One of the things that I really love about archaeology is that there is always something to learn. We might develop areas of specialty, but a single person could never learn it all (in fact, we could never learn it all because so much of archaeology is based on interpretations of evidence and our ideasContinue reading “The Late Bronze Age in County Durham”
Category Archives: Research
Guest Post: Boudica the Redhead? The Difficulty in Translating Ancient Colour Words
By Jo Zalea Matias Boudica (d. AD 60 or 61), rebel queen of the Iceni (Image 1) is stereotypically depicted in the present day with a mane of long, fiery hair – one could even say that this is one of her defining features. This is true in both academically produced images in books toContinue reading “Guest Post: Boudica the Redhead? The Difficulty in Translating Ancient Colour Words”
Researching Roman Dividers
For the last twelve months I was lucky enough to work as an Assistant Finds Liaison Officer in the Durham Portable Antiquities Scheme office. This was a part-time role supported by the Headley Trust for the first six months and I am grateful that it was extended for another 6 months for one day aContinue reading “Researching Roman Dividers”
Dress and Identity front cover art
I struggled for a long time trying to decide on an image or compilation of images for the front cover of my book. When I say ‘struggled’ what I really mean is that I had a lot of ideas, but I was completely limited by my own artistic talent! But, then I had an idea…Continue reading “Dress and Identity front cover art”
Backbones…
The key to any good research is a solid backbone from which to build your ideas. For my research on glass beads, I built a substantial database with information about each individual bead. I then used this to explore regional trends. Building the database took hours and hours of time. I was lucky in thatContinue reading “Backbones…”
E & F Foulds Artefact Specialists 