Michael Derrick
- Archaeologist —
- Researcher
E-mail: michael.derrick@niku.no
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Department:
- Archaeology
Michael Derrick is a researcher at NIKU, where he has been employed since 2011.
He obtained a BSc (hons) in archaeology from Glasgow University in 1990 before collecting an MA in Landscape Archaeology from Leicester University in 1992.
He worked for 12 years as an urban archaeologist in Leicester, where he also formed a band which were signed to various record labels and toured both Europe and USA.
He has been involved in various international projects such as the search for early hominids at Niah caves in Borneo and the Forum excavations for the British School in Rome. His heart however lies firmly in the medieval world. He moved to Norway in 2003 where he has worked for the Norwegian Maritime Museum, Museum og Cultural History, Akershus County Authority and NIKU.
Selected publications from Cristin:
Follobaneprosjektet F04 Klypen Øst og Saxegaardsgata 15. Arkeologisk utgravning mellom Bispegata og Loenga. Middelalderparken og Saxegaardsgata 15 & 17, Oslo
Derrick, Michael.
- 2018
- Norsk institutt for kulturminneforskning
- Report
Genomic blueprint of a relapsing fever pathogen in 15th century Scandinavia
Guellil, Meriam; Kersten, Oliver; Namouchi, Amine; Bauer, Egil Lindhart; Derrick, Michael; Jensen, Anne Østergaard.
- 2018
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Academic article
Integrative approach using Yersinia pestis genomes to revisit the historical landscape of plague during the Medieval Period
Namouchi, Amine; Guellil, Meriam; Kersten, Oliver; Hänsch, Stephanie; Ottoni, Claudio; Schmid, Boris Valentijn.
- 2018
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Academic article
The Excavation of a Roman Cemetery at 21-33 Newarke Street, Leicester.
Derrick, Michael.
- 2009
- Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society
- Academic article
Leicester Abbey: medieval history, archaeology and manuscript studies. Chapter 1 The Archaeology of Leicester Abbey.
Derrick, Michael.
- 2006
- LAHS
- Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
