Britain
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Introduction to Prehistory in Britain |
This course covers the period from the end of the last ice age (c.9500 BCE) to the British Iron Age. It begins with an introduction to Archaeology... |
Prehistory, Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Landscape, sites, artefacts, Britain, Europe | view | |
World Heritage |
This learning unit provides an overview of World Heritage, its political and cultural origins and the role of UNESCO and other agencies in... |
heritage, World, Europe, Britain, public archaeology, cultural heritage, national heritage, Material Culture | view | |
MAA (Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge University) |
Catalogue of 800,000 objects. Archaeology holds material from many famous sites, for example Olduvai, Le Moustier, Jericho, Haua Fteah, Kechipauan... |
Prehistory, Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman, Classical, Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Medieval, Post-Medieval, Britain, Europe, World, Pacific, artefacts, material culture. | view | |
Archaeology of Medieval and Tudor Britain |
The aim of this course is to provide a broad understanding of the archaeology of Britain in the period c. 1066-1600. |
Medieval, Britain, Tudor, Post-Medieval, Europe | view | |
Map of Roman Britain c. 400 CE |
A rough map of Britain near the end of the period of Roman control, circa 400 CE Place names and terrain features are given with their Roman names... |
Roman, Britain, Roman Britain, sites, Landscape, Historical Maps | view | |
The Viking Age: England and Francia |
Scandinavians, popularly known as Vikings, began to explore and settle in Europe from the ninth century. They have long had a reputation as... |
Vikings, Britain, Europe | view | |
British Museum collections database |
A searchable catalogue of over two million objects held by the museum, including many full colour images. The collection ranges from World... |
Prehistory, Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman, Greek, Classical, New World, Anglo-Saxon, Medieval, Post-Medieval, artefacts, coins, Roman coins, Sculpture, Britain, Europe, World | view | |
Town and Country in Roman Britain |
This course aims to look at the archaeology of various types of urban centres in the province of Britannia Roman Britain and the settlements in... |
Roman, Britain, urban, town, country, Roman Britain | view | |
What is heritage? |
An introduction to heritage studies. This learning unit introduces the concept of heritage and its critical study, exploring the role of heritage... |
World, Europe, Britain, heritage, public archaeology, cultural heritage, national heritage, Material Culture | view | |
The Viking Age Scotland and the Irish Sea Provinces |
This course looks at the settling of Norwegian Vikings in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Aquitaine. Vikings were not just raiders; they were... |
Vikings, Britain, Europe, sites, artefacts | view |