Prehistoric Monuments in the Peak District
December 2, 2015
Taking place in November, the student ‘Prehistoric’ field trip proved to be the perfect introduction to British archaeology. Weather wise at least. Wrapped up in waterproofs and woolly hats, while huddling together for dear life, the students were able to discern through the horizontal rain two of the more impressive prehistoric field monuments in the …
What inspires people to become archaeologists?
November 30, 2015
What inspires people to become archaeologists? Below two archaeologists from the University of Nottingham tell their stories. Hannah O’Regan I don’t remember when I decided to be an archaeologist – my fascination with the past started long before I could spell ‘archaeology’ but I knew that’s what I wanted to do. We lived in a …
Hidden history – cave archaeology (part 1)
November 10, 2015
The last two weeks have been quite busy in terms of cave archaeology. On Wednesday Oct 28th I went for a brief expedition to Fox Hole Cave in Derbyshire led by Paul Mortimer from the National Trust. The archaeology from this site (excavated in 1928 and again in the 1960s-80s), includes the earliest evidence of people in …
From Dubai to Woking: the archaeological journey of a Nottingham graduate
November 2, 2015
Having returned from two months expedition working in Dubai as part of his Masters by Research, Nottingham student James Roberts has landed a professional archaeology job working with Surrey County Archaeological Unit. Leaving the desert behind for now he is set to examine the animal bones from a major Tudor settlement – the former Woking …
How do you record a tooth?
October 25, 2015
That’s the question I’ve been asking myself, since Rachael Hall at the National Trust loaned me the bones from Reynard’s Kitchen Cave in Dovedale, Derbyshire. We’re working on a project to examine how the Dovedale landscape has changed over time, and as part of this we’re going to date an exciting find from the cave. …
Reblogged: Finding Atlantis
October 15, 2015
Finding Atlantis, by Jon Henderson I’m just about to give a lecture to the first year on the subject of Atlantis and it reminded me of something that happened a few years ago when I appeared as a guest on the BBC Breakfast sofa. I did three live five minute interviews in the studio each …
Welcome to our new blog
October 7, 2015
Ever read the Department of Archaeology tweets and wondered what on earth we were talking about? This is the place to find out. We’ll be blogging on topics of interest, new finds, favourite items, conferences we’ve been to, and anything else that takes our fancy. So welcome aboard, and we hope you find something of …
