Have you ever wondered what archaeologists really get up to? Is it all just digging or is there a lot more to it? The Day of Archaeology 2012 aims to give a window into the daily lives of archaeologists.
Day of Archaeology 2011
The Day of Archaeology 2011 was written by over 400 contributors, from those in the field through to specialists working in laboratories and behind computers, and it chronicled what they did on one day, July 29th 2011. This date coincided with the Festival of British Archaeology, which runs annually in July.
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How it all began
Day of Archaeology was born after a Twitter conversation between Lorna Richardson and Matt Law during the third annual Day of Digital Humanities in March 2011. They thought it would be interesting and fun to organise something similar for those working or volunteering in (or studying) archaeology around the world. Thanks to some very generous offers of time, support, web design know how, and server space (the latter from Daniel Pett of the British Museum), a ‘committee’ of sorts was formed, and the idea quickly became reality.
Read more background information about the Day of Archaeology 2011.
Organisers:
Andrew Dufton (Brown University)
Stuart Eve (L – P : Archaeology/ UCL)
Tom Goskar (Wessex Archaeology)
Matt Law (Cardiff University/ C & N Hollinrake Ltd.)
Jessica Ogden (L – P: Archaeology)
Daniel Pett (Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The British Museum/ UCL)
Lorna Richardson (UCL /CBA London)
Sponsors
UCL Centre for Digital Humanities
