SUNDAY LECTURE: ‘THE LADY OF THE LAKES’: CLARE ISOBEL FELL AND THE ROLE OF LOCAL SOCIETIES FOR WOMEN WORKING IN PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

New research is beginning to reveal that women contributed far more to the story of archaeology than previously understood. Traditionally, narrators focussed on centres of academia and used publishing prowess to gauge professional distinction. If, however, we delve into the archives of local societies, we can paint a much fuller picture – one in which 

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‘ABSTRACTIONS BASED ON CIRCLES’ BRITISH ROCK ART IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

The landscapes of northern Britain are decorated with an array of symbols carved into stone surfaces over 5000 years ago. In this course we will explore what these intriguing symbols can tell us about the people who made them – what their world was like, and what mattered to them. These abstract marks are found 

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