Some of the most popular Muddy Archaeologist talks are:
- 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: ancient gardens & plants; animals in the ancient world; 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; art; architecture; 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.uk
Of 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 2018-2020
Book now to arrange a talk by the Muddy Archaeologist 
Tuesday 6th March 2018 : The British Museum
1.15-2pm Gallery Talk : Connections: The Ancient Greeks & their Place in the Mediterranean
Part of the BBC Civilisations Festivals
Creating a sense of time and place, providing the bigger picture of a vibrant ancient world – how the cultures we’re looking at were not isolated; the ancient Mediterranean was seething with different cultures that collided and connected, living in the shadow of some and experiencing direct exchange of ideas from others.
NO Booking Required – Just turn up! Other BM talks to follow in Autumn/Winter 2018/19
July 2018 : ADFAS Australia Lecture Tour
Fleurieu – Adelaide – Geelong – Melbourne – Canberra – Molonglo Plains – Murray River – Ku-ring-gai
Click here ADFAS Lecture Tour flier for the FULL DETAILS of dates, venues & times, & contact details
Autumn/Winter 2018 will include events at the British Museum (dates tbc), as well as:
Saturday 8th September 2018 : Airedale & Wharfedale Association
Voluntary association of National Trust members: new members welcome
Tuesday 30th October : Hull Literary & Philosophical Society
What did the Romans ever really do for Us?
Monday 12th November 2018 : Osbaldwick & Murton WI
New members welcome
The Muddy Archaeologist will be speaking at the following Arts Societies
Open to members and guest visitors
Gillian Hovell is an Arts Society Accredited Lecturer
Vast and varied Arts Society Portfolio of Talks and Study Days available here
2018
6 November Grantham & District
19 November Ealing
21 November Liverpool
5 December Claremont Arts Society, Esher
12 December Appleby in Westorland
13 December Painswick
21 December Oundle
2019
19 January Welwyn Garden City
7 March Gainsborough & District
13 March Totnes, followed by evening talk in Plymouth
28 November Oakham
10 December Chester
11 December Burghley, Stamford
12 December Macclesfield
2020
14 January Alton
8 December Diss
