Category Archives: Archaeology

Enrichment – something to debate – Should the British Museum return the Elgin Marbles?

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to a BBC article suggesting that an agreement to return the Parthenon Sculptures – better known in the UK as the Elgin Marbles – is at “an advanced stage” “Greece has called for … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – somewhere to go. The world of Stonehenge exhibition at the British Museum.

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to the British Museum’s webpage on it’s new Stonehenge exhibition. The curator’s introduction is included below. A review from The Guardian can be found here. Shrouded in layers of speculation and folklore, this … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – places to go. The “Last Supper In Pompeii” exhibition at the Ashmolean.

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Mr Kydd

I have just booked my tickets for this exhibition at the Ashmolean in Oxford. I know I am always banging on about education being about intellectual independence, but it is true, and one of the real advantages of living in … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 8, 2018 by Mr Kydd
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Enrichment – things to watch – treasures of the Anglo-Saxons

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Mr Kydd

A little summer treat for you all from the BBC (in four 15 minute sections). A bit of art history and archaeology combine to explore Sutton Hoo. If you want to see the artifacts, they are on display in the … Continue reading →

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Archaeology – coins discovery ‘will re-write’ Anglo-Saxon history

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Mr Kydd

All, If you click here you will get to some local(ish) archaeology news of national importance. The so-called Watlington Hoard has re-written what we know about the Anglo-Saxons… “This is an extraordinary find, one which re-writes Anglo-Saxon history,” Xa Sturgis, director of … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – things to watch. Timewatch: The Mary Rose

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to the BBC iplayer and Dan Snow’s Mary Rose Timewatch programme. It is excellent – particularly if you are thinking of archaeology as a degree course. You may also like to click here to visit the BBC’s online … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – DNA testing has for the first time confirmed the identity of the bacteria behind London’s Great Plague.

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to a BBC report on the causes of the 1665 plague outbreak. It states that; “DNA testing has for the first time confirmed the identity of the bacteria behind London’s Great Plague.  The plague of … Continue reading →

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Enrichment – something to watch – Understanding Stonehenge

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Mr Kydd
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Enrichment – The Dark Ages and the Tintagel problem.

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Mr Kydd

If you click here you will get to an article by Edwin Hustwit in History Today. In it, he discusses the issue of labelling periods of history. He does this by focussing on the so called Dark Ages and Tintagel. He concludes that “when … Continue reading →

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