Author Archives: Archaeology Archives Administrator

THE TRIANGULAR BULL - Plastic Metamorphosis Art

Posted on March 11, 2013

Reblogged from balkancelts: One of the most interesting Celtic artifacts to have ‘wandered’ into the Varna Museum in northeastern Bulgaria is a bronze zoomorphic head. Recently published by Vincent ‘Disney’ Megaw and the Thracologists Mircheva and Anasstassov, this bronze mount … Continue reading →

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Mystery Photograph

Posted on February 4, 2013

Some of the old photographs and glass plate negatives in our archive have no labels and we are having trouble working out where they were taken. Do you recognize this British seaside town? The glass plate photograph was taken in … Continue reading →

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The Second Paul Jacobsthal Public Speaking Competition

Posted on February 4, 2013

Congratulations to the team from Oxford Spires Academy! They won the second Paul Jacobsthal Public Speaking Competition held at Christ Church College, Oxford last week. A big congratulations, too, to everyone who took part. The standard was, once more, incredibly … Continue reading →

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Thank you!

Posted on December 19, 2012

A big thank you to Dr Brendan O’Connor for his generous gift. We look forward to using the donation for conserving and cataloguing part of our Christopher Hawkes archive relating to his work in Bronze Age archaeology. Professor Christopher Hawkes … Continue reading →

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Martyn Jope and the history of archaeological science

Posted on November 28, 2012

Professor Martyn Jope of the Queen’s University, Belfast was active in the promotion of archaeological science. He was one of a group of scholars who developed and promoted research in radiocarbon dating, DNA analysis, collagen and molecular archaeology. Our small … Continue reading →

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