The Making of the Middle Sea: How the Mediterranean came into being
Professor Andrew Reynolds, Professor of Medieval Archaeology, UCL Institute of Archaeology Monday 9 January saw the opening event of the Institute of Archaeology’s 75th Anniversary programme with an...
View ArticleObjects as narrative
Dean Sully, Lecturer in Conservation, UCL Institute of Archaeology. Monday 16 January saw the latest event in the Institute of Archaeology’s popular 75th Anniversary programme with Liz Pye, Professor...
View ArticleTowards a New Egyptology?
David Wengrow on Stephen Quirke: ‘Object of Egypt: Outside the Time Frame’, held on 23 January. In his inaugural lecture as Edwards Professor of Egyptian Archaeology and Philology, Stephen Quirke – who...
View ArticleThe Social Impact of Climate Change: An Archaeologist’s Perspective
Review of Professor Arlene Rosen‘s Inaugural Lecture on 30 January by Dr Andrew Garrard (UCL Institute of Archaeology). With increasing concern about global warming and climate change and its impact on...
View ArticleNasty, Brutish and Short? Re-making the Early Middle Ages
Professor Andrew Reynolds’ lecture in the 75th Anniversary Inaugural Lecture series (on 6 February) was as crowded and full as any of the previous four – and a number of luminaries were in the audience...
View ArticleArchaeology and the Media: A Special Relationship?
The first of five topical debates about archaeology and heritage in a contemporary world, “Archaeology and Media” proved to be a lively and engaged discussion about the role of media in archaeology and...
View ArticleArchaeology and Politics
The economic crisis has brought into sharp focus the relationship between archaeology and public resources. It was within this context that, as part of the UCL Institute of Archaeology’s 75th...
View ArticleAre museums failing us?
A distinguished panel of experts agreed that, in general, museums are failing the public they are intended to serve. That was the resounding opinion of four heritage professionals forming the panel for...
View ArticleArchaeology and Contemporary Society
With on-going national debates about cultural identity, funding for the arts, planning and the environment, there is no doubt that archaeology has a role to play in contemporary society. On 12 March,...
View ArticleArchaeological ghost stories: M.R. James at the Petrie Museum
Petrie Museum events are fast becoming a firm fixture in my diary, not least because of the ghostly subject matter that they tend to cover. I’ve been to talks about psychics and curses, but for the...
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