Category Archives: Jacobsthal

New Book! ‘Ark of Civilization: Refugee Scholars and Oxford University 1930-1945’

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

We’re delighted that our edited volume Ark of Civilization: Refugee Scholars and Oxford University 1930-1945 which took up much of our time and energy last year is now OUT. When we started researching the Jacobsthal archive at the Institute of Archaeology, we had … Continue reading →

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Jacobsthal’s Dissertation

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

by Francesca Anthony Over the last few weeks of volunteering in the Institute of Archaeology’s Archive, I have been attempting to sort the 1908 dissertation of the scholar Paul Jacobsthal. Jacobsthal came to Oxford in the mid 1930s after the … Continue reading →

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LiveFriday: Egyptomania at the Ashmolean Museum

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

Did you go to LiveFriday at the Ashmolean on Friday 31st? On LiveFridays, the Museum opens up its doors to the public for a fun evening of events, creative workshops and entertainment. This time, the theme was ‘Egyptomania’, to tie in with … Continue reading →

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Book launch party!

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

Celtic Art in Europe:Making Connections. Essays in honour of Vincent Megaw on his 80th Birthday (edited by C. Gosden, S. Crawford and K. Ulmschneider) http://www.oxbowbooks.com/oxbow/celtic-art-in-europe.html Above: some of the contributors with the birthday boy at Friday’s party. Thanks to all the … Continue reading →

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The Second Paul Jacobsthal Public Speaking Competition

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

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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