Follow the story of William Westoby, a 14 year old apprentice in the city of York, in this brilliant new video!
A cartoon has been made to illustrate the life of a medieval teenager based on the research findings of Dr Mary Lewis’ project “Adolescence, Migration and Health in Medieval England“.
You can view the video on our Youtube channel here.
A team from our department, led by Dr Karen Wicks, are on their way to the Isle of Gigha in the Southern Hebrides for a week to investigate Mesolithic activity there. Watch this video to see what they got up to at Easter on the Isle of Mull!
Announcing the launch of our new videos, depicting life inside and outside of our Archaeology department!
Studying Archaeology at the University of Reading
Huge thanks go to the enthusiastic and professional presentations by the students and recent graduates who star in the videos, and in particular to 2013 graduate James Archer, who did most of the filming and Storyboarding. Do we have some future TV presenters in our midst?
Two new funded PhD opportunities with Dr. Hella Eckardt (University of Reading), Dr Richard Hobbs (British Museum) and Caroline McDonald (Museum of London) have become available:
The application deadline for both studentships is 25th of April 2014. For further information please click here.
Class of 2013: where are you now? We would love to know about what you have been doing since you graduated! Visit here before 7th March 2014 to tell us more.
A film launched today by the AHRC features research on Glastonbury Abbey led by Professor Roberta Gilchrist of the University of Reading and funded by the AHRC. The research has re-evaluated the archaeology of Glastonbury Abbey and disentangled the rich but not always accurate myth from historical reality. Among the findings are: fresh evidence to confirm that the abbey site was indeed occupied in the 5th or 6th century, before the foundation of the Saxon monastery; identification of an early timber building with large post pits associated with fragments of imported Roman amphorae, dated c AD 450-550, and often associated with very high status secular (ie royal) settlement; analysis of glass and metal fragments suggesting that the glass-working furnaces at Glastonbury represent the earliest evidence for significant glass production in Saxon England; and a great deal more.
The project has worked closely with local groups and the general public and outreach activities have been crucial to its work and its findings.
This film examines the new evidence unearthed by the project and how researchers have worked with the Abbey Museum, conservators and the public to explore the history of this rich and extraordinary site. To watch the film please click here.
F.T. Wainwright was a history graduate of the University of Reading whose research on the early medieval period was at the interface of archaeology and history.
To commemorate F.T.Wainwright’s work, his daughter Barbara Wainwright, a former member of the University of Reading Council, instituted an annual award fund in the Department of Archaeology to be spent in support of students “doing something they could not do otherwise”.
The Department has decided to include the following activities: Participation in non-local fieldwork, support for dissertation, research and museum visits, support for exchange visits, and attendance at relevant and important conferences or public lectures. Such activities may be undertaken in Britain or mainland Europe. To find out more please go to this page.
Dr Jim Leary was interviewed by BBC Radio Wiltshire yesterday about his new book on Silbury Hill. The book is the final academic volume that sets out the results of the multi-million pound Silbury Hill Conservation Project. The full reference is: Leary, J., Field, D. and Campbell, G. (2013). Silbury Hill. Europe’s largest prehistoric mound. Swindon: English Heritage publishing.
Here’s the link to the radio show – scroll to 46min.
He was also interviewed for a news website.
TODAY at 12 noon (Monday 13 January) is the last day for registering to attend the Open Day for the new AHRC PhD studentships and Doctoral Training Programme on 22 January!!!
Click here to register!
Attendance at this Open Day will be of great benefit in applying for the studentships (deadline for submission of written applications is 21 February).
Contact Dr Wendy Matthews, Director of Postgraduate Research Studies in Archaeology for more info. (w.matthews@reading.ac.uk)
Details of the application processes are outlined below:
AHRC Doctoral Training Programme
University of Reading in the South West and Wales Consortium
Action
– 1500 word proposal
– 500 word personal statement
