Out of the Trenches - Doing Justice to Cultural Goods

Out of the Trenches is a monthly seminar series showcasing the emerging fieldwork and research in archaeology, hosted by the Institute of Archaeology's World Archaeology Section. Join us to explore the latest discoveries and innovations in the field.

If you would like to present in the series, please contact organisers, Stefano A. Cecatiello (stefano.cecatiello.20@ucl.ac.uk) and Ofelia Tychon (ofelia.tychon.23@ucl.ac.uk).

Previous talks (2024-25)

• Glynnis Maynard: Rurality under Empire: Three seasons of excavation and remote sensing at Qach Rresh, Iraqi Kurdistan
• Elias V. M. Michaut: An archaeology of youth detention in France
• Cristian González-Rodríguez: Chullpa-ing: Exploring the chronology, landscape, and cosmological role of Andean mausoleums
• Andrew Reid: Understanding the incipient city: the case of the Ganda kibuga

Previous talks (2023-24)

• Borja Legarra Herrero: Rivers, settlements and metals: adapting survey methods to Mediterranean Iberia
• Michael Parker Pearson: In search of Stonehenge's origins: new discoveries in Preseli, Wales
• Carl Knappett, University of Toronto: Holding time: ceramics, containers, and duration
• Catherine Namono, University of the Witwatersrand: Making Sense of Dumbbells and Circles in the Rock Art of Uganda
• Corisande Fenwick: The origins of oasis civilisation in the Moroccan Sahara: fieldwork in the Wadi Draa