‘Mr Wellcome’s Dinner’: Reconstructing the 1911 Sudan Excavations Committee Banquet

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Book chapter
Creator (person)
Potter, Daniel M
Abstract
This article explores the 1911 Sudan Excavations Committee Banquet hosted by Sir Henry Wellcome, focusing on the intersection of archaeological practice and social events of the era. It applies an interdisciplinary methodology, incorporating archaeometry, experimental archaeology, and spatial analysis to reconstruct the context and implications of the banquet, reflecting on its significance within the broader narrative of early 20th-century archaeology and cultural heritage.
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Buying Power: The Business of British Archaeology and the Antiquities Market in Egypt and Sudan 1880-1939
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Funder nameAwards
Arts and Humanities Research Council
Book title
Landscapes: Studies in Honour of Steven Snape
Editor
Nielsen, Nicky
Godenho, Glenn
Cooke, Ashley
Pagination
227-246
Publisher
Abercromby Press
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