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End of an era: ACE’s Penycloddiau field school comes to a natural close
Posted on: 25 October 2018 | Category: 2018 posts
With the ACE field school now moved to Norton Priory, a small but perfectly-formed team completed the former field school site at the Penycloddiau Hillfort between 15 July - 11 August. The excavations worked to train eight students, in partnership with the Institute for Field Research (IFR Global), alongside onward employability training for recent graduates.
Vandals and fragments: what to expect from our classics and ancient history seminars
Posted on: 19 October 2018 | Category: 2018 posts
Research Fellow, Ben Cartlidge, gives us the inside track on the varied themes covered in our Classics and Ancient History seminars at Liverpool - from ancient religion to music and poetry.
New texts from an old site: discoveries from the September 2018 season at the Hatnub alabaster quarries
Posted on: 9 October 2018 | Category: 2018 posts
Roland Enmarch is Senior Lecturer in Egyptology at the University of Liverpool and co-director of the Anglo-French Hatnub Survey / Mission de Hatnoub, along with Dr. Yannis Gourdon (IFAO). In this blog, Roland provides an overview of his visit to Hatnub, Egypt, examining the ancient inscriptions in the site's alabaster quarries.
Satterthwaite volunteers visit Archaeology labs
Posted on: 28 September 2018 | Category: 2018 posts
Welcome Week was not just for new students – Professor Harold Mytum and Research Assistant Rob Philpott welcomed community volunteers from the Lake District who had worked as part of the team that surveyed and excavated a medieval iron smelting site at Satterthwaite in Cumbria in May. Read Harold's blog from the day.
Georgia's Archaeological Adventures in Alaska
Posted on: 24 September 2018 | Category: 2018 posts
Georgia Hetherington, second-year BSc Archaeology student, recently had the trip of a lifetime during a three week excavation in Alaska. Read her blog and discover some of her amazing experiences.
Mary Beard comes to Liverpool!
Posted on: 17 August 2018 | Category: 2018 posts
This summer, Prof Mary Beard came to Liverpool to give two lectures on the Meroë head of Augustus from the British Museum - which was temporarily on display at the Victoria Gallery & Museum on campus.
University Archaeology Day and London Anthropology Day 2018
Posted on: 10 August 2018 | Category: 2018 posts
This year, the University of Liverpool's Department of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology was represented at the British Museum as part of University Archaeology Day 2018 and London Anthropology Day 2018.
Five things to do in Merseyside for anyone interested in Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology this summer
Posted on: 7 June 2018 | Category: 2018 posts
With summer now upon us, you might be looking for things to do in Merseyside before the start of the new term (trust us, this will come around very quickly!). While teaching may be over until September, there’s still plenty of things to do and see in the area that relate to Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology: from Neolithic monuments to Egyptian treasures…
Studying the past for success in the future: tips and tricks to get the most out of your degree
Posted on: 19 April 2018 | Category: 2018 posts
Finishing university is daunting, especially when you’re not 100% sure which path you wish to take through life. For this reason, as a third year Evolutionary Anthropology student, I am always looking for new ways to improve my CV and ‘stand out from the crowd’. I have found plenty of opportunities through our Department, and so I have compiled some of the most crucial which have dramatically improved my applications.
Using modern technology to model ancient worlds
Posted on: 12 March 2018 | Category: 2018 posts
Would 3D digital objects help your project? Could you analyse aspects of your sites or objects in a new way by quantifying it in 3D space? Could you draw more people to interact with your work by engaging with them through a digital medium? Ardern Hulme-Beaman discusses how photogrammetry is revolutionising the work of our academics, and how you can learn more about this innovative technique.
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End of an era: ACE’s Penycloddiau field school comes to a natural close
Posted on: 25 October 2018 | Category: 2018 posts
With the ACE field school now moved to Norton Priory, a small but perfectly-formed team completed the former field school site at the Penycloddiau Hillfort between 15 July - 11 August. The excavations worked to train eight students, in partnership with the Institute for Field Research (IFR Global), alongside onward employability training for recent graduates.