Reading was home to one of Europe’s greatest medieval monasteries, established in 1121 by Henry I. It has been subject to many small-scale archaeological excavations yet remains poorly understood. Archaeologist…Read More >
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Climate Change Archaeology: Building resilience in the world’s coastal wetlands
I was very pleased to be invited by Wessex Archaeology to be the keynote speaker in their #ClimateTakeoverDay activities for the 2021 Festival of Archaeology, writes Vice Chancellor, Professor Robert…Read More >
New archaeology finding shows how Muslim cuisine endured in secret despite policing by the Spanish Catholic regime
Granada, in southern Spain’s Andalusia region, was the final remnant of Islamic Iberia known as al-Andalus – a territory that once stretched across most of Spain and Portugal. In 1492,…Read More >
The Dig on Netflix: a refreshingly accurate portrayal – according to an archaeologist
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 >
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 >
