Archaeology & COVID-19: Looking Back & Moving Forwards - WB June 2020
Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) and I cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what we find.
#archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoup
Link of the Month:
Black Trowel Collective Microgrants:
www.blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com
Links:
COVID-19 Heritage Sector Response:
Vindolanda Fort: Roman site becomes family’s lockdown home:
Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) and I cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what we find.
Links:
Draft proposal for the assessment of a Chartered Archaeologist grade of membership:
http://www.archaeologists.net/news/draft-proposal-assessment-chartered-archaeologist-grade-membership-1502717134
Chartered Archaeologists? Have your say!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v8NJVlKdms
Welcome to Questions of Doom. In this series, we answer your questions about Archaeology and our shared heritage.
Today we ask whether people required translators in the past?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urP1cGYmbkE
Welcome to Archae-Facts, the place to find bite-sized chunks of Archaeological Trivia!
Today, we examine an emperor's curious payment for schooling his sons.
Note: Interestingly, the Emperor also enacted a ceremony where once or twice a year the weight of himself or one of his sons would be measured in gold and given out to charity!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DltEDbpCay0
Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
#archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoup
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0:00 Introduction
03:16 Worcester Graduates Speak!
52:23 Closing Thoughts
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Link of the Week:
Save Worcester's Archaeology department: Change.Org:
https://www.change.org/p/university-of-worcester-save-worcester-s-archaeology-department
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Reb Ellis Twitter: @MattockInHand
Cat Lodge Twitter: @CatLodge1
Victoria Allnatt Twitter: @FloMidlands
Links:
WORCESTERSHIRE COURSE OFF THE MENU AS UNI AXES ARCHAEOLOGY:
http://thepipeline.info/blog/2021/08/20/worcestershire-course-off-the-menu-as-uni-axes-archaeology/
Five workers face redundancy as university of Worcester scraps archaeology:
https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/19522406.five-workers-face-redundancy-university-worcester-scraps-archaeology/
Ancient history? Worcester University to close its archaeology department in another blow to heritage sector:
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/worcester-university-to-close-its-archaeology-department-in-another-blow-to-heritage-sector
Thousands join call to save archaeology at Worcester University:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-58297752
Petition started to challenge university's "abomination" of a decision to scrap degree:
https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/19532210.petition-started-challenge-universitys-abomination-decision-scrap-degree/
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Statement from University of Worcester:
“Following a declining interest in studying Archaeology, which has been seen UK-wide, the University of Worcester has very regretfully taken the decision to close the remaining offer in this subject. Applicant numbers have been very low for several years and have now declined to the level where a course in Archaeology at the University is simply unviable. We have made strenuous efforts to attract applicants but, despite all the efforts of the colleagues concerned and the work of the University as a whole, the trend away from studying Archaeology has proved to be deep seated and there is no alternative but to close the offer of our Archaeology courses.
The small number of students who are currently completing their studies will continue to be supported to gain their qualifications.
The number of staff affected is very small and the University will make every effort to find other ways of using their teaching expertise. Teaching staff concerned are being fully consulted.”
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgqI7HWGs-Q
Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) and I cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what we find.
Link of the Month: CBA Archaeology is For All Survey:
https://bit.ly/2FSNKiX
Links:
The Impact of Peter Jackson’s ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqZP7lAaRNg
Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) and I cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what we find.
#archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoup
Link of the Month: Brontë Parsonage Museum Appeal (Covid-19):
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/bronteparsonageappeal
Links:
Trump erroneously says 1918 Spanish Flu ‘probably ended’ WWII, which happened two decades later:
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/08/10/trump-1918-spanish-flu-probably-ended-wwii-which-happened-two-decades-apart/3340770001/
soupgate Tweet:
https://twitter.com/Archaeos0up/status/1301143528605655041?s=20
The Atlantic Twitter thread:
https://twitter.com/TheAtlantic/status/1301642301656137730?s=19&fbclid=IwAR3gg9GI8Y9QKJwKMk_5sxYq3ZBhIZDyynVQNI65ef9e9rT3KT1KnZtISXU
Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’:
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-americans-who-died-at-war-are-losers-and-suckers/615997/
White House attacks 'false' Atlantic story about Trump insulting dead soldiers: 'What a disgrace!':
https://www.foxnews.com/media/atlantic-story-trump-dead-soldiers?fbclid=IwAR0USTKpF7I28aP5WCJb33lXLx037v287aCgYTTyhOtZ4ZGLfuDTa8UTHsY
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l--Xr_tubEc
Tinsley Time and Travel is a community heritage project to celebrate the unique history of Tinsley, Sheffield S9. We are looking at Tinsley’s history through nine timeline milestones: from the Bronze age to the present day.
Themes of transport, travel and change have shaped Tinsley since pre-history, and continue to do so today. By creating community events, heritage activities and learning opportunities we are sharing Tinsley’s heritage.
Links:
https://www.heeleyfarm.org.uk/page/heritage
Project Webpage coming soon!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrU4LlFLh34