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 >
archaeology
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 >
Annie Ure: Trowelblazer
Annie Ure was a pioneering British archaeologist and co-founder of our Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology. Ruth Lloyd created a biography of Annie as part of her UROP project last…Read More >
What can archaeology tell us about medieval medical care?
Prayer and good food were long thought to be the main cures for sickness used by medieval monks, but a new book by Professor Roberta Gilchrist shows that they had…Read More >
