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Archaeology and Ancient History

Suggested reading

Read

  • Renfrew and Bahn: Archaeology: theories, methods and practice
  • Alcock and Osborne: Classical Archaeology

Watch

- A collection of programmes charting the BBC's first ventures into archaeology programming.

Listen

BBC Radio 4 has some excellent discussions on archaeological, classical and historical topics, including:

- Originally recorded in 2010, this series was written by staff at the British Museum and presented by the director at the time, Neil MacGregor. Each episode focuses on a single object from the British Museum and is under 15mins long. The series is an excellent listen from start to finish as it takes you from the first humans right up to the present day - but it is also very easy to dip in and pick the episode that takes your fancy (from a Suffragette penny to the head of Augustus!).

Explore

  • - Website about Leicester’s archaeology and heritage
  • Explore the classical collections at the and the
  • Metropolitan Museum, New York - Explore the , with linked objects and essays

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