Archaeology Festival, 6-8 February 2009

[BAJR Host]

http://www.archaeology.co.uk/index.php?o...&Itemid=99

Anyone going? Would like to hear what happens... :face-approve:

Confirmed speakers:
Bettany Hughes, historian, author and broadcaster, Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore
Brian Fagan, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara, The Quest for Sustainability
Steven Mithen, Professor of Early Prehistory, University of Reading, Neolithic Emergence: Excavations at WF16, Southern Jordan

Confirmed sessions:
Romans on the Frontiers
Romans and Barbarians
Digging the Tudors
Heritage in Danger
The Archaeology of Wales
…Plus more to come!

Prices:
£60 Early Bird (Current Archaeology subscribers,
payment received by December 31st)
£80 Current Archaeology subscribers, payment received
after December 31st
£100 General Admission

"Gie's a Job.."
Prof. 'Dolly' Parton

[kevin wooldridge]

Do you know who I contact for the 'begging archaeologist' concession outside the front-door of the venue? I'm guessing that those attending can, at £100 a ticket, afford to be reminded of the 'sponsor an out-a-work archaeologist' campaign....

Dig Issue!! Dig Issue!!

[BAJR Host]

sleeping rough on the streets of Cardiff as well!

"Gie's a Job.."
Prof. 'Dolly' Parton

[monty]

........a hundred quid is outrageous .........clearly these proceedings are not aimed at people who actually dig the stuff up for a living.!!

[BAJR Host]

Bettany Hughes, historian, author and broadcaster, Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore

hope that is not her CV... but rather what she is talking about..

sorry could not resist it...

I will confess to swooning... when she is breathless

"Gie's a Job.."
Prof. 'Dolly' Parton

[kevin wooldridge]

I am guessing that the whole tone of this Festival of Indulgence is summed up by the session entitled 'Romans and Barbarians'..... presumably if you are not with us, you're agin us!!

[Curator Kid]

Perhaps Helen of Troy is the second speaker, and those are her qualifications [xx(]

[monty]

.......The Archaeology of Wales.........in only three days...... .???????

[diggingthedirt]

Yep, I'll be attending, and have been asked to moderate the 'Heritage in Danger' session. I presented a paper at the inaugural event at the British Museum on Donald Rumsfeld's theory of landscape archaeology, and I was really impressed by what the organisers managed to pull off. A capacity audience of 400 enthusiastic people (expected to double this year), an 'A' list line up of premiership speakers, and me, Layton Orient. I was delighted to be asked back.

The event itself was launched last year, aiming to create an archaeology festival to compare with Britain's popular festivals of science, literature, music and history. Current Archaeology was the main organiser, with the British Museum and the Portable Antiquities Scheme partnering up. For the 2009 event, Cardiff University and the National Museum of Wales are the co-organisers.

To answer direct questions regarding door price: the event operates on a not-for-profit basis so as to keep ticket prices down (and £100 for 2 full days of lectures plus a party is actually pretty good - WAC was almost triple that!) and offer substantial concessions to students who will make up around 10% of the audience. I've just been talking to the editor at CA, Lisa Westcott, and she's really enthusiastic about BAJRites coming along. If you ring her up and mention those four hallowed letters, you'll get in for 60 quid. There are still a number of student tickets available at 30 quid, but move quickly. As for the 'sponsor an out of work archaeologist' campaign… chance your arm! If Neil Faulkner answers the phone I'd say you're in!

The bottom line is that they are trying to draw a diverse crowd from all sectors of the archaeology profession - people more used to talking to each other at much smaller conferences (and forums!) and have them present their work and ideas to the broader public. Its such an obvious idea (all your usual conferences rolled into one) that it might... yes... by god, it might just work!

Once I’ve got all the details in I’ll be starting a thread for the Heritage in Danger session, so hopefully I can represent some of your views and comments come the big day.

Oh yes, Lisa Westcott can be reached at 02088195585, or lisa@archaeology.co.uk

[BAJR Host]

Top digging ! very nicely done... and big thanks to Lisa and CA as well.

so you lot be nice and say sorry!
Wish I could go myself.... BAJR is saying Yeah to this!! :face-approve::face-approve:

Part of the trouble is we see a them and us... if we want to be in jobs... we better see it as us and us


"Gie's a Job.."
Prof. 'Dolly' Parton