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History of Archaeology related Activities in britain (And Beyond).

Petrie Museum Evening talk

31/1/2017

 
Wednesday 15 February 2017, 6-8pm, Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL.
 
This talk will re-enact some of the lectures Petrie gave during the First World War.  You are invited to come dressed up, join in the war effort, and knit some socks for our boys.
 
Tickets cost £5, incl. a glass of wine.
 

Other evening talks are being held on the following dates:
 
Wednesday 22 February 2017, Objects of desire.
Egyptologist John J Johnston and a panel of guests will delve into the Petrie Collections to find their objects of desire as part of LGBTQ History Month.
 
Wednesday 8 March 2017, Awesome Archaeologists - Women in Archaeology.
Celebrate the trail blazing women of archaeology and join the panel to look at the who's who of women in archaeology both past and present.
 
Wednesday 22 March 2017, Exporting Egypt exhibition: ideas slam.
Alice Stevenson invites you to judge the Petrie Museum’s Ideas Slam. Two Egyptologists will present their theories on the origins and purposes of objects in the collection. You will become the jury as you decide which theory you prefer. Be prepared to join in the debate and share your ideas.
 
Further details HERE.

Petrie Museum Lunchtime talk

31/1/2017

 
The Secret Life of Objects
Thursday 16 March 2017, 1.15-1.45pm, 
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL

This volunteer lunchtime talk will be bring the stories of some of the 80,000 objects the Petrie Museum houses to life through information, discussion and object handling.
 
Further details via Petrie Museum What's On. To reserve a ticket email ticketing@ucl.ac.uk

Network Event

30/1/2017

 
Sagas & Socialism: William Morris in Iceland
14 March 2017, 6-7 pm
Room 209, UCL Institute of Archaeology


Tina Paphitis (UCL Institute of Archaeology) will discuss Morris' travels through Iceland in the 1870s, the allure of archaeology, and his passion for Icelandic Sagas.

Further details here.

Network Event

30/1/2017

 
Postcards as Archives: "Excavating" Popular Archaeology at the Turn of the Century
8 March 2017, 6-7 pm
Room 209, UCL Institute of Archaeology


Katy Soar (Royal Holloway) will discuss the history of picture postcards showing Arthur Evans' excavations at Knossos, on Crete, during the Edwardian period.

Further details here.

Exhibition: Sutton Hoo

30/1/2017

 
We Few People
Dining Room, Tranmer House
Sutton Hoo National Trust

An installation on the history of the Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon ship and burial site excavations during the 1930s, showcasing some of the artefacts discovered.

Further details on the National Trust Sutton Hoo website.

MapMaking

30/1/2017

 
Mapping and Mapmaking in the 19th and early 20th centuries
1 Feb 2017, 6pm-8pm
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL


As part of the Archaeology and Espionage season, Ahmed Shams will be discussing his research into the history of mapmaking of Sinai and the Middle East.  There will also be a panel discussion. Further details via Petrie Museum What's On.

To reserve a ticket email ticketing@ucl.ac.uk

Exhibition 

14/1/2017

 
Exporting Egypt
Tues-Sat 1-5 pm, 31 January - 29 April 2017
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Malet Place, London WC1E 6BT


An exhibition on the process of excavation and distribution of ancient Egyptian artefacts to museums in Britain and beyond in the late 19th through the 20th centuries. Associated with the AHRC funded Artefacts of Excavation project.

Free admission.  Further details can be found HERE.

Raising Horizons Exhibition

14/1/2017

 
20 May - 4 June 2017
Grosvenor Museum, Chester

Until 7 April 2017
University Women's Club
(Visits by appointment)

1-28 February 2017
Geological Society, Burlington House
Piccadilly, London


Raising Horizons is a collaboration between photographer Leonora Saunders and Trowelblazers.  The exhibition features photographs of 14 scholars-of-today portraying 14 scholars-of-yesterday - all women active in archaeology, geology and palaeontology. 

The exhibition website is: www.raisinghorizons.co.uk

For more information see the project crowdfunding Indigogo page.

The exhibition has also been profiled in the Evening Standard.

Lecture - Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

10/1/2017

 
Discovering the Ancient Maya
12 January 2017, 7.30 - 9.00 pm
Bristol Museum and Art Gallery


Professor Norman Hammond (Cambridge) will be discussing the history of archaeology in Mexico.  The event has been organised to complement the Adela Breton exhibition at the Museum.

Tickets are free, advanced booking required. Further details available HERE.

EES Access Archive afternoon

9/1/2017

 
Friday 27th January 2017 1-2pm
Egypt Exploration Society
3 Doughty Mews, London WC1N 2PG


This is the first in a series of free archive afternoons being held by the Egypt Exploration Society (EES) at their London headquarters. There is no need to book. The format is a lecture from 1pm-1.30pm followed by open archives from 1.30pm-2.00pm. The lecture on this date, Journey through Egypt's Temples, is being given by Kelly Accetta (University of Cambridge).

At each event, visitors will be able to see a range of material from the EES's archive, specially curated to complement the talk. Material featured may include artwork, photographs, correspondence and film.

Further Access Archive Afternoons are being held on the following dates:

17th February 2017 - Hieroglyphs in half an hour (Ildiko Kalnoky)

24th March 2017 - Invisible religion in ancient Egypt (Laura Dewsbury, Birmingham)

28th April 2017 - Art and Design in Theban Tomb Decoration (Katherine Piper, Birmingham)

16th June 2017 -  Women in Ancient Egypt (Thais Rocha da Silva, Oxford)

Further details are HERE.

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