Research projects in the history of archaeology

From January 2004, a three year Leverhulme research project, based at the Department of Archaeology, University of Durham, England, will investigate the archaeological research of Canon William Greenwell .Greenwell was a prominent antiquarian and archaeologist from northern England whose collecting and excavating activities spanned diverse periods and places.His interests stretched beyond Britain to Europe and the Middle East, and his varied publications cover topics ranging from the prehistoric to the historic era.These include British Barrows (1877), Votive Armour and Arms (1881), and The Electrum Coinage of Cyzicus (1887).The project at the University of Durham will investigate the character of his research: his collecting activities, excavation techniques and the way in which he adapted his methodology to such diverse areas of interest.We will also explore the range of contacts acquired by Greenwell in the course of his work and assess his position within a dynamic social network of antiquarians and archaeologists, both within northern England and across Britain as a whole.A conference will be held at the University in 2005 to encourage discussion about Greenwell and some of his more immediate contemporaries.

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