by Kate Sharpe | Apr 3, 2017 | Ethnography, Iron Age, Roman
Part of the Ancient Identities Today project will involve looking at the many Iron Age and Roman places – both remains and related visitor centres – across Britain. Ultimately, we’ll produce a document reviewing the character of these sites, and the...
by Kate Sharpe | Mar 21, 2017 | Iron Age, Roman
Today, the brightly coloured patterns of tartan weaves are a fundamental element of the national, ‘Celtic’ identity of Scotland and, to a lesser extent, of Ireland. A quick check of the ‘House of Tartan’ index suggests it has spread a long way around the modern world....
by Marta Kryzanska | Mar 14, 2017 | Iron Age, Methodology, Roman
I am very excited to join the Ancient Identities project and, as a new team member, I would like to welcome everyone – hello! I specialize in computational archaeology – a relatively young, but rapidly developing sub-discipline, which covers various applications...
by Kate Sharpe | Mar 13, 2017 | Iron Age, Roman
Last week I began been looking at very early impressions of the ancient peoples of Britain so thought I’d share some initial thoughts. This is a subject I’m hoping to look at in more detail during the course of the project. As adult participants in the...
by Kate Sharpe | Mar 3, 2017 | Iron Age
Just occasionally, archaeologists enjoy a real glimpse of a specific moment in time. The Snettisham hoard excavations in Norfolk have provided exactly that: a rare opportunity to witness a communal act by Iron Age people at a crucial moment in the history of Britain....
by Kate Sharpe | Feb 20, 2017 | Iron Age, Roman
Got a bit side-tracked this week, looking at ‘heritage’ represented in one of my favourite genres, science fiction… Any sci-fi buff will soon list many examples of alien cultures based loosely (or sometimes very closely!) on Rome: the Republic-turned-Empire of Star...
