Portus Field School
We now have the 2015 dates for the Portus Field School: 21st June to 10th July. Those interested should see the Application Process tab for details of how to apply.
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Next CAHO seminar…
Our next CAHO seminar will take place next week. View the details here…
The two documents below have been provided by Dr. Wenban-Smith for anyone to view.
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Living and learning on the Bronze Age Tell of Százhalombatta
I will be giving a lecture at the Institute of Archaeology in Zagreb, Croatia on 20th November 2014. My talk, entitled Living and Learning on the Bronze Age Tell at Százhalombatta, discusses some of the finds and interpretations of the excavations at this important site which she co-directs with Dr Magdolna Vicze (Matrica Museum) and Dr Marie Louise Stig Sørensen (University of Cambridge).
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Students learning about prehistoric textiles
On Thursday 6th November, first year undergraduate students studying Archaeological Science and Materials had the opportunity to learn about prehistoric textiles. Karina Grömer from the Natural History Museum, Vienna - a leading researcher in archaeological textiles - was visiting the Department and kindly brought with her samples of reproduction textiles and costumes.
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A Centre for Anthropology at the University of Southampton
The field of anthropology is currently thriving internationally, and there is an increasing interest in it amongst prospective students and the wider public. Anthropologists often intervene in the contemporary debates on the major issues of the day, from the current financial crisis and the associated notions of debt and informal economies, to global migration, and to environmental matters.
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Adriatic Without Borders
If you happen to be in Italy, why not pop along to the exhibition currently running at Castello di Udine? The exhibition, Adriatico Senza Confini, showcases cultural contact around the Adriatic Sea between 6000-4000 BC and includes work by Helen Farr on navigation and seafaring.
It will be running until the 22 February 2015, see exhibition page above, or take a look at their facebook page.
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British Academy Post – Language in deep history
‘In the beginning was the word’. Well, in an archaeological sense it wasn’t. That human story begins with a stone technology two and a half million years old.
So begins my recent post on the British Academy blog. You can read the full post here.
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The Sea and Me: Public Event 22nd Nov
Saturday 22nd November
10am – 5pm
Free
This event will bring together researchers, local cultural institutions, and the wider public for a series of talks, workshops, and hands-on activities around the theme of The Sea. We’ll be considering everything from pirates to shipwrecks to sound and the sea.
As a port city, Southampton has a long history of interaction with the sea and the industries surrounding it.
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New BA (hons) Archaeology and Anthropology degree at Southampton University
Now recruiting for 2015 entry, the University of Southampton is pleased to announce our new BA (Hons) in Archaeology and Anthropology. Based in the Department of Archaeology, this exciting programme draws from Social Sciences and Humanities and gives students the opportunity to understand human social organization and behaviour both past and present, using wide ranging methods from ethnography to the study of artefacts.
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Earliest Cave Paintings feature on Human Universe with Brian Cox
Hand stencils and other cave art, in El Castillo Cave, Spain features in the BBC Two documentary Human Universe, to be broadcast on 4th November. Some of the art in El Castillo Cave was recently dated by my team, showing it to be the earliest in Europe, dating to at least 40,800 years ago. In the show, Brian Cox suggests the art demonstrates the ability of these early painters to envision not just the past and the present, but also the future.
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