The Department of Archaeology is celebrating Science Week by opening its doors and inviting the public to a series of lectures and workshops. There will be opportunities to hear about world famous archaeological projects, talk with archaeologists, and to examine genuine archaeological material yourself."
ALL LECTURES/WORKSHOPS ARE FREE
TIME: 7.00-8.30pm
PLACE: NORTHGATE HOUSE, WEST STREET
see www dot shef dot ac dot uk/archaeology/scienceweek
Subjects include
MONDAY--Conversing with plants: Farming and Foraging in prehistory
Farming has been the single activity that has most united humanity over the last 10,000 yrs. This lecture and workshop looks at how archaeologists and archaeobotanists have investigated humans’ relations with plants in changing environments.
Lecture followed by workshop with opportunities to examine archaeological material.
TUESDAY --From cave walls to Mobile Phones: The story of Humanity’s love affair with communicating
Humans are social creatures and therefore NEED to communicate. We are all familiar with speaking to other humans but we communicate in all sorts of ways. This lecture and workshop looks at some of the more peculiar ‘things’ that humans have used for communication.
WEDNESDAY--Talking to the animals:
Humans have long had close relationships with other members of the animal kingdom. This workshop looks at the sort of evidence ‘zooarchaeologists’ use to investigate whether animals were hunted or herded, and were raised for their meat or for products such as milk or wool.
THURSDAY-- Speaking with the dead: Bones, Bodies and Burials
ALL LECTURES/WORKSHOPS ARE FREE
TIME: 7.00-8.30pm
PLACE: NORTHGATE HOUSE, WEST STREET
see www dot shef dot ac dot uk/archaeology/scienceweek
Subjects include
MONDAY--Conversing with plants: Farming and Foraging in prehistory
Farming has been the single activity that has most united humanity over the last 10,000 yrs. This lecture and workshop looks at how archaeologists and archaeobotanists have investigated humans’ relations with plants in changing environments.
Lecture followed by workshop with opportunities to examine archaeological material.
TUESDAY --From cave walls to Mobile Phones: The story of Humanity’s love affair with communicating
Humans are social creatures and therefore NEED to communicate. We are all familiar with speaking to other humans but we communicate in all sorts of ways. This lecture and workshop looks at some of the more peculiar ‘things’ that humans have used for communication.
WEDNESDAY--Talking to the animals:
Humans have long had close relationships with other members of the animal kingdom. This workshop looks at the sort of evidence ‘zooarchaeologists’ use to investigate whether animals were hunted or herded, and were raised for their meat or for products such as milk or wool.
THURSDAY-- Speaking with the dead: Bones, Bodies and Burials
Archaeologists and osteologists have developed an impressive array of techniques for bringing bones back to life. This talk and workshop explores the world of human osteoarchaeology, revealing the evidence and methods by which archaeologists and anthropologists reconstruct the lives of past peoples.
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