New Courses for April 2012
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End of March 2012 – Hello Fellow Archaeologists and/or Historians!
What a wonderful start we have had to Spring 2012! With warm and sunny weather and temperatures rivalling those in Spain and North Africa, I have already paid a visit to Fountains Abbey (North Yorkshire) and the Roman fort at Housesteads on Hadrian’s Wall.
I have lots of ideas for the Summer season such as fieldwalking and visits to archaeological sites but more of that later. Three new courses are now published.
Please note – the courses at Bispham and St Annes have been rescheduled from an earlier date.
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The New Courses page gives further details, but, in a nutshell, the courses are as follows:
BISPHAM - we are turning to more recent history this term with an examination of the FIRST WORLD WAR. Traditionally, the war is studied with an in-depth survey of the years from 1914 to 1918 but we shall be looking at the reasons for the outbreak of war and the effects and aftermath of the conflict on the world. We start with the unification of Germany in 1871 and conclude with the situation in Europe during the period 1919 to 1939.
LYTHAM ST ANNES – this term we will be looking at the incredible world of UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY. This is a wide ranging subject which has adapted archaeological techniques from land based research and has uncovered some fascinating discoveries such as Roman shipwrecks, sunken harbours and even aircraft from the Second World War! Come along and be amazed!
GREAT ECCLESTON - ROMAN INSCRIPTIONS AND HOW TO READ THEM: Roman ruins are fascinating in their own right but the buildings are often found with various types of inscription (epigraphy) ranging from imperial dedications to graffiti praising the attributes of gladiators! After a very brief introduction to Latin and the various styles of inscription, we shall be examining, amongst other exciting topics, the city of Pompeii, tombstones and shrines and mosaics from Ostia, the port of Imperial Rome.
An optional day trip to the incredible collection of inscriptions at the Clayton Museum on Hadrian’s Wall is available – details to be arranged later.
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