Archaeology seminars *INCLUDE*
The Archaeology research seminars take place weekly on Thursdays at 6pm and are open to all.
Seminar description
The Archaeology seminars provide an opportunity for discussion of current research developments on a range of archaeological themes from diverse chronological and geographical areas.
The talks are open to all. Sessions are followed by an informal gathering in a local pub.
Time and location
Unless otherwise stated, the seminars begin at 18.00 on Thursdays in the Meadows Lecture Theatre, William Robertson Wing, Teviot Place.
Event schedule
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 8 October | Manuel Fernández‐Götz (University of Edinburgh) | ‘Constructing Ancestral Memories in the Iron Age and the Roman Period’ |
| Thursday 15 October | Tanja Romankiewicz (University of Edinburgh) | ‘Around the Roundhouses: Towards a New Concept of Prehistoric Architecture’ |
| Thursday 22 October | Oscar Aldred (Historic Environment Scotland) | ‘Following Footprints: Archaeology, Past Mobility and Landscape’ |
| Thursday 29 October | Candace Rice (University of Edinburgh) | ‘Excavations at the “Villa di Orazio” in Vacone, Italy’ |
| Thursday 5 November | To be confirmed | |
| Thursday 12 November | James Lewis (University of Glasgow/Australian National University) | ‘Iron Age and Romano‐British Enclosures of Southeast Cornwall’ |
| Thursday 26 November | Adrián Maldonado (University of Glasgow) | ‘Almost Archaeology: the Materiality of Pop Culture’ |
| Thursday 3 December | Jonathan Horn (University of Edinburgh) | ‘The Dating of Hillforts in Britain and Ireland’ |
| Thursday 10 December | Ian Haynes (University of Newcastle) | ‘The Archaeology of St John Lateran and the Transformation of Rome from Severus to Constantine’ |
Further information
If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact the organisers Catherine Shupe and Graeme Erskine.
Graeme Erskine
- School of History, Classics and Archaeology
- University of Edinburgh
Contact details
- Email: G.J.R.Erskine@sms.ed.ac.uk
Catherine Shupe
- School of History, Classics and Archaeology
- University of Edinburgh
Contact details
- Email: c.a.shupe@sms.ed.ac.uk
Other Archaeology seminars
You may also be interested in the regular seminars organised by our student Archaeology Society or our postgraduate Archaeology seminar series.
ArchSoc seminar series
Archaeology postgraduate seminars
Find out what else is on
The School of History, Classics and Archaeology offers an exciting programme of seminars across many subjects areas. Visit the research seminars website to find out what else is happening.