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Battlefield archaeology was first used as part of a single study, in England, on the site of the Battle of Towton (AD1461). Begun in late 1996/early 1997 by battlefield archaeologist Tim Sutherland, as a part of his Ph.D research, the site of the battle has been studied extensively using geophysical surveys, metal detector surveys, aerial photographic analysis as well as multiple ...
The Centre for Battlefield Archaeology was founded in 2006 and Pollard appointed its director. [3] Since then the centre has gone on to offer the world's first post-graduate course in battlefield and conflict archaeology, while also publishing the Journal of Conflict Archaeology.
With the expansion of the department, Prehistory and Ancient History split into two separate departments when Robert Hopper retired in 1975. Keith Branigan was appointed in 1976, [15] founding the Department of Prehistory and Archaeology officially in September 1976, [7] and introducing the teaching and research of Aegean Prehistory and Archaeology [16] and Roman Archaeology.
The Institute for Field Research (IFR) is a nonprofit organization [1] established in 2011 by a group of academic archaeologists.It operates as an independent, nonprofit academic organization that offers field research courses (field schools) at various sites around the world.
It confers a M.A. and a Ph.D. in the History of Art and Archaeology as well as two certificate programs in Curatorial Studies and the Conservation of Works of Art. The IFA's Ph.D. program is normally six years and requires 18 courses, a qualifying paper, two foreign language certifications, major and minor field examinations, and a dissertation.
Peter Arthur Barton (born 28 March 1955) is a British military historian, author and filmmaker specialising in trench warfare during World War I.He has published extensively on military mining and aspects of battlefield archaeology on the Western Front, and led archaeological excavations that have been featured in several Time Team episodes.
Can we imagine ourselves back on that awful day in the summer of 2010, in the hot firefight that went on for nine hours? Men frenzied with exhaustion and reckless exuberance, eyes and throats burning from dust and smoke, in a battle that erupted after Taliban insurgents castrated a young boy in the village, knowing his family would summon nearby Marines for help and the Marines would come ...
Foard obtained his first degree from University College, London, in 1974, and went on to take an MA at the Institute of Archaeology. [1] He later obtained a PhD in battlefield archaeology from the University of East Anglia (2008).