire (NKAM13)
Issac Newton Building, University of Lincoln, Lincoln (LUIN15)
Horncastle Flood Alleviation Scheme, Lincolnshire (HOFA14 & HOFA15)
Baker Barracks, Emsworth Road West, Thorney Island, West Sussex (TIBB16)
Erskine Lodge, Stanningfield Road, Great Whelnetham, Phase 1 (GWSR16)
Fair View Farm, Yelling, Cambridge (ELFV16)
Talbot Place, Donisthorpe, Leicestershire (DOTP16)
Falkland Way, Barton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire (BAFW16)
Foscote Road, Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire (MAMO15)
Gainsborough Road, Lea, Lincolnshire (LEGR15)
Instone Road, Dartford, Kent (DAIR15)
Main Street, Mareham le Fen, Lincolnshire (MFMS16)
Sprowston Road, Norwich (NOSP15)
Portland Academy, Southwell, Dorest (SOPO14)
Paddock, High Dike, Navenby, Lincolnshire (NAPA13)
Lutterworth Road, Gilmorton, Leicestershire (GILR16)
8 St. Cross Street, Winchester (WIRH14)
Tickencote Lodge Farm, Tickencote, Rutland (TICK14)
Cedar Rise, Mattishall, Norfolk (MACR15)

Heritage Impact Assessments

6 Market Place, Crowle, North Lincolnshire (CROM15)
Manor Farm, Crossdale Street, Northrepps, Cromer, Norfolk (CRMF15)
Land off High Street and Vicarage Lane, Wootton, North Lincolnshire (WOHS15)
Land off Tattershall Road, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire (WSTR15)
Burton Agnes Field, Burton Agnes, East Riding of Yorkshire (BUAG14)
Land adjacent to Stanway Farm, Chequers Lane, Saham Toney, Norfolk (STSF15)
31 Tendercroft Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire (LITS15)
Land to the north of Main Street, Mareham Le Fen, Lincolnshire (MAMA15)
Land to the rear of the Red Lion, High Street, Broughton, North Lincolnshire (BRHS15)
The Lawn, Union Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire (LITL15)
Land at South Leys, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire (SOLE15)
Ladysmith Road, Edmonton, London (EDLR15)
Normanby Enterprise Park (Phase 7), Scunthrope, North Lincolnshire (NEPS15)

Miscellaneous

Monks Buildings, Lincoln College, Monks Road, Lincoln (LICO13)
Access Road: Hedben Bridge to Multcure Hall, West Yorkshire (HBSH16)
Main Street, Farndon, Nottinghamshire (FAMS16)
31 Park Street, Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire (DDPS16).

Marina Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire (SAMR15)
Land to the rear of Walker House, 6-8 Boundary Street, London Borough of Tower Hamlets (THBS16)
Newbold Comyn Leisure Centre, Newbold Comyn, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire (LENC15)
The Green, Stathern, Leicestershire (STGR16)
113-145 Alfreton Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (NOAR16)
Land off Mill Labe, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire (KIMI16)
Land off Gainsborough Road, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire (MRGR16)
Land off Mere Road, Waltham on the Wolds, Leicestershire (WAMR16)
Land south of the Maltings, Peamarsh, East Sussex (PETM16)
Land off The Way, Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire (FOTW16)
Magdelene Road, Bury, Greater Manchester (BUCH16)
Tea Kettle Hall, Diseworth, Leicestershire (DITK16)
53 South Brink, Cromwell Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire (WISB16)
Inwoods House, Ashlawn Road, Rugby, Warwickshire (RUAR16)
Land off Water Lane, Frisby on the Wreake, Leicestershire (FOWL16)
Neptune Road, Heathrow Airport, London Borough of Hillingdon (HANR16)
St Nicholas Park Leisure Centre, Banbury Road, Warwick (WASN15)
Land off College Road, East Halton, North Lincolnshire (EHCR16)
Kelstern Grange, Kelstern, Lincolnshire (KEKE15)
16-22 Brownhill Road, Catford, London Borough of Lewisham (CABR15)
Former Honiley Airfield, Wroxall, Kenilworth, Warwickshire (WROL15)
Land off Barlings Lane, Langworth, Lincolnshire (LABL15)
Land off Broadway, Bexleyheath, London Borough of Bexley (BEBR15)
Land off Horsecastles Lane, Sherborne, Dorset (SHHR15)
Land off Lincoln Road, Bassingham, Lincolnshire (BALI15)
Land off Upper Wickham Lane, Welling, London Borough of Bexley (WEUW15)
Beatrice Court, 30-36 St. John Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire (LIBC15)
Lancaster Green, Hemswell, Lincolnshire (HELG15)
Lidl Food Store, 62-82 Ripple Road, Barking, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (BARR15)
Boole Technology Centre, Beevor Street, Lincoln (LIBT15)
Former Junior School, Northfield Road, Messingham (MENR15)
Grange Farm, North Elkington, Lincolnshire (NEGF15)
Land off Maury’s Lane, West Wellow, Hampshire (WWML15)
The Spa, Coronation Road, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire (WSCR15)
Land off Marsh Lane, Northumberland Park, Tottenham, London Borough of Haringey (TOML15)
Old Manor Hospital, Fiskerton, Salisbury, Wiltshire (SAOM15)
Leigh Court, Church Lane, The Leigh, Gloucestershire (LELC15)
The Dairy, Catherington, Horndean, Hampshire (HOTD15)
Land off Willingham Road, Lea, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire (LEGR15)
Brumby Resource Centre, East Common Lane, Brumby, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire (BREC15)
Land East of Silksworth Lane and West of the Crescent, Silkworth, Sunderland (SIDS15)
Land South of Aster Terrace and East of West View, Success, Shiney Row, Sunderland (SRAT15)