Research interests

Williams specialist subjects include urban, medieval and industrial archaeology, community based projects and forensic archaeology. Since working for the Centre of Archaeology, William has also worked with his colleagues in the Centre of Archaeology on a number of forensic research projects throughout Europe, including sites of the Holocaust in Germany, Ukraine and Poland. Using non-invasive geophysical techniques, he has developed his specialism in the search and recovery of buried remains on sites of the recent past. His research has focused on the former extermination camp at Treblinka, the former concentration camp of Bergen Belsen and the killing sites of Eastern Europe.

Recent publications

Colls, K., Edmondson, P., and Mitchell, W. (2016) Finding Shakespeare’s New Place: An archaeological biography. n/a . Manchester University Press, Manchester, UK. ISBN ISBN 978 1 5261 0649 0

Mitchell, W. (2018) Shakespeare Connected- Shakespeare’s New Place: Artefacts and Inhabitants. Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.

Mitchell, W., and Colls, K. (2016) Ancient beginnings: the site of New Place from the prehistoric to the early medieval period. In: Finding Shakespeare’s New Place: An Archaeological Biography. Manchester University Press, Manchester, UK. ISBN 1526106493

Mitchell, W., and Colls, K (2016) The origins of New Place: Hugh Clopton’s ‘grete house’ of c.1483. In: Finding Shakespeare’s New Place: An Archaeological Biography. Manchester University Press, Manchester, UK. ISBN 1526106493

Mitchell, W. (2018) Shakespeare Connected. Digging up New Place. In: Shakespeare Connected. Digging up New Place, Saturday 14th April, Stratford upon Avon. The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.

Mitchell, W. (2016) Finding Shakespeare’s New Place. Interpreting the evidence. In: Shakespeare’s New Place: A One Day Conference, 17th September, Stratford-upon-Avon. (Unpublished)

Mitchell, W. (2016) New Place; Shakespeare’s Medieval Residence. In: Shakespeare’s New Place: A One Day Conference, September 17th, Stratford-upon-Avon. (Unpublished)

Mitchell, W. (2016) New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon. Shakespeare’s Medieval Residence. In: New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon. Shakespeare’s Medieval Residence., 8-11 September 2016, Hull University. (Unpublished)

Colls, K. and Mitchell, W. (2013) ‘A cycle of Recession and Recovery AD 1200-1900: Archaeological Investigations at Much Park Street, Coventry’. British Archaeology Report series. Archaeopress.

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