Category Archives: Piggott

The Relevance of the Past – Doris Chapman’s Facial Reconstructions in the 1930s.

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

We were delighted to welcome Cherwell School student Jack Evans on a sixth-form work placement here in the archives. One of his assignments was to catalogue a box from the Stuart Piggott archive. Here are his thoughts on what he … Continue reading →

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What’s happening in the archive?

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

Well, it’s been busy round here. The new rolling stacks have made a big difference to life in the archive. At last the archives are beginning to be more accessible. Thank you, School of Archaeology! Before the stacks went in, … Continue reading →

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Cornwall and the Archives

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

  Blog by Roelie Reed During a recent visit to Cornwall, I visited St Enodoc Church, Trebetherick. The church itself was well worth the visit; it was built in 1430 but parts of it date back to the 12thC, as does its font. … Continue reading →

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Pictures and Poetry of the Himalayas

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

Two days ago, we discovered a small box of lantern slides in the archive, which had previously escaped our notice.   The unprepossessing brown cardboard cover with pencil markings revealed six stunningly beautiful images of the Himalayas and Baltoro glacier. … Continue reading →

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Mystery Photograph

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

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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