Facets Archaeology

Facets Archaeology was established with a simple goal: to make specialist analysis and reporting services more accessible to archaeologists, museums, archives, and heritage organizations. Founded during his PhD, Jake saw the need to bridge the gap between the specialist analysis techniques, usually restricted to higher education institutions and the wider heritage sector. So, he set out to change that! Now, we are bringing cutting-edge research and expertise into the public domain, empowering our clients to better understand and preserve our shared cultural heritage.

Whether you’re working on a major excavation, curating a museum exhibit, or part of a local archaeological society we are able to provide the specialist support you need. Our passion is bringing the rich details of the past to life through the material culture remains people engaged with. We believe that by sharing this knowledge, we can foster a deeper connection to our past and ensure its stories are told for generations to come.

Dr Jake T. Rowland

Jake developed a passion for use-wear analysis while completing his Masters and PhD at the University of Southampton. During his doctoral research, Jake further refined his expertise at Leiden University’s Department of Material Culture Studies, working with Prof. Annelou van Gijn to hone his use-wear analysis skills.  

Jake’s research explores prehistoric technology, depositional practices, and the intricate relationships between people and objects. By integrating various methodologies—such as technological, contextual, and use-wear analysis—his work provides comprehensive insights into past lives. This approach enables a deeper understanding of how objects were made, used, and the broader aspects of economy, land use, materiality, and the social lives of objects.

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Selected Publications

Rowland, J.T. 2024. Beyond symbols of power: An integrated multi-scalar study of the life histories of Middle Neolithic elaborate objects. University of Southampton, Doctoral Thesis.

Rowland, JT. & Thompson, JE. 2024. Bridlington Boulevard Revisited: New Insights into Pit and Post-hole Cremations in Neolithic Britain. Cambridge Archaeological Journal. [Online] Available at: http://doi.org/10.1017/S0959774323000434

Rowland, J.T. 2023. A Stone Bead from Flagstones, Dorchester: evidence for Middle Neolithic textile adornment. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeology Society, 177: 71-77.

Rowland, J.T. 2022. New insights into Middle Neolithic life from the Wiltshire Museum collections. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine 115: 285-295.

Chan, B., Francisco Gibaja, J., García-Díaz, V., Hoggard, C.S., Mazzucco, N., Rowland, J.T. & van Gijn, A.L. 2020. Towards an understanding of retouch flakes: A use-wear blind test on knapped stone microdebitage. PLoS ONE 15. [Online] Available at: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243101