Cardiff University School of History, Archaeology & Religion

20/09/2022

📅 Booking now open! 📅
Join us for the Thyssen Foundation Lecture in Wales.

Delighted to welcome Prof Sumathi Ramaswamy

Advance register now 👇
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14/09/2022

A Historian's Perspective

Since the passing of HRH Queen Elizabeth II, historians have been asked for their perspective on the historic occasion of the end of the longest reign in British history and the future for the British monarchy with the accession of Charles III.

Expertise has been shared on television, on air, in print and online, ranging from BBC One's coverage of the the proclamation of Charles to Sky News and commentary for The Guardian and The Observer.

Catch a special programme on BBC One Wales Thursday 8pm with Reader in Welsh History Dr Marion Loeffler.

📺 Watch http://ow.ly/pXSA50KJmn0 📺

Safbwynt Hanesydd

Ers marwolaeth Ei Mawrhydi’r Frenhines Elizabeth II, gofynnwyd i haneswyr am eu safbwyntiau ar adeg hanesyddol diwedd y teyrnasiad hiraf yn hanes Prydain a dyfodol brenhiniaeth Prydain.

O sylw BBC One i’r digwyddiadau’n cyhoeddi mai Siarl III yw’r Brenin newydd i sylwebaeth ar gyfer The Guardian ac The Observer, mae arbenigedd wedi'i rannu ar y teledu, ar y radio, mewn print ac ar-lein.

Gwyliwch raglen arbennig ar BBC One Wales gyda Dr Marion Loeffler, Darllenydd Hanes Cymru gyda Dr Marion Loeffler.

📺 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001ck0q 📺

12/09/2022

Queen Elizabeth II

Mae arwyddocâd hanesyddol marwolaeth wedi’i nodi ledled y DU, Cymru a thu hwnt.
The historical significance of the passing of has been marked across the UK, Wales and beyond.

Yn dilyn proclomasiwn yng Nghastell Caerdydd ddoe, mae'r hanesydd Dr Marion Loeffler yn trafod y frenhiniaeth ar heddiw
Following the proclamation of at Cardiff Castle yesterday, historian Dr Marion Loeffler discusses the monarchy on today

07/09/2022

🎬 How the power of community is helping conserve a medieval church

This weekend volunteers are making a real difference at Caerau with CAER Heritage 👉 http://ow.ly/8Txz50KC5uN

Got time to volunteer this weekend? Email [email protected] direct to join this Friday - Sunday⛏️

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07/09/2022

☠️ Innovative Guerilla Archaeology are sharing their passion for the past in the Outer Hebrides all week in Uist.

In 'Craftwork' Cardiff archaeologists and are using the crafts and creativity in archaeological objects to stimulate social regeneration & economic growth 🔥

Read more:

Craftwork uses the crafts and creativity found in archaeological objects to stimulate sustainable economic growth and social regeneration on Scottish islands. Will you be in Uist in September 2022 …

30/08/2022

Further coverage of the discovery of the oldest settlement found in Cardiff. This year's Trelai dig as part of CAER Heritage found post holes & exciting finds in latest community dig.
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The newly discovered structure sits within view of Caerau Hillfort, one the largest Iron Age hillforts in south-east Wales.

30/08/2022

New Generation Thinkers Essays on BBC Radio 3

Earlier periods of history have seen more people with scarring to their faces from duelling injuries and infectious diseases but what stopped this leading to a greater tolerance of facial difference?

Cardiff historian Dr Emily C**k discusses in her essay, repeated tonight & on Sounds:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000kpgr

You can also hear her discussing her research with Fay Alberti, who works on facial transplants, in the New Thinking podcast About Face https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p080p2bc

30/08/2022

Welsh folklore expert Dr Juliette Wood comments on claims that the oldest surviving map of Great Britain could provide evidence of a lost land.

The Guardian is among those covering the story:

Professors say two islands in Cardigan Bay are clearly marked on the Gough map held at Bodleian library

30/08/2022

🎤 That dress! The power of touch: a conservator’s view 💟
Professor of Conservation Jane Henderson reflects on evolving protocols around who can (& can’t) touch artworks for the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Watch out for more talks by Jane, speaking in both her capacity at Cardiff and as International Institute for Conservation Secretary General next month across Australia.

We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of New South Wales stands.

14/08/2022

With Scottish results landed, and A Level Results due soon, it's a big week ahead for thousands across the UK.

We'll be there for you - with our team on hand to answer your questions. Here are our opening times, as a handy reference.

12/08/2022

🌈 Pride Cymru is back 🌈

With this celebration back in the city's calendar at the end of the month, we celebrate recent work by Professors in Ancient History, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones and Shaun Tougher.

Their chapter 'Alexander the gay and the gloryhole that was Greece' features in Stoneman's A History of Alexander The Great in World Culture, out with Cambridge University Press.

The university is a Stonewall Diversity Champion, ranked 7th out of 100 employers in the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index 2022.

As an organisation, we want to ensure that we provide the best support for all our students. Find out more here: http://ow.ly/Z9VR50KhvUW

12/08/2022

📅 Two months to go! 📅
Join us for the Thyssen Foundation Lecture right here in Wales. Delighted to welcome Sumathi Ramaswamy of Duke University.