Cardiff Archaeology Research Seminars - autumn 2011 & spring 2012
Autumn Term 2011
13th October
Dr John Grattan
Science/Neolithic
Death more desirable than life- development of early industry and mining in Jordan
27th October
Prof. Irene Lemos
Classics
Lefkandi on Euboea: Recent research
3rd November
Dr Duncan Garrow & Dr Fraser Sturt
Neolithic Britain
Stepping stones to the Neolithic? Islands, maritime connectivity and the 'western seaways' of Britain, 5000-3500 BC
17th November
Dr. Gabor Thomas
Medieval
Settlement dynamics and the Anglo-Saxon Conversion: New perspectives from Lyminge, Kent
24th November
Dr. Evan Chapman
Roman
A many layered mystery: The abandoned Roman armour found during 2010 excavations at Caerleon
1st December
Mr. Sal Garfi
Conflict archaeology
Examining an archaeology of colonialism, conflict and exclusion - the case of Western Sahara
8th December
Dr. Oliver Craig
Meso-Neolithic
From foraging to farming in Northern Europe: Molecular and isotopic contributions to the debate
Spring Term 2012
2nd February
Dr Paul Pettitt
Palaeolithic
Landscapes of the dead: The evolution of hominin mortuary activity from apes to the Upper Palaeolithic
9th February
Dr. Mary Cahill
Bronze Age
Bronze Age sheet goldwork in Ireland - form and function
16th February
Prof. João Zilhão
Palaeolithic
The persistence of Neanderthals in southern and western Iberia: Issues of stratigraphy, dating, environment and adaptation
23rd February
Prof. Oliver Cregihton
Medieval
Designs upon the land? Elite landscapes of the Middle Ages
1st March
Dr Matt Pope
Palaeolithic
On the cutting edge: Neanderthal occupation in the British Isles
15th March
Prof. Stephen Shennan
Neolithic
Boom and bust in Neolithic Europe?
22nd March
Prof. William Bowden
Roman
A town of the Iceni. New research at Caistor-by-Norwich
26th April
Dr. Christopher Loveluck
Medieval
Exploring the dynamics of maritime-oriented societies in northwest Europe, AD 600-1150: settlements, landscapes, networks and identities
3rd May
Dr. Anna Boozer
Egypt/Roman
Exploring Rome's Egyptian frontier