See below for dates of Muddy Archaeologist talks
A wide-ranging Range of Lectures and Courses is available
A dedicated Arts Lecture Portfolio is also available (Gillian is an accredited lecturer of the Arts Society)
2018 Ratings for Arts Society Talks: 30% Outstanding; 20% Excellent; 50% Very Good (0% rated Good, Passable or Poor)
NEW FOR 2019 Study day, The Complete Pompeii. Join me, an archaeologist who has excavated on a Pompeian site, for a full or half day exploring the wonders of life in this ancient city 2,000 years ago
And a BRAND NEW blossoming Gardeners’ Ancient Roots portfolio can be read here (Gillian is a Probationary Member of the Garden Media Guild)
Why not try my NEW TALK Ancient Roots: The Flourishing of Art & Myth in the Roman Garden, where art, story-telling and myths blossom together in a vibrant, living artistic space.
Some of the most popular Muddy Archaeologist talks are:
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- The Complete Pompeii STUDY DAY Find out how to truly enter the world of the Romans at Pompeii.
- A Mediterranean Tour – Not Just a Load of Old Stones Getting to grips with ALL the ancient civilisations and identifying their distinctive art and place and time.
- A Muddy History of Britain – A Local View The archaeology of Britain seen through the big famous sites and your own sites near you
- Digging Deeper in Pompeii with the Muddy Archaeologist
- Latin Yesterday, Today & Forever How and why Latin remained part of our lives through the centuries and today)
- Roman Britain: What did the Romans Ever do for Us?
- Pompeii – A Fresh Look at Frescoes Revel in the colour and themes of beautiful wall paintings and what they tell us about Roman life and aspirations.
- Pompeii – A Product of its Time How an ordinary town like Pompeii is a window onto the world of the Roman Empire.
- A selection of talks on enjoying archaeological destinations & sites including Neolithic Orkney & Shetland, Megalithic Malta, the Mycenaean World, Minoan Crete, Ancient Cyprus, Ancient Sicily, the Brave New World of Ancient Greece, Hadrian’s Wall, Pompeii & related sites, Romans across their Empire, the Romans in your area, and many others. View a recent talk on the archaeology of Jarlshof, Shetland here.
- Talks also available on specialist themes:
- Your Profession
- Animals in the ancient world – myths, uses, folklore, rich images …
Options include: Bee-keeping; Birds; Pets; Sea Life;
Plus: Latin Names Brought to Life - Classical literature & authors (an overview guide or focus on any one, such as Homer, Greek playwrights, Pliny, Cicero, Ovid, Virgil, Horace, Catullus, Suetonius, Vitruvius …);
- Greek & Roman mythology;
- Ancient philosophy – How the Romans Saw the World;
- Latin inscriptions;
- Sailing the Wine Dark Sea, and more.Contact me to arrange a talk for your society Tel. 07860 637301
For more details please email gillian@muddyarchaeologist.co.ukOf course, I would look forward very much to seeing you at any of the public talks below. If any are anywhere near your area and you’d like me to speak to a society or organisation near you while I’m there, please contact me.
And don’t forget, if you’re in North Yorkshire, there are a wealth of courses to join in with too! I’m also happy to travel to deliver a course near you: one-day, weekend, one-week options.
Public Talks by The Muddy Archaeologist in 2019-2020
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2019
8 July Brayton WI A Mediterranean Tour: Not Just a Load of Old Stones
16 July British Museum Gallery Talk: A Muddy Prehistory of Britain. Gallery 51. 1.15-2pm Free
29 July – 2 August Course at Marlborough College Summer School: Latin Yesterday, Today and Forever
30 July: Marlborough College, Ellis Theatre 5.15pm A Muddy History of Britain: A Local View
5 – 9 August Course at Marlborough College Summer School: An Ancient Mediterranean Tour: Not Just a Load of Old Stones (Week-long mornings course)
5-9 August Course at Marlborough College Summer School Classical Literature : Meeting the Ancient Authors (Week-long afternoons course)
Sept-December: Courses in Harrogate, Ripon & North Stainley
Harrogate: Mondays 10-12 noon Ancient Philosophy
North Stainley: Mondays 1.15-3.15pm Classical Art
Ripon: Wednesdays 10-12 noon Ancient Roots: Roman Gardens & Us
- 14 September British Museum Gallery Talk: Connections: The Ancient Greeks & their place in the Mediterranean. Gallery 12. 1.15-2pm Free
16 September Harrogate U3A What did the Romans Ever do for Yorkshire?
- 17 September Great Ouse Arts Society What did the Greeks & the Romans Ever do for Art?
18-26 September Smithsonian Journeys ‘A Week in Sorrento’ TOUR
4-20 October Travel Academy ‘Sicily & the Aeolian Isles’ TOUR
23-31 October Smithsonian Journeys ‘A Week in Sorrento’ TOUR
7 November Norwich Arts Society STUDY DAY The Complete Pompeii
14 November Ripon Arts 7.30pm
16 November York University STUDY DAY
Troy and the Mycenaean World
Coinciding with the British Museum’s exhibition ‘Troy’ – the archaeology, the legend and the ongoing story.
10am-4.30pm Contact: York University’s Lifelong Learning
Book via York University’s online store OPENING SOON AT www.york.ac.uk/lifelonglearning
Enquiries: 01904 328473 email: lifelonglearning@york.ac.uk
26 November Ciceroni Travel STUDY DAY at the LINNEAN SOCIETY including an afternoon visit to the British Museum’s Troy exhibition
OPEN TO ALL
Troy, the Eternal Epic
Bookings & Enquiries: +44 (0) 1869 811167 email: info@ciceroni.co.uk.
27 November Horsley U3A io Saturnalia! Happy Christmas the Roman Way
28 November The Arts Society, Oakham : io Saturnalia! Happy Christmas the Roman Way
29 November Bearsted History Society Latin Yesterday, Today and For Ever
30 November: British Museum Gallery Talk Troy (TBC)
3 December: Granta Arts Society, Cambridge: io Saturnalia! Happy Christmas the Roman Way
10 December The Arts Society, Chester : io Saturnalia! Happy Christmas the Roman Way
11 December The Arts Society, Burghley, Stamford : io Saturnalia! Merry Christmas the Roman Way
12 December The Arts Society, Macclesfield : io Saturnalia! Happy Christmas the Roman Way
2020
8 January Retford
14 January The Arts Society, Alton: io Saturnalia! Merry Christmas the Roman Way
8 February York University STUDY DAY
The Archaeology of Roman Britain
Discover how to see the Roman sites of Britain for yourself.
10am-4.30pm Contact: York University’s Lifelong Learning
Book via York University’s online store OPENING SOON AT www.york.ac.uk/lifelonglearning
Enquiries: 01904 328473 email: lifelonglearning@york.ac.uk
12 February Dartmoor Arts Society What did the Greeks & Romans Ever do for Art?
29 February York University STUDY DAY
The Complete Pompeii
A truly comprehensive view of Pompeii through archaeologists’ eyes. The tragedy, the evidence, the reality; and how to really consider this Roman town and the surrounding sites to meet the Romans face-to-face through their art.
10am-4.30pm Contact: York University’s Lifelong Learning
Book via York University’s online store OPENING SOON AT www.york.ac.uk/lifelonglearning
Enquiries: 01904 328473 email: lifelonglearning@york.ac.uk
3 March Yarm Ladies Luncheon Club What did the Romans ever do for us?
28 March York University STUDY DAY
The Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon & Viking Britain
The continuing story of Britain, from the author of Visiting the Past: Finding & Understanding Britain’s Archaeology
10am-4.30pm Contact: York University’s Lifelong Learning
Book via York University’s online store OPENING SOON AT www.york.ac.uk/lifelonglearning
Enquiries: 01904 328473 email: lifelonglearning@york.ac.uk
3-19 April Travel Academy: Sicily & the Aeolian Isles TOUR
11-17 May Ciceroni Travel: Albania TOUR
23-31 May Smithsonian Journeys ‘ Scottish Islands and Norwegian Fjords’ TOUR
3-18 June ASA (Australians Studying Abroad) Shetland and Orkney: Archaeology and Wildlife of the Northern Isles TOUR
16-24 September Smithsonian Journeys ‘A Week in Sorrento’ TOUR
14 October Ross on Wye Arts Society The Complete Pompeii STUDY DAY
17-24 October: Saga Cruise: Guest Speaker
11 November Acorn Ladies Lunch What did the Romans Ever Do for Yorkshire?
12 November Chiswick Arts Society Pompeii: Digging Deeper with the Muddy Archaeologist
8 December The Arts Society, Diss io Saturnalia! Happy Christmas the Roman Way
9 December Woking Arts Society io Saturnalia! Happy Christmas the Roman Way
9 December Northamptonshire 7.45pm io Saturnalia! Happy Christmas the Roman Way
10 December Walton Arts Society io Saturnalia! Happy Christmas the Roman Way
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Gillian Hovell is an Arts Society Accredited Lecturer
Vast and varied Arts Society Portfolio of Talks and Study Days available here
