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Stone Age memories
Posted on: 7 April 2020 | Category: 2020 posts
Professor Larry Barham visits Ormskirk West End Primary School to teach pupils about the Stone Age and the development of early tools.
Celebrating the research of Professor John Gowlett
Posted on: 2 April 2020 | Category: 2020 posts
When and why did human ancestors begin to master fire? How did we come to have such large brains, or to develop language? Why did handaxes – such a fundamental element of the prehistoric archaeological record – persist for more than a million years? Do they reflect social norms or ‘design rules’ passed on from one individual to another? These questions – and many more – have been central to the research of our very own Prof. John Gowlett during the course of his career. And through John’s research, they have become central issues for understanding human evolution.
Top Podcasts You Should Listen to Right Now
Posted on: 25 March 2020 | Category: 2020 posts
Sometimes throwing a podcast into the mix can be a really beneficial tool when studying.
Understanding gender and sexuality through Dionysus
Posted on: 23 March 2020 | Category: 2020 posts
Ancient History and International Politics and Policy student Kian Goodsell illustrates how the figure of Dionysus serves as an example of sexual and gender fluidity in the ancient world.
The Ancestral Shape Hypothesis
Posted on: 17 March 2020 | Category: 2020 posts
Dr Kimberly Plomp, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow in the Department of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, explores the ancestral source of a problem faced by many people today: back pain.
Talking mental health on your year abroad
Posted on: 11 March 2020 | Category: 2020 posts
Third year Classical Civilisations and Egyptology student Charlotte Wylie discusses managing mental health issues during her year abroad in Copenhagen.
Amelia Edwards: An International Women's Day Special
Posted on: 6 March 2020 | Category: 2020 posts
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Amelia Edwards was a prominent travel writer and Egyptologist. On her travels throughout Egypt she famously wrote the travel text 'A Thousand Miles up the Nile' which provided a vivid and detailed account of the environment, monuments and local customs seen all over Egypt. In particular, Edwards' illustrations in this text opened up to new audiences the wonders and splendours of this little known country.
Vindaloo, Victorians, and Ancient Greek Colonisation Part 2: Intermarriage
Posted on: 21 February 2020 | Category: 2020 posts
While studying Ancient Greek Colonisation and British Imperial Thought (ALGY 336) we examined the theme of intermarriage between Greek settlers and the ‘Barbarians’ they met. Archaeologist Anthony Snodgrass examined parallels between this and the British Empire, arguing that marriage between British officers and local women as positively encouraged in Calcutta (now Kolkata) and Burma (now Myanmar) during the early British Empire but it was later outlawed when Victorian pseudo-scientific ideas about race appeared. The same was true of the ancient Greeks. According to Aristotle, the founder of Massalia (now Marseilles) married a local Celtic princess but after the Persian Wars Greek attitudes to ‘Barbarians’ solidified and became negative.
Managing and interpreting Maori heritage: Pā today
Posted on: 18 February 2020 | Category: 2020 posts
Professor Harold Mytum concludes the blog series from his visit to New Zealand by exploring the relationship between the hill forts and contemporary Maori culture.
Vindaloo, Victorians, and Ancient Greek Colonisation Part 1: Hybridity
Posted on: 12 February 2020 | Category: 2020 posts
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The Ancient Greek Colonisation and British Imperial Thought (ALGY336) module examines how academic understanding of ancient Greek overseas settlements was influenced by Victorian ideas of race, gender, and empire. This happened because British scholars made analogies between the ancient Greeks and the contemporary British Empire that they lived in, projecting their own imperialist values back onto history. Even the Victorian Prime Minister William Gladstone said in the House of Commons that the British Empire should treat its colonies like the Greeks had done theirs. We then applied Postcolonialism to critically consider relationships between ancient Greeks and the Celts, Sikels, and Egyptians that they encountered.
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Stone Age memories
Posted on: 7 April 2020 | Category: 2020 posts
Professor Larry Barham visits Ormskirk West End Primary School to teach pupils about the Stone Age and the development of early tools.