The CBA maintains a database of archaeology courses in the UK. An online version of this database in currently being developed for the Training Online Resource Centre for archaeology (TORC) website. All information on courses, including university courses as well as short courses and dayschools, can also be obtained on the by contacting the CBA, email Education. Our Education pages also give a list of institutions offering heritage subjects as short course or distance learning.
We now list all CBA Group and Network events on our Calendar page.
LECTURE: Coins, Hoards and Precious Metals in the Age of Sutton Hoo
12.5.12
Held at the Riverside Theatre, Woodbridge, Suffolk from 10.30am for 11am start. Annual Sutton Hoo Society lecture, this year given by Dr Gareth Williams, Curator of Early Medieval Coinage in the Department of Coins and Medals in the British Museum. He has recently written a booklet in a BM series about some of the most important artefacts they possess called 'Treasures from Sutton Hoo'. Gareth will present his talk to us on the wider aspect of gold, silver, coins and hoards found across Europe and what these finds can tell us about the peoples making high status burials such as those found at Sutton Hoo. Cost £7 members, £8 non-members. Tickets from Riverside Theatre Box Office, tel 01394 382174 or by post from Jonathan Abson, 66 Bucklesham Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP3 8TP, email info, web www.suttonhoo.org Please include a stamped and self-addressed envelope, a cheque payable to 'The Sutton Hoo Society' and a note of how many tickets are required.
ACTIVITY: Battles, Gods and games, Surrey
10.3.12, 1-2.30pm
Held at Bourne Hall by the Museum Club on 'The Glory of Ancient Greece' and designed for children aged 8+. Enter a world of gods, battles and heroes. Hear the story of Pheidippides and the Battle of Marathon. Be amazed by his feat of heroism and ultimate sacrifice which helped the Greeks to a stunning victory over their traditional enemies, the Persians. Travel back over 2,700 years and witness the birth of the Olympics held in honour of Zeus, father of the gods. Hear about the events that the athletes competed in and decide if you are brave and tough enough to take part in the Pankration. See the arms and armour of a hoplite and discover how they were used. Find out for yourself if you are fit enough to run a marathon in full equipment and gain the honour of being both a Greek hero and unwitting founder of a modern Olympic sport. Cost £4 per child. Contact David Brooks, Bourne Hall Museum, Spring Street, Ewell, Surrey, KT17 1UF, tel 020 8394 1734, web www.epsomandewellhistoryexplorer.org.uk.
ACTIVITY: Rainford data processing, Liverpool
6-10.2.12
A volunteer opportunity to catalogue, photograph and label pottery from the Rainford assemblage to form part of the Regional Archaeology Collection at the Museum of Liverpool. Held at Dock Traffic Office, Albert Dock 10am to 4.30pm weekdays. Space is limited to around 5 people per day. Contact Sam Rowe.
SHORT COURSE: Osteoarchaeological Project, Luton
24-25.3.12, 5-6.5.12 & 23-24.6.12
Are you interested in learning more about human remains or need to practice your osteology skills? Luton Culture is hosting one or two day human remains workshops as part of a project to further our understanding of health in and around Luton. Held at Stockwood Discovery Centre London Road, Luton LU1 4LX. This is an ideal opportunity for students of archaeology and anyone that wants to learn more about basic human osteology, skeletal analysis and curation of human remains. Classes are limited to 10-12 students to ensure maximum access to remains. The days will include: identifying different bones and the layout of a human skeleton; learning how to clean, box, and curate remains; determining sex, age, and height of individuals; identifying different pathologies and the health of a person at death; using skeletal remains and other evidence to reconstruct life in different periods; reviewing the different stages of skeletal remains from burial, archaeological excavation, osteological study, curation or reburial. Cost £97 per day inc refreshments and materials. For more details or to book a place please contact Dr David Klingle, Osteoarchaeologist and Tutor, mob 07578 323410.
Stonehenge Landscape with the National Trust
Varied walks, talks and adventure days from the team. Unless otherwise stated, accompanied children (free) and dogs on leads welcome; and meet at the Stonehenge car park SP4 7DE (not NT), 2 miles west of Amesbury, on the A344 at the two 'touching stones' at the top of the slope that leads down towards the Stonehenge Cafe. Please note, traffic on the A303 is often congested around holidays and weekends. For all activities, please dress appropriately for the weather and wear stout footwear. Access is by pedestrian and farm gates; the terrain is mostly grassland and trackways, uneven underfoot. Cattle and sheep graze the gently sloping landscape. Wrap up warm - it gets chilly up on the downs; we recommend practical clothing and plenty of layers, perhaps with gloves, scarf and a hat! Booking Essential 0844 249 1895. A 5% booking fee applies. Phone lines are open Mon to Fri 9am-5.30pm, plus Sat and Sun 9am-4pm.
• Winter archaeology walks 4.2.12, 18.2.12, 3.3.12 and 17.3.12 at 2-4.30pm. Explore the wider Stonehenge World Heritage Site with a guide and discover hidden histories, ancient mysteries and winter wildlife. Enjoy a winter afternoon walk up on the downs learning about the ancient archaeology of the Stonehenge World Heritage Site and the area's varied wildlife. On this three mile walk with views of the stone circle, we'll visit ancient earthworks that have revealed much about the people who once lived and celebrated here. Talking points include the Cursus, the many and varied barrows, and an ancient avenue connecting ceremonial centres. Although your guide will tell you about it, this walk doesn't visit the Stone Circle. You might like to visit it before the walk; NT members are admitted free. Cost adult £3.
• Den building day 16.2.12, 1.4.12 and 22.4.12, 10am to 12.30pm and 2-4.30pm. Go wild in the woods and fields on King Barrow Ridge! Get outdoors and active! Keep warm building a den, make things to take home, and later gather round the fire to toast marshmallows. Meeting on Fargo Road in Larkhill, near to Strangways, at OS grid reference SU 137 434 (nearest postcode SP4 8LN). We recommend practical clothes/layers and stout footwear. Refreshments provided but you're welcome to bring your own snack and a hot drink. Access is by pedestrian and farm gates; the terrain is mostly grassland and trackways, uneven underfoot especially in the den building woods. Ideal for accompanied 7-12 year olds - everyone invited to join in! Cost supervisory adults free, child £3.
• Leap year lark 29.2.12, 11am to 3pm. Make the most of your extra day with a lovely long walk in the outdoors! Celebrate the leap year with a walk in the Neolithic and Bronze Age Stonehenge landscape. Your guide will take you on a circuit of around 5 miles over the downs, exploring some of the less visited monuments that together form the Stonehenge World Heritage Site. Bring your binoculars and keep an eye out for hares and winter birds too. Accessible WC in car park. Cost adults £6, child free.
• Walk with an archaeologist 15.3.12, 10am to 1pm. Join Neolithic expert and National Trust archaeologist Dr Nick Snashall on this half day exploration of the Stonehenge landscape and find out about the latest exciting discoveries. Accompanied older children welcome. Cost £15 per person.
• Tall Trees, Deep Earth: Tales from the wild wood 25.3.12, 3-5pm. Discover stories of trees: these extraordinary life forms that have inspired myth and legend for thousands of years. Beech, hazel, ash, yew, holly, hawthorn... every tree has its own unique qualities, traditions and stories. Join storyteller Lizzie Bryant to meet some of the trees at Stonehenge Landscape and listen to tree stories from all over the world. Part of World Storytelling Day. Meeting on Fargo Road in Larkhill, near to Strangways, at OS grid reference SU 137 434 (nearest postcode SP4 8LN). Please bring a torch. Accompanied children welcome, 7 years and up. Nearest toilets are at Amesbury main car park or Amesbury Tesco (2 miles). Cost adult £5, child, £1.
• In the beginning: creation stories from round the world 11.4.12, 2.30-4.30pm. Join our family storywalk adventure and find out what Spider Woman, Ymir the frost giant and Tiamet the dragon queen all played their parts in creating the world! On this family storywalk in the ancient landscape around Stonehenge, storyteller Lizzie Bryant shares the creation myths of ancient peoples the world over. Enjoy stories of tumultuous forces of nature, supernatural creatures and powerful gods and goddesses who shaped an Earth for us and brought us into being. Ideal for accompanied children, 7 years and up. Cost adult £3, free if supervising; child £3.
• Family bushcraft adventure day 12.4.12, 10.30am-3pm. Go wild in the Stonehenge landscape! At the end of this fun packed day with Ranger Clive Whitbourn, your family will have learnt how to make the most of natural materials. We'll learn where to find them and how to create useful, beautiful and functional things from wood, to take home. We'll also get in the Bronze Age spirit with basic fire lighting skills and cooking on an open fire. Ideal for accompanied 7-12 year olds. Meeting on Fargo Road in Larkhill, near to Strangways, at OS grid reference SU 137 434 (nearest postcode SP4 8LN). Bring a packed lunch and a hot drink. Ideal for accompanied 7-12 year olds - everyone invited to join in! Light refreshments provided.
• Stargazing and storytelling, meteors and myths 21.4.12, 7-10pm. Discover the night sky through telescopes and exciting myths and legends. Join our friendly team of astronomers for an adventure exploring the night sky with telescopes, alongside legends told by our own starry storyteller, activities, and toasting marshmallows. As well as learning about the constellations, we hope the Lyrid Meteor Shower will be putting on a show! Telescopes and expertise are provided by Chipping Norton Amateur Astronomy Group, storytelling with Lizzie Bryant. Meeting on byway 12, close to the Stonehenge Car Park (which will be closed when the event starts). Bring your own seating and blankets. You may like to bring a drink and a snack, too. Ideal for accompanied children, 8 years and up. Cost adult £7, child(U16) £3.
• Evening photography walk 28.4.12, 6-8.30pm. An evening walk to capture the soft landscape at the end of summer. Join photography expert Mark Philpott and a National Trust guide on an evening walk around the Stonehenge landscape. Mark will show you how to capture evocative vistas and the changing seasons in a landscape rich in archaeology and wildlife. Bring your own camera. Accompanied children welcome for £2, adults £6.
• Wings over Stonehenge - Royal Flying Corps centenary walk 9.5.12 and 13.5.12, 10.30-1pm. In this first programme, help commemorate the centenary of the formation of the Royal Flying Corps on 13 May 1912. Walk in the slipstream of the early pioneer military aviators at Larkhill. See where the Bristol Boxkite made its first flight in 1910 and where the first British military aeroplane unit was formed in 1911. These walks will cover how aviation developed on Lark Hill from 1909-1914 and how military aviation "took off" around Stonehenge from 1914-1918. These walks aim to recreate the period with contemporary photographs and maps and include viewing the early hangars and crash sites. Meeting on Wood Road, Larkhill, grid reference SU143438; the post code is SP4 8LX. Cost adult £5, accompanied older child free.
• Spring landscape photography workshop 19.5.12, 10.30am-4pm. Join professional photographer Mark Philpott for a friendly workshop on photographing landscape. Ever wanted to take better photos in the landscape? Join professional photographer Mark Philpott for a photography workshop that will get you looking at nature in an exciting new way. Learn how to get the best from your camera and be inspired by the Stonehenge landscape, its ancient mounds and earthworks and its diverse wildlife. Workshop size limited to allow Mark to give lots of one-to-one help and there will be the opportunity to share photos and receive constructive feedback. Meeting at the National Trust Estate Office, 3 Stonehenge Cottages, King Barrows, Amesbury, Wiltshire SP4 7DD. Bring your own digital camera, camera manual and camera computer lead to download photos, plus a packed lunch. Cost £18 per person.
• Spring archaeology walk 31.3.12, 14.4.12, 28.4.12, 12.5.12 and 26.5.12, 2-4.30pm. Explore the wider Stonehenge World Heritage Site with a guide and discover hidden histories, ancient mysteries, and downland wildlife. Welcome in the spring with an afternoon walk up on the downs with the ancient archaeology and varied wildlife of the Stonehenge World Heritage Site. On this three mile walk with views of the stone circle, we'll visit ancient earthworks that have revealed much about the people who once lived and celebrated here. Talking points include the Cursus, the many and varied barrows, and an ancient avenue connecting ceremonial centres. Although your guide will tell you about it, this walk doesn't visit the Stone Circle. You might like to visit it before the walk; NT members are admitted free. Cost adult £3, accompanied children free.
• Be nice to nettles 27.5.12, 2-5pm. What are nettles good for? Plenty it turns out, in this fun and informative workshop! Stinging nettles have been the curse of many but they are surprisingly useful plants... Get hands on (wearing gloves!) and try your skill at cooking nettles and making nettle twine. Learn to love the humble nettle by making the most of it in the kitchen and the home - and even the garden! Meeting on Fargo Road in Larkhill, near to Strangways, at OS grid reference SU 137 434 (nearest postcode SP4 8LN). Accompanied children welcome. The nearest toilets are at Amesbury main car park or Amesbury Tesco (2 miles). Cost adult £6, child £2.
• Wings over Stonehenge 7.4.12, 6.6.12 and 19.9.12, 10.30am-1pm. In this second programme, walk in the slipstream of the early pioneer military aviators at Larkhill. See where the Bristol Boxkite made its first flight in 1910 and where the first British military aeroplane unit was formed in 1911. These walks will cover how aviation developed on Lark Hill from 1909-1914 and how military aviation "took off" around Stonehenge from 1914-1918. These walks aim to recreate the period with contemporary photographs and maps and include viewing the early hangars and crash sites. Meeting on Wood Road, Larkhill, grid reference SU143438; the post code is SP4 8LX. Cost adult £5, accompanied older children free.
Prehistoric Society lectures
Further details of all events can be found online via http://www.prehistoricsociety.org/events/.
• Happisburgh see Norfolk and Norwich Society, below.
• Introduction to the Moundbuilders 6pm 15.2.12 by Pete Topping (English Heritage) and held at the Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly W1J 0BE. A special lecture to introduce the subject of the 2012 Study Tour and open to all, whether coming on the tour or not.
• CONFERENCE: The Long View: Place and Prehistory in the Thames Valley 25.2.12 held at the Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly W1J 0BE.
• CONFERENCE: Houses of commons, houses of lords: domestic dwellings and monumental architecture in prehistoric Europe 1.6.12 by Richard Bradley (University of Reading). There will be a fee for the conference but the Europa Lecture is free to members.
Bournemouth University: School of Applied Sciences lectures
The lectures are free to attend. Others are in the programme but not included here as they are not directly archaeological/anthropological. Please contact Gill Seaton via email for more information and to book a place.
• Tendon Pogo and the Evolution of Running in Humans 31.1.12, by Dr Bill Sellers (Faculty of Life Sciences, the University of Manchester)
• Evolution and Climate Change: The Significance of the Individualistic Response of Species and the Adoption of New Refugia by Expanded Populations 14.2.12, by Dr John Stewart (School of Applied Sciences, Bournemouth University)
National Museum Wales Origins lectures and public events – UPDATED!
See online for more information about each tour and all archaeology events. All lectures are FREE and held at 1.05pm.
• Making History at St Fagans 1.2.12 by Dr John Williams-Davies, Director of Collections and Research, NMW.
• The skeletons from Llanbedrgoch, Anglesey: a scientific approach to reinterpreting the past 15.2.12 by Katie Hemer, Postgraduate Archaeology student, Bangor University.
• The Illustration Studio: illustrating books 28.2.12. Behind-the-scenes tour at 1.05pm. A chance to find out about the work of our illustrators as they prepare detailed drawings, maps and plans and create reconstruction paintings for two very different publications.
Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society lectures
All lectures at 2.30pm in The Town Close Auditorium, Norwich Castle Museum, and are free to members although non-members are asked to donate 2GBP. Contact Alice Cattermole, Hon General Secretary, 9 Church Street, New Buckenham, Norfolk NR16 2BA, email Secretary, web www.nnas.info.
• Conquering the north: early humans at Happisburgh 4.2.12 by Dr Nick Ashton, British Museum (joint meeting with the Prehistoric Society - see below for more)
• Norfolk and the Viking diaspora 3.3.12, The Sue Margeson Memorial Lecture by Dr Lesley Abrams, University of Oxford
ACTIVITIES: Old Fulling Mill Museum, Durham
February
Unless otherwise stated, All activities are held as drop-in sessions between 1-3pm and are included in the Museum admission price. Children must be accompanied by an adult and activities are generally suitable for tose aged 5-11. Contact The Old Fulling Mill Museum of Archaeology, The Banks, Durham DH1 3EB, tel 0191 334 1823, web www.dur.ac.uk/fulling.mill. Open daily November to March, Friday to Monday, 11.30am to 3.30pm.
• Divorced, Beheaded, Died... 4-5.2.12. Find out about the gruesome fate of Henry VIII’s wives and make Tudor characters.
• Racing Romans 11-12.2.12. Make a horse and chariot and race like the Romans did.
• The Super Stone Age 14.2.12 and 16.2.12. Take inspiration from the Old Fulling Mill’s collections and make your own piece of rock art to take home.
• Roaming Raiders 18-19.2.12. Find out how the Vikings got around by making a sun-shadow board and longship.
• Saxons vs. Celts 25-26.2.12. Who would win in the battle between the ultimate warriors? Create your own warrior figures and find out.
LECTURE: Celts, Romans and Vikings
6.2.12, 7.30pm
Talk by Rob Philpott at Greasby Library, Greasby Road, CH49 3AT (car park entrance in Frankby Road) on the archaeological excavations at Irby. Rob is Head of Field Archaeology at National Museums Liverpool and joint author of 'Meols: The Archaeology of the North Wirral Coast'. Cost £2.50, or £2 Friends. Call the venue on 0151 677 5714 as tickets are expected to seel out quickly, web www.greasby.btck.co.uk/Feb6.
LECTURES: Brighton and Hove Archaeological Society
All held Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton at 7.30pm. Cost 3GBP non-members, see web brightonarch.org.uk.
• Archaeology of Libya 10.2.12, by Paul Bennett.
• Piety in Peril, The archaeology of Reformation Church Monuments in Sussex 9.3.12, by Bob Hutchinson.
• Palaeolithic Cave Art 13.4.12, by Liz Somerville.
AHOB Lecture, Norwich
Further details on the AHOB3 Project, researching Dispersals of Early Humans: Adaptaions, frontiers and new territories. Lectures hosted by Geological Society of Norfolk. See also AHOB Project, with additional conferences. More of interest via Quaternary Research Association.
• Cannibalism in Palaeolithic Britain 16.2.12, 7.30pm. Note change from advertised venue: Held at Zuckerman Institute forn Connective Environmental Research (ZICER) Building, University of East Anglia, Norwich (UEA). Talk by Silvia Bello, also of the Natural History Museum. Cannibalism (the act of eating any type of tissue from another individual of its own kind) amongst sapiens and pre-sapiens humans has been suggested, rejected, accepted and criticised since the nineteenth century. Whilst cut-marks on faunal remains are usually seen as a direct manifestation of butchery activities, those on human remains are not considered an unequivocal evidence of cannibalism. This is mainly because cannibalism among humans has always been a taboo topic, and because cut-marks on human remains can be the product of ritual practices (such as defleshing) without consumption of the body. The identification of nutritional cannibalism is hard to prove through osteological analyses. One often-used criterion to demonstrate cannibalism is the similarity of butchery traces (frequency and location) on human and animal remains from the same archaeological context. In this talk, I will present cases of cannibalism around the world and how it has been recognised. In particular, I will provide details of the Upper Palaeolithic site at Gough's Cave (Somerset, England) which has revealed interesting human behaviour associated with cannibalism. Here, not only humans bodies were cannibalised, but the skulls of some individuals fashioned into drinking cups. The use of human braincases as drinking cups and containers has extensive historic and ethnographic documentation, but archaeological examples are extremely rare. In the Upper Palaeolithic of western Europe, cut-marked and broken human bones are widespread in the Magdalenian (~15 to 12 ka BP) and skull-cup preparation seems to be an element of this tradition. The combination of cannibalism and skull-cup production at Gough's Cave is so far unique in the European Upper Palaeolithic. Direct age determinations on two of the vaults (~14,700 cal BP) make these the oldest dated examples of skull-cups in the archaeological record.
Enfield Archaeological Society Lecture Programme – UPDATED!
All meetings are held at Jubilee Hall, at the junction of Parsonage Lane and Chase Side. Doors open at 7.30pm for refreshments, lectures start at 8pm. Visitors welcome at £1 per person. See online.
• Galleys to Garum: Ancient Rome at Sea 17.2.12 by Ian Jones, EAS
• Enclosing Londinium, the Roman landward and riverside walls 16.3.12 Presidential address by Harvey Sheldon
• Excavations and Fieldwork of EAS - and AGM 20.4.12 by Dr Martin Dearne and Mike Dewbrey, EAS
• 19th-century clincker-built boat for 2012 18.5.12 by Amelia Fairman for Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd
• Aspects of Development at Forty Hall 15.6.12 Geoffery Gillam Memorial Lecture by Dr Marin Dearne, EAS
• Update on the excavations as Copped Hall 14.9.12 by John Shepherd, Copped Hall Trust, Archaeological Project
• Post-Medieval archaeology in London 12.10.12 by Jacqui Pearce, Joint Editor PMA journal
• Title TBA 16.11.12 Vice-Presidential address by Jon Cotton
Maidstone Area Archaeological Group
September 2011 to April 2012
All indoor meetings are held on Fridays from 7.30pm to 9.30pm at the Kent Police College, off Sutton Road (A274), Maidstone. Cost members FREE, 1GBP guests. See MAAG online, now also on Facebook and Twitter.
• Old Maidstone Transport 17.2.12 by Andrew Clarke
• The Shoreham (Kent) Aircraft Museum 16.3.12 by Trevor Bardell, MAAG
• Kent's Historic Agricultural Buildings PROVISIONAL by David Carder, MAAG
• Annual General Meeting 20.4.12
• 18.5.12 and 15.6.12 to be decided.
LECTURE series: AASDN
All lectures will be held at 2.30pm in Elvet Riverside 141, New Elvet, Durham, unless otherwise stated and everyone is welcome to attend. Organised by the Architectural and Archaeological Society of Durham and Northumberland. Contact Belinda Burke, Secretary, Broom Cottage, 29 Foundry Fields, Crook, Co Durham, DL15 9JY, tel 01388 762620, email archandarch.dandn@durham.ac.uk, web durham.ac.uk/archandarch.dandn.
• 800 Years in the Pleasure Ground: Further Thoughts on the Archaeology of Hornby Castle, North Yorkshire 18.2.12 by Erik Matthews (Society Fieldwork Officer)
• Late Medieval Cuthbertine Pilgrimage to Lindisfarne and Farne: a Presentation of the Evidence 3.3.12 by Emma Wells (PhD student, Durham University)
• From Sun and Sand to Coal: Saltmaking and the 'Long Industrial Revolution' 21.4.12 by David Cranstone (Cranstone Consultants)
• Heirlooms and Ancient Objects: Connecting the Lives of Medieval People and Things 2.5.12 at 6.30pm by Prof Roberta Gilchrist (Reading University)
• The Gristhorpe Man Project: Antiquarianism to Archaeological Science 9.6.12 by Dr Janet Montgomery (Durham University) and Dr Nigel Melton (Bradford University)
COURSES: Atikkam Academy online
All courses available online from Atikkam Academy, offering a flexible, tutor-guided online learning experience from the Atikkam Academy (or email Learning). Learners can participate from anywhere in the world, and schedule their interaction to fit around other commitments. Enrol directly online. Tutor: Dr Mark Anderson.
• Introducing Archaeology: Sites, Artefacts, Theory and Practice. 18.1.12 to 29.2.12, 25.4.12 to 30.5.12 and 4.7.12 to 15.8.12. A broad introduction to this fascinating discipline. By examining case studies from around the world we explore the methods and techniques archaeologists use, and discover how these help us to understand past societies. The programme is aimed at beginners in the subject, with the goal of nurturing interest and directing learners toward further study and involvement. Cost £140. Enrol online.
- This course is also offered through WEA Banbury 22.2.12 to 28.3.12, 7-9pm at the Mill Arts Centre, Spiceball Park, Banbury, OX16 5QE. Fee £47.40. To book this session, contact Andy Willis, Chair, mob 07711 855890 or Jenny Gough (Branch Secretary), tel 01295 690326.
• African Archaeology: From Caves to Capitals 23.1.12 to 2.4.12 and 23.4.12 to 2.7.12. From the emergence of modern humans to the beginnings of European colonisation, our broad introduction to the archaeological heritage of sub-Saharan Africa illuminates this little known and poorly understood field of study. We examine some of the latest field research to discover the roots of Africa’s rich and varied cultures, and nurture an appreciation for the important role Africa has played in the story of human civilisation. By exploring this largely unwritten past, we demonstrate Africa’s significant contribution to our human heritage, and better understand the challenges the continent faces in the 21st century. Cost £290. Enrol online.
• Cultural Anthropology for Beginners 24.1.12 to 3.4.12 and 24.4.12 to 3.7.12. Introducing the concepts, theory and practice of cultural anthropology. We examine important themes in the study of human institutions and behaviour, and nurture a deeper appreciation for cultural diversity. Drawing from fieldwork case studies, we adopt a comparative perspective that challenges cultural assumptions and helps us to understand contemporary issues like war and conflict, and the interaction between global world systems and indigenous communities. Cost £290 Enrol online.
- This course is also offered through WEA Reading 17.1.12 to 20.3.12, 2-4pm at New Directions, Hamilton Road Centre, Reading, RG1 5SG. Cost £85. To book this session, contact Paul Kingston, tel 0118 9464137.
- and Oxford University Department for Continuing Education 19.1.12 to 22.3.12 7-9pm at Ewert House Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford, OX2 7DD. 10 CATS points are awarded by Oxford University after the successful completion of this course. Cost £150. Enrol online.
• Archaeology of the British Isles 27.1.12 to 6.4.12 and 27.4.12 to 6.7.12. This course offers a fascinating introduction to the rich and diverse archaeology of Britain and Ireland. We learn about the sequence of peoples who settled here, from the earliest humans to the Normans, and we explore the significance of some of the most intriguing and enigmatic sites, monuments and artefacts they left behind. Gain a new appreciation for the importance of archaeology in the study of human history in Britain. Cost £290. Enrol online.
- This course is also offered through WEA Farthinghoe 20.1.12 to 23.3.12, 7.30-9pm at Farthinghoe Village Hall, Cockley Road, Northamptonshire, NN13 5PD. Cost £50.25. Contact Lin Deeley, tel 01295 711938 or Bridget Chapman.
Birbeck College, London
Contact Archaeology Desk, Birbeck Institute for Lifelong Learning (BIL), 26 Russell Square, Malet Street, London WC1B 5DQ, tel 020 7631 6627, email BILL, web www.bbk.ac.uk/history/. To book, call Central Enrolments on 020 7631 6651 and quote course code. See also and Fieldwork for Syon House and Ewell training excavations, when available. Public training courses by Don Henson (former CBA Education Officer) include:
• The Idea of Heritage 19.2.12. Heritage is a much used word, but it has ambiguous meanings. This day school aims to pick apart the different meanings of heritage, and explore how a careful definition of heritage can benefit archaeology. The notion of tangible cultural heritage has an international and legal definition that is based on the idea of physical remains of past human activity. Heritage in this sense is often equated with ruins, remains, artefacts and other aspects of what archaeologists call 'the historic environment'. Using heritage in this way misses its essential quality, which is the handing down from one generation to another the sites and objects that have a meaning for those who use them. Handing on is the innate characteristic of heritage, that it is handed on to succeeding generations. The nature of the process of handing on will differ for different groups of people and different kinds of heritage experience. We are handed on heritage from the past, and we in turn must hand on to the future. This day school explores these processes through a mix of talks and discussion.
• Whose Heritage? The Southwark Experience 4.3.12. Southwark has a very rich history. In Medieval times, there were tidal mills for tanning, dyeing and brewing, and a market. Chaucer used Southwark as the beginning of the pilgrims' journey in The Canterbury Tales. By early modern times, the area was one of gambling, bear baiting, brothels and theatres. The Clink and other prisons were used for keeping religious heretics. In the nineteenth century, Charles Dickens's father was imprisoned for debt in the Marshalsea and Dickens himself lived and worked in the area as a child. Where is this local heritage? It can turn up in some surprising places. We will walk around the area to see the sites and discuss the issues raised. The day ends at the site of the Crossbones Graveyard to see how a democratic heritage can be created to challenge the notion of an officially authorised heritage.
ACTIVITIES: West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village and Moyse's Hall
The First English Village at West Stow offers visitors a rich programme of heritage events and activities throughout the summer, all included in the price of admission. Contact tel 01284 728718, email West Stow, tel 01284 728718, web www.weststow.org. For Moyse's Hall events, call 01284 757160 or see www.moyseshall.org.
• Ring Quest 19.2.12, 10am to 4pm. This ever popular family challenge event with a Lord of the Rings theme returns to West Stow, with new clues to follow and runes to collect before you can solve the puzzle and save Middle Earth! Your family could win the big prize at the end of the week! For adults and accompanied children call West Stow for prices.
• Drop in Wednesday: Have a go at Victorian samplers with 'Tea and Threads' group 15.2.12. Suitable for children, parents and grandparents.
Drop in and have a go at stitching and sewing. Included in normal entry to Moyse's Hall.
• Winter Warmer Family Bushcraft 18.2.12. Join expert Rob Bevington for an exciting day of bush craft. Fire making, shelter building, tracking, wild foods and much more. Keep warm and have fun! For adults and accompanied children (no under 5’s). Call West Stow for prices.
• Discover Moyse’s Hall 3.3.12 to 4.3.12. An opportunity to get your Heritage ticket for the year and find out what goes on at Moyse’s Hall and what is planned for 2012. Included in normal entry.
• West Stow Friends Open Weekend 3.3.12 to 4.3.12. An opportunity to get your Heritage ticket for the year and find out what goes on at
West Stow and what is planned for 2012. Included in normal entry.
• Celebrating Charles Dickens's Bicentenary 4.3.12. Hear a tale or two from this famous author read by a Victorian gentleman. Supported by The
Friends of Moyse’s Hall. For prices and to book call the Hall.
• LECTURE: A History of Moyse’s Hall 14.3.12, 2pm. Join Ron Murrell for an illustrated lecture looking at the Norman building and architecture of this 12th century building. Discover the uses it has had and some of the people who have passed through its doors during the past 900 years. Call Moyse's Hall for prices.
• Rites of Spring 24.3.12 to 25.3.12. Ormsgard Dark Ages Theatre presents the first part of the "Wheel of the Year". This series of calendar observations of our pagan Germanic ancestors begins with the "Rites of Spring" featuring the "Deity in the Wagon Procession". Call West Stow for prices.
• LECTURE: Abbot Samson’s Bury St Edmunds 28.3.12, 2pm. Details and prcies from Moyse's Hall.
• Flint-knapping Workshop 31.3.12, 1.30-4pm, over 14's only. An exciting workshop learning how to choose flints and knap your own tool. Call West Stow for prices.
COURSE: Beginners' guide to digital archaeology and heritage
Mondays from 20.2.12, 12.30-2.30pm, for 6 weeks
The course, aimed at adults, concentrates on different free tools and resources available for people involved in archaeological groups within community archaeology, studying archaeology or having archaeology as a hobby. The topics include for example the available OS data, Archaeological Data Service (ADS) and Heirnet, Portable Antiquities Scheme, Google Map and Earth. Tutor: Ulla Rajala. Cost 40.30GBP, free for unemployed and those on certain benefits. See 101 Hinckley Road WEA website.
LECTURE: Pontefract and District Archaeological Society
21.2.12
Held from 7.15pm at Central Methodist Church, Newgate, Pontefract to present the results of the excavation project. Several speakers, principally Field Director Simon Tomson, will give illustrated accounts of the archaeology of the site, beginning (briefly) with the Society's original work there half a century ago and concluding with the exciting discoveries made in the summer of 2011. There will also be an exhibition of finds and pictures. For directions, contact Eric Houlder via email.
Peterborough Buildings in Need
Events and training modules relating to the built environment of Peterborough, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Peterborough City Centre Conservation Area is on the 'at risk' list, but the full extent of issues are unknown. This project will provide training, events, lectures and workshops for people to learn about the historic environment and to do short surveys of buildings in Peterborough. Lunchtime lectures are free to attend, with no booking required. Held 1-1.45pm in St John the Baptist Church in Peterborough City Centre. Contact Alice Kershaw, tel 01733 317480, web peterboroughbuildingsinneed.wordpress.com/ online blog.
• The Ghosts of Peterborough 21.2.12 by Stuart Orme, Interpretation Manager, Vivacity Culture and Leisure Trust.
• The Hamlet to the East; Boongate, Peterborough: A Microcosm of Victorian Urbanisation 28.2.12 by Brian Jones, Local Historian.
• A History of Broadway 6.3.12 by Stephen Perry, Local Historian.
• Vernacular Architecture of Peterborough and Cambridge 13.3.12 by David Grech, Historic Areas Advisor, English Heritage.
• Peterborough in Detail 20.3.12 by David Jost and Tony Wood, Peterborough Civic Society.
• Wildlife and Buildings 27.3.12 by James Fisher, Peterborough City Council Wildlife Officer.
Museum of East Asian Art, Bath
A variety of events for all the family. Booking required and fees payable for some events, others are free drop-in sessions. Contact MEAA, 12 Bennett Street, Bath BA1 2QJ, tel 01225 464 640, email MEAA Info.
Department of Archaeology Seminars, York – UPDATED!
To create an opportunity for regular engagement and dialogue across York's heritage community. Held at King's Manor, K159. Entrance is free and drinks are served. Contact John Schofield via email. Departmental seminars are held on Wednesdays at 5pm in the Philip Rahtz Lecture Theatre (K133) and last about an hour.
• Methods: Constructing chronologies 8.2.12, by Prof Christopher Bronk Ramsey (University of Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit). This talk will look at the ways in which we can use scientific dating methods, together with other archaeological information to construct chronologies. The speaker will primarily talk about the interpretation of radiocarbon dates but also discuss approaches to the use of other dating techniques.
• Historical: Buddhist landscapes of Central India during the early historic period 22.2.12, by Jason Hawkes (University of Cambridge). The later centuries BC and early centuries AD in South Asia were marked by rapid phases of societal development. One of the least understood aspects of these developments is the relationship between Buddhism and its wider social contexts. Drawing on the results of recent research in the Bharhut area of Madhya Pradesh, this talk explores the ways in which this relationship can be examined archaeologically through the use of intra-site, landscape and sculptural analyses.
• Science: CANCELLED 29.2.12 by Liv Nilsson Stutz: Biological Anthropologist (Emory University, Atlanta, USA).
• Prehistory: A hillfort at war? Excavations at Fin Cop, Peak District 7.3.12, by Dr Clive Waddington (Managing director, Archaeological Research Services Ltd).
ACE Archaeology Club, Mid Devon
For more details or to book, contact Malcolm 'Mac' Howard, Events co-ordinator, mob 07970 902347, web www.acearch.org.uk. Booking essential for both events.
• Dowsing survey at Moistown, Pattiland Farm, Broadwoodkelly 3.3.12 at 10am. Dowsing as a geophysical tool for archaeology is the order of the day. The plan is to use the same grid for both a dowsed survey and geophysical survey (possibly on 4.3.12), and to compare the results. The dowsers get to go first so that there are no pre-conceived ideas about what is or isn't there. Wear warm waterproof clothes and bring a packed lunch and Dowsing Rods, which can be supplied if needed.
• Help build a coracle! 7.4.12. Using willow/hazel for the framework, and skin or tarpaulin for the cover. Venue to be confirmed as the group needs to be near water to
try it out.
LECTURES: Bedale Archaeology and History Society
All talks take place in Bedale Hall and start at 7.30pm. Contact Patricia Tricker, Secretary Bedale Archaeology and History Society, Cottage 3, Arrathorne, Bedale, DL8 1NA.
• Copper Mining in the Dales 6.3.12 by John Parkinson, Fellow of the Geological Society of London
• Latin all around us: Why the Romans still matter 3.4.12 by Gillian Hovell, freelance archaeologist and author
• A Neolithic and Bronze Age Ritual Focus on the Swale Gravels? Recent Excavations at Catterick and Scorton 1.5.12 by Duncan Hale, Senior Archaeologist, Archaeological Services, Durham University
• Guided walk round Catterick Village 5.6.12 by Colin Maplethorpe, Catterick Local History Society. Joint meeting to celebrate the 600th anniversary of St Anne's church
• The NE Yorkshire Mesolithic Project 3.7.12 by Mags Waughman, Archaeological Conservation Officer, North York Moors National Park
• Hackfall, a Garden back from the Brink4.9.12 by David Winpenny, lecturer, author and Chair, Ripon Civic Society
• Recent work at the Roman Fort at Binchester 2.10.12 by Dave Petts, Lecturer in Archaeology, Durham University
• Aethelfrith of Northumbria and the Battle of Chester 6.11.12 by Dr David Mason, Co. Durham County Archaeologist
• Recent findings in Swaledale and Arkengarthdale Peter Denison-Edson 4.12.12 Peter Denison-Edson, Chair, Swaledale and Arkengarthdale Archaeology Group
The Staffordshire Hoard: a treasure saved for the nation
14.3.12
The Holleyman Archaeology Lecture 2012 by Dr Helen Geake. The Staffordshire Hoard appears to be the first early Anglo-Saxon hoard ever discovered. The lecture will draw on the research now underway at Birmingham Museum, and look at the hoard's contents, its art and craftsmanship, and explore some of the possible reasons why it was buried. Held 6.30-8.30pm at University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton. Cost 7GBP, includes post-lecture wine reception. Contact the Centre for Community Engagement, tel 01273 678300, web www.sussex.ac.uk/cce.
SHORT COURSE: Understanding zooarchaeology, Sheffield
18.4.12-20.4.12
Designed for archaeology and heritage professionals and enthusiasts, over three days the University of Sheffield team of zooarchaeologists will introduce participants to the methods that can be used to gather information from archaeological animal bones and the relevance of these remains to wider archaeological study. Zooarchaeology is the study of animal remains from archaeological sites. Animal bones and teeth are among the most common remains found on archaeological sites. This material can contribute valuable information to our understanding of how people lived in the past. Among other things animal bones can help to tell us about diet, farming, cooking and eating, trade and industry, social status, ethnicity, beliefs and environment in the past. The course is designed for people with little or no previous experience in zooarchaeology, and is an ideal introduction to the field for archaeologists, museum curators and other heritage professionals who come across animal bones and/or zooarchaeological reports in their professional capacity. Through short lectures, discussions and hands on practical workshops, the course will give the participants practical experience of zooarchaeological methods and will help you to understand the archaeological potential and limitations of zooarchaeology, enhancing your ability to critically interpret archaeological animal bone data. For students the short course will provide a firm basis for further training and is a great opportunity to improve your employability by broadening the types of archaeological evidence you have skills in and experience using. Zooarchaeologists at the early stages of their careers may also be interested. Cost £150 waged, £100 students/retired/unwaged. Contact via email, web www.shef.ac.uk/archaeology/research/zooarchaeology-lab/short-course.
Newport Medieval Ship, Wales
New 2012 programme of themed lectures and open days, many held as part of the CBA's Festival for British Archaeology. Contact Emma Routley, Community Engagement Officer, web www.newport.gov.uk/ship.
• Dead Ends: An exploration of the rigging elements of the Newport Ship 16.5.12 at 12.30pm, held Newport Museum and Art Gallery. Project officer Erica McCarthy will give a lunchtime talk on the rigging elements of the 15th century find.
• Medieval Warfare and the Newport Ship 9.6.12, 11am to 4pm at Newport Medieval Ship Centre, Unit 22 Maesglas Industrial Estate, Newport, NP20 2NN. Discover more about this unique piece of Newport's history on our warfare themed open day. Open days are free and suitable for the entire family. Re-enactors, tours and family activities.
• Copper, Coins and Caulking: An exploration of the Newport Ship small finds 18.7.12 at 12.30pm, held Newport Museum and Art Gallery. Project assistant Morwenna Perrott will give a lunchtime talk on the small finds of the Newport Medieval Ship project.
• Medieval City Life and the Newport Ship 21.7.12, 11am to 4pm at Newport Medieval Ship Centre. Themed Festival open day event. Open days are free and fun for all the family. Visitors will discover more about medieval life through re-enactors and displays, talk to members of the ship team and take part in our family craft activities.
• Medieval Science and Technology and the Newport Ship 18.8.12, 11am to 4pm at Newport Medieval Ship Centre. Open days are suitable for all the family. Free entry, plenty of parking, good disabled access, re-enactors, "hunt the rat", coracles and tours.
• Medieval Country Life and the Newport Ship 15.9.12, 11am to 4pm at Newport Medieval Ship Centre.Discover more about the medieval ship with our country life themed open day. Find out about the excavation, the capmpaign to save the ship, take part in family activities and tour the facility with Friends of the Newport Ship and volunteers. 2012 is the ten year anniversary of the discovery of the Newport Ship come along and see how far the project has progressed at this free event.
• 27,000 nails: How Medieval craftsmen built the Newport Ship 3.10.12 at 12.30pm, held Newport Museum and Art Gallery. Join curator Toby Jones for a lunchtime talk exploring the shipbuilding techniques used on the Newport Medieval Ship.
• Longing for the immensity of the sea: The conservation of the Newport Ship 17.10.12 at 12.30pm, held Newport Museum and Art Gallery. Conservator Marie Jordan will give a lunchtime talk on the conservation methods used on the Newport Medieval Ship.
Medieval Sherwood Forest
Talks are available, usually lasting up to an hour, and can be tailored for the audience in terms of time and content. They are available as individual talks, but can also be booked as a full series. There is a charge for these lectures to cover expenses (such as travel and/or accomodation) and preparation time. For fees contact Andy Gaunt, web sherwoodforesthistory.blogspot.com. Set titles are:
• An Introduction to Medieval Sherwood Forest: An introduction to the administration of the Forest, why Sherwood Forest was chosen, the changing boundaries of the forest and a history of Sherwood Forest- its keepers, kings and laws.
• Sherwood Forest Outlaws and Villains: Meet some of the colourful characters associated with law and order in the Medieval Forest and its surrounds- and some of those outlaws and villains who chose to defy them. Murderers, robbers, scoundrels, Sherrifs and the occasional Medieval Posse.
• The Landscape of Medieval Sherwood Forest: Take a journey around the medieval forest of Sherwood- the woods, heathland, villages and towns.
See how the surviving documents and historic maps, and archaeology can help to build a vivid picture of this fascinating landscape.
• The People of Sherwood Forest: Using the historical sources, and archaeolgical investigation we can meet some of the colourful characthers who populated the Medieval Forest of Sherwood. Clergymen, Monks, Market stall owners, Farmers, Foresters, Pilgrims, Knights, outlaws, the great and good, and the ordinary people in the street, the structure of society the laws of the land,the food drink and the possessions of everyday life in the forest.
Egypt Exploration Society
Lectures, seminars, evening classes and other activities on Ancient Egypt and Egyptian culture. Events mostly held in London, but recently in other locations also. Website www.ees.ac.uk/.
Weald and Download Open Air Museum, Sussex
There are over 30 new courses in the museum's new season of its lifelong learning programme, 9 new dayschools in the building conservation section, and 27 in tradional rural trades and crafts. Contact Diana Rowsell, Head of Learning, Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, Singleton, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0EU, tel 01243 811464/931, email Courses, web www.wealddown.co.uk. See also Sussex CCE Buildings Archaeology Course, from starting 8.10.11
Historic Environment: Part-time Masters (MSt) 2012 to 2014 study
Held through the Institute of Continuing Education, Cambridge. Connects policy and practice in the management and conservation of historic landscapes, parks and gardens with theory, concepts and research in the historic environment. Provides essential knowledge and practical skills for: practitioners and policy-makers working in historic environment in national or local government and the third sector; recent graduates with an interest in developing a career in the field; volunteers working in their own communities; those with a personal interest in the field. It also offers a sound foundation for further study and research. Taught over two years in short, intensive study blocks of between three and nine days each. It has been designed to be accessible to those in full-or part-time employment and to international students eligible for a Student Visitor Visa. Successful applicants will become members of a Cambridge college where they will be part of the wider graduate community as well as enjoying full access to the facilities of the University. Please note that this is not a distance learning course and attendance in Cambridge for the residential sessions is compulsory. It is therefore essential that all applicants are available to attend all the residential periods. Applications accepted from 1.9.11, closing date 30.3.12 for September 2012 entry. Cost 6,500GBP UK/EU, 14,950GBP rest of world. Course fees are payable in advance in two instalments. Please note that course fees do not include College fees, usually around 350 to 450 GBP per year. Course director: Dr Susan Oosthuizen. Contact MSt Historic Environment Administrator, University of Cambridge, Institute of Continuing Education, Madingley Hall, Madingley, Cambridge CB23 8AQ, tel 01223 746273, web www.ice.cam.ac.uk/mst-historic.
University of Oxford: Continuing Education Professional Training in the Historic Environment
As part of its capacity-building activities, English Heritage, in partnership with Oxford University Department for Continuing Education, is supporting a range of historic environment courses, particularly in areas where there are identifiable skills gaps. English Heritage also provides many of the expert speakers to deliver these courses.
The programme is run in association with the Archaeology Training Forum (ATF), the Institute for Archaeologists (IfA) and Institute for Historic Building Conservation (IHBC). Participants receive a Certificate of Attendance on completion of courses for CPD purposes. All courses are held at OUDCE, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JA. Varying fees October 2010 to May 2011. For further information, contact Mrs Hazel Richards, the Day and Weekend Programme Administrator, email prof.arch@conted.ox.ac.uk, tel 01865 270380; web www.conted.ox.ac.uk/pthe. Other archaeology short courses and part-time courses are available at Oxford University Department for Continuing Education.
University of Leicester
Explore the past by distance learning with the School of Archaeology & Ancient History. Undergraduate Diploma in Archaeology courses now available. Modules include The Medieval Mediterranean, Old World States and Being Human:
Introductory courses in archaeology: Aims and Methods in Archaeology; Early Prehistory; Later Prehistory; Classical Archaeology; Saxon and Medieval Archaeology; Post-medieval (Historical and Industrial) Archaeology; South Asian Archaeology; African Caribbean Archaeology; Archaeology of Egypt, Nubia and the Middle Nile. Complete six of these modules for a Certificate in Archaeology and guaranteed acceptance into our second year programmes.
Postgraduate Qualifications, Postgraduate Certificates in Archaeology: Landscape Archaeology; Planning and Management of Archaeological Projects; Archaeology of Standing Buildings; Interpretation and Presentation of the Archaeological Heritage. Study any one of the above modules and write a mini-dissertation.
Masters in Archaeology & Heritage: A two-year course requiring 10-15 hours of study a week. Complete all four modules listed above (for a Diploma) plus a full-length dissertation to gain the Master's degree. Research Degrees: Part-time PhDs in Archaeology and Ancient History.
• The University also offers a part-time certificate of Higher Education in Archaeology via the Institute of Lifelong Learning, web www2.le.ac.uk/departments/lifelong-learning/part-time-courses/archaeology.
To find out more visit our web pages or ask for our course brochures:
Distance Learning Unit, School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, tel 0116 252 2772, email archdl@le.ac.uk, web www.le.ac.uk/departments/archaeology/dl/. Please quote 'BA11' in all communications.
British Academy lectures and other events
Various events relating to the humantities and social sciences, held in the British Academy building, the neighbouring Royal Society building or Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre. Contact Events Coordinator, The British Academy, 10 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH, tel020 7969 5200, fax 020 7969 5300, web www.britac.ac.uk/events.
Field Studies Council: Archaeology
A variety of History, Archaeology and other cultural or environmental courses, with centres across the UK and some residential options. Contact Head Office, Preston Montford, Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 1HW, tel 0845 3454071 or 01743 852100, email enquiries@field-studies-council.org, web www.field-studies-council.org/, Field Centre contact and location given on individual pages.
Open University: Archaeology and Heritage modules
Open University modules continually booking. For further details of these courses, including structure etc, see the course webpages or contact the OU.
• World Archaeology: Sept to Feb, code OU A251. Tied to the Thames & Hudson book The Human Past, edited by Chris Scarre. Web www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/a251.htm.
• Archaeology: the science of investigation. Code OU SA188. Starting February, May, September and November. Web www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/sa188.htm.
• Heritage, Whose Heritage: Code A180. Static or dynamic - what do you think heritage is? We argue that it goes far beyond historic buildings, landscapes and objects to the memories, myths and traditions associated with them. Heritage exists when people agree that something from the past is important in their world today and needs to be preserved for tomorrow. We put the emphasis on 'today': from the efforts of local groups right up to the United Nations that go into finding, keeping and using aspects of the past now. Some of these aspects are painful, shocking or heavily contested. Much of this activity is made possible by legal frameworks and political choices. This course is a brief introduction to the key issues affecting heritage decision making. For example, who decides what should be preserved from the past as our heritage? Who is this heritage for and how should it be presented and explained? How can I engage actively with my heritage and have an impact on it? This course enables you to take a critical look at the 'heritage industry'. If you want to get involved in a heritage campaign, it should enable you to be more effective in pursuing your enthusiasms. Web www.open.ac.uk/Arts/a180/.
• Understanding Global Heritage: Code AD281. Many people would see 'authenticity' and 'quality' as the central questions for the study of heritage. Why engage with the past and its material traces unless we are interested in the 'truthful' presentation of history and a desire to preserve 'very good' objects and places? Indeed, the greatest criticism to be levelled at heritage as a global phenomenon relates to the ways in which it might balance its commercial entertainment imperative with the accurate presentation of history. But what if we were to consider the possibility that heritage is not about truth or authenticity but about deliverable political objectives – about reinforcing social cohesion through the construction of myths of origin, identity and moral example? Web www.open.ac.uk/Arts/ad281/.
Thames Discovery Programme: Activities
Contact Nathalie Cohen, TDP, c/o Museum of London, Mortimer Wheeler House, 46 Eagle Wharf Road, London N1 7ED, tel 020 7566 9310 or 07917 758 833, email enquiries@thamesdiscovery.org, web www.thamesdiscovery.org.
Nautical Archaeology Society
The Nautical Archaeology Society has as one of it's aims to involve everyone in the field of nautical archaeology: diver and non-diver, professional and avocational. Therefore our courses are open to all, mainly with no pre-requisites. As such we are one of only a few organisations that offer courses at times when most can attend (weekends) with no educational qualification. With few exceptions, even those courses which intimate a diving element are also suitable for non-divers we have long experience at cross-training (26 years)! For those seeking to increase their professional skills-base, many of our courses carry Continuing Professional Development implications, and statements of learning outcomes will be made available to participants. Whilst the main course details are on our web site (follow the link below to 'Training'); many courses currently have some vacancies. Contact Nautical Archaeology Society, Fort Cumberland, Fort Cumberland Road, Eastney, Portsmouth PO4 9LD, tel/fax 023 9281 8419, email nas@nauticalarchaeologysociety.org, web www.nauticalarchaeologysociety.org
Deadline for inclusion into British Archaeology issue 124 is 9pm Sunday 11 March 2012, on sale 6 April. Please email Briefing with details or updates of your event for the next magazine as soon as possible. Submissions are accepted at any time for online entries. Plain text electronic submission is always preferred, ie in the main body of an email. Please do NOT send 'docx' format attachments.
Database last updated 8 February 2012 by Seren Langley.
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