8th December 2010, 06:12 PM
[SIZE="3"]by Caroline Wickham-Jones
I’ve been working in archaeology for over 30 years and I try to tell myself that my chosen profession has not just been a self indulgence, but that it can have relevance to others and to the way we live today. Personally, I try to be as ‘green’ as possible, though I know I could do more: I use the car more than I should; put the heating on during the day; buy the occasional pineapple; and frequently fly when I travel south. Recently I have become an ‘academic’ (for which read ‘got a job’
so I am now a born again enthusiast for telling people about the archaeology that I love – if I like the Mesolithic, so should my students! If my students like the Mesolithic, so should everyone!! For the past couple of years I have been working on some ideas that try to make sense of my archaeology in the world of today, while re-awakening interest in the ancient hunter-gatherer population who lived in Britain before the development of farming some 6000 years ago.
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Read on: http://www.pasthorizons.com/index.php/ar...of-farming
[SIZE="4"][SIZE="4"]Fear of Farming[/SIZE][/SIZE] was published at the beginning of September and may be ordered from Oxbow Books:
To win a signed copy of Fear of Farming – please email us with your name and address ( editor@pasthorizons.com ) we will pick one lucky winner out of the hat on the 17th December. Then we will try to get you the book for Christmas depending on where you live and the weather.
I’ve been working in archaeology for over 30 years and I try to tell myself that my chosen profession has not just been a self indulgence, but that it can have relevance to others and to the way we live today. Personally, I try to be as ‘green’ as possible, though I know I could do more: I use the car more than I should; put the heating on during the day; buy the occasional pineapple; and frequently fly when I travel south. Recently I have become an ‘academic’ (for which read ‘got a job’
so I am now a born again enthusiast for telling people about the archaeology that I love – if I like the Mesolithic, so should my students! If my students like the Mesolithic, so should everyone!! For the past couple of years I have been working on some ideas that try to make sense of my archaeology in the world of today, while re-awakening interest in the ancient hunter-gatherer population who lived in Britain before the development of farming some 6000 years ago.[/SIZE]
Read on: http://www.pasthorizons.com/index.php/ar...of-farming
[SIZE="4"][SIZE="4"]Fear of Farming[/SIZE][/SIZE] was published at the beginning of September and may be ordered from Oxbow Books:
To win a signed copy of Fear of Farming – please email us with your name and address ( editor@pasthorizons.com ) we will pick one lucky winner out of the hat on the 17th December. Then we will try to get you the book for Christmas depending on where you live and the weather.