Edith Pretty was convinced that the mounds on her land in Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, held important archaeological secrets. In 1939, on the eve of the second world war, she was…Read More >
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Connecting through Collections Histories
As a historian of archaeology, I know that museum collections are an important route into the history of empire. British archaeologists and antiquarians brought artefacts from many countries back to…Read More >
Exploring Collections, Archaeology, and Empire: Creating narratives for younger audiences, past present, future
Histories of collections present an opportunity to present inclusive narratives that are not usually part of museum interpretation. This is particularly true in relation to archaeology collections and histories of…Read More >
Annual Percy Ure Lecture: Pompeii of the Syrian Desert: Rethinking Dura-Europos for the ‘decolonial’ era
Annual Percy Ure Lecture: Pompeii of the Syrian Desert: Rethinking Dura-Europos for the ‘decolonial’ era, Professor Simon James, University of Leicester All are welcome to join University of Reading’s Classics…Read More >
The Chemical Analysis of Roman Gold Coins: XRF, LA-ICP-MS and the Identification of Major Gold Sources
Archaeology Seminar Series – Autumn 2020, Science and Archaeological Materials All sessions will be held on Microsoft Teams. Please email Gabor Thomas (gabor.thomas@reading.ac.uk) for more information. Sessions: 15 October 2020…Read More >
Archaeology Seminar Series: ‘Molecular evidence for funerary rituals in ancient Egypt’
Archaeology Seminar Series – Autumn 2020, Science and Archaeological Materials All sessions will be held on Microsoft Teams. Please email Gabor Thomas (gabor.thomas@reading.ac.uk) for more information. Sessions: 8 October 2020…Read More >
Archaeology Seminar Series – Autumn 2020
Archaeology Seminar Series – Autumn 2020, Science and Archaeological Materials All sessions will be held on Microsoft Teams. Please email Gabor Thomas (gabor.thomas@reading.ac.uk) for more information. Sessions: 1 October 2020…Read More >
A year in the life of the earliest Europeans
The latest archaeological and geological studies are helping us discover more about Europe’s first ‘early human’ (hominin) occupants and highlighting how they coped with the practical challenges of life such…Read More >
Children aren’t starting puberty younger, medieval skeletons reveal
This week, Professor Mary Lewis will be running online workshops to explain the bioarchaeological methods she uses to analyse skeletal remains and answering questions as part of #AskanArchaeologist on Wednesday…Read More >
Looting of antiquities has increased under lockdown – here’s how we’re working to prevent this in Iraq
In addition to causing mayhem and misery for most, the COVID-19 pandemic crisis has expanded opportunities for illicit looting, theft and dealing in one of the world’s most important resources –…Read More >
