In our 50th episode, our Geophysics Technician Andres Perez Arana entertains a packed Red Deer to describe what archaeologists are able to observe without getting their hands dirty. He includes many examples of site she has worked at whilst in commercial and academic archaeology. ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public Store Affiliates Motion: https://www.archpodnet.com/motion Liquid I.V. Ready to shop better hyd ..read more

On Monday the 27th of November, 2023 we invited four Zooarchaeologists from the University of Sheffield’s Department of Archaeology to talk about the work they are doing towards their PHD and Post PHD studies. Even though this was a relaxed pre-Christmas event, they were given just 15 minutes each and the time was strictly enforced! The event was held in the upstairs room at The Red Deer Pitt Street Sheffield which is the spiritual home of Sheffield Archaeology. Our speakers were: Dr Maeve Moorcroft - What is in the Box? : Rediscovering a unique pathological bone collection. Ewan Chipping - Co ..read more

An Investigation into Charcoal Production in West and South Yorkshire. Recorded at the Red Deer Sheffield on the 30th October 2023 Archaeology & Ale is a monthly series of talks presented by Archaeology in the City, part of the University of Sheffield Archaeology Department’s outreach programme. For more information about Archaeology in the City’s events and opportunities to get involved, please email archaeologyinthecity@sheffield.ac.uk or visit our website at archinthecity.wordpress.com. You can also find us on Twitter (@archinthecity), Instagram (@archaeointhecity), or Facebook (@archin ..read more

Local archaeologist Ken Dash talks about his time with the Museum of London and reflects on how excavation was changing in the 1970s. ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public Store Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular Motion ..read more

Christopher Atkinson - Exploring Wadsley and Loxley Common: Community Investigations as part of the Sheffield Lakeland Landscapes. Archaeology & Ale is a monthly series of talks presented by Archaeology in the City, part of the University of Sheffield Archaeology Department’s outreach programme. This talk took place on Monday 27th March 2023 at The Red Deer, Pitt Street, Sheffield For more information about Archaeology in the City’s events and opportunities to get involved, please email archaeologyinthecity@sheffield.ac.uk or visit our website at archinthecity.wordpress.com. You can also f ..read more

This month we have something different for our listeners We invited a group of 6 Post-Graduate Researchers and Recently qualified Doctors to explain their research to the general public in no more than 10 minutes. Our speakers and project titles were as follows: Chris Dwan - Landscape Stability & the Formation of Social Memory in Prehistoric Britain. Kate Faulkes - Tackling the Urban Godless Poor - How Successful were Sheffield’s Commissioner Churches 1826 - 1865. Dr Nina Maaranen - Teeth are Awesome! An Archaeologist's Perspective. Kelsey Madden - Digging for Italy - Vagnari Vicus and Fal ..read more

Archaeology & Ale is a monthly series of talks presented by Archaeology in the City, part of the University of Sheffield Archaeology Department’s outreach programme. This talk in keeping with our focus on community archaeology,  is given by Colin Merrony from the University of Sheffield and is entitled – Beyond Hope: Archaeology and Collaboration in Castleton. This talk took place on Monday 28th November 2022 at The Red Deer, Pitt Street, Sheffield For more information about Archaeology in the City’s events and opportunities to get involved, please email archaeologyinthecity@sheffield ..read more

Archaeology & Ale is a monthly series of talks presented by Archaeology in the City, part of the University of Sheffield Archaeology Department’s outreach programme. This month we are proud to host Matthew Roberts from Sheffield Hallam University speaking on "A People's History of Sheffield from the French Revolution to Chartism". This talk took place on Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021, online via Google Meets. Sheffield has a rich tradition of ‘history from below’, in the sense of a long established assertive and proud group of working people who created a rich occupational, social and polit ..read more

Archaeology & Ale is a monthly series of talks presented by Archaeology in the City, part of the University of Sheffield Archaeology Department’s outreach programme. This month we are proud to host David Price from the University of Sheffield speaking on "Sheffield Troublemakers: Rebels and Radicals in Sheffield History ". This talk took place on Thursday, October 28th, 2021, online via Google Meets. David Price David Price studied history at Cambridge. He then went into the civil service. He was private secretary to Willie Whitelaw who later became Deputy Prime Minister. For some years, h ..read more

Archaeology & Ale is a monthly series of talks presented by Archaeology in the City, part of the University of Sheffield Archaeology Department’s outreach programme. It's our honour to welcome Professor John Barrett speaking on the 'The Importance and Future of Archaeology: a personal view.' This talk took place on June 16th in-person and online via Google Meets. John is an accomplished archaeologist with many decades of experience. He graduated from the University of Wales (University College Cardiff) and taught at the Universities of Leeds and Glasgow before joining the University of She ..read more