WORD OF THE DAY – Advent Series
Here are all the Words of the Day that were originally posted on The Muddy Archaeologist Facebook Page. Here they are gathered together for your delight. Some posts have been … Continue reading
A Sense of Place: MEANDERING THROUGH MINOAN KNOSSOS
Knossos on the Mediterranean island of Crete. Let me share with you how an archaeologist sees the site and features we discover along the way … Walk with me, as we peer into the corners and gaze at the open spaces of this Minoan palace, a place of myth and legend.
THE JOY OF LATIN
Latin is all around us. Not just in inscriptions in churches and on monuments, but in our English phrases and even in the words we use all the time. As … Continue reading
A Sense of Place WALKING THROUGH ANCIENT MYCENAE
To walk in Mycenae is, therefore, to walk amongst the oldest stories we know of western literature. It was peopled by characters, with names, dramatic events took place and it was a world of warriors, power and presence.
A Sense of Place: A Virtual Walk through Troy
While the world sits in Corvid-19 isolation, our wanderlust is curtailed.
It need not be this way. Let’s join in a virtual journey.
Today, we are travelling back 3,200 years to the great Trojan War, the source of the stories of Homer’s famous epics The Iliad and Odyssey. Here, we shall walk through legends, consider the adventure that is archaeology, and stroll through the ages.
Troy Myth or Reality: An Eternal Epic
British Museum’s ‘Troy: Myth and Reality’ exhibition is open. I was delighted to visit the exhibition this week and also to accompany a study day group here, and I have … Continue reading
Where you are matters, and always has …
Cultures are changed by the resources they have available. Whatever journey you make, wherever you go, you can, at a glance, see the materials that people have been able to … Continue reading
Visiting Ancient Relatives
While in the Natural History Museum in London for some work/networking (and some fun and learning!), I’ve enjoyed a great opportunity to wallow in the early human section of the … Continue reading
ROMAN SPAIN – LIFE IN THE PROVINCES
While we may be accustomed to thinking of life on Hadrian’s Wall as the Edge of Empire, the furthest reaches of Rome’s civilisation, the back end of life lived the … Continue reading
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