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Lecture
An everyday story of country folk?
What was the nature of the farming way of life, and how did it vary over time and space? How well do we understand the range of resources that were being used and the changing environment in which people lived their lives? How did society operate, and where did people...Sheridan, J A
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Journal article
Incest uncovered at the elite prehistoric Newgrange monument in Ireland
The huge, elaborate, 5,000-year-old tomb at Newgrange, Ireland, is thought to have been built for a powerful elite. DNA of a man buried there reveals a case of incest. Was this a strategy to maintain a dynastic bloodline?Sheridan, Alison J
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Blog post
Looting Scotland in the Viking Age
In 795 AD one of the first recorded Viking raids in Britain took place at the monastery of Iona in what is now Scotland. Dozens of raids and battles would follow, leading to the plunder of people, cattle, and, of course, portable wealth by Vikings.Maldonado, Adrián
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Journal article
Dismantling the master’s house: thoughts on representing empire and decolonising museums and public spaces in practice an introduction
Museums were both produced by and producers of the ideals that drove the growth of European empires. As such, many of the collections made during and since the colonial era are unique and powerful reflections of this history. Despite this potential, with few exceptions, object-focused critical histories of empire in...Giblin, John ; Ramos, Imma
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Journal article
'If they are human, they will feel it’: a conversation with Maria Wenda
Maria and Benny Wenda are members of the Lani tribe from the central highlands region of West Papua. In 2003, they fled their country and came to Britain where they were granted political asylum. From their home in Oxford they run the Free West Papua Campaign. In May 2009, Maria...Adams, Julie
West Papua, Museums, and Yum
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Book chapter
Group dialogues, videos and multilocality in researching rituals
This Festschrift in honor of Jürg Wassmann compiles essays about ethnographic fieldwork which bear witness to the diversity of experiences possible in this classic method in social and cultural anthropology. Following the academic life-course of an anthropologist, the contributions to this volume speak of personal and/or professional moments in the... -
Book
Qadscharische Bildfliesen im Ethnologischen Museum Berlin, exhibition catalogue
Das Ethnologische Museum besitzt 25 Fliesen, auf denen Szenen aus dem Alltag in Teheran um 1890 dargestellt sind: Läden im Basar, Handwerker, fliegende Händler und Garköche mit ihrer Kundschaft, Lastträger, Bettler und Derwische. In ihrer Art erinnern diese genrehaften Bilder an historische Fotografien. Unter Einbeziehung zahlreicher, bislang nicht gezeigter Objekte...Voigt, Friederike
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Book chapter
In search of the Celts
The real and imagined legacy of the ancient Celts has shaped modern identities across the British Isles and retains a powerful hold over the popular imagination. Furthermore, Celtic art is one of Europe’s great artistic traditions, with the skills of Celtic craftspeople standing alongside the best of the ancient and...Hunter, Fraser ; Goldberg, D Martin