This week, a team from the Centre of Archaeology has embarked on a two-week survey and excavation in the Lake District (UK), in an attempt to locate hostels where 300 child Holocaust survivors lived in 1945 after their arrival in Britain. Thanks to funding received from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), the project is being…
Adolf Island premieres in the UK on Tuesday 18 June at 9pm and in the US on Sunday 23 June at 10pm on Smithsonian Channel See UK TV listings for details of repeats See US TV listings Forensic investigation offers the possibility to uncover the truth about the fate of these victims, to tell their stories…
One of the members of our “Recording Cultural Genocide and Holocaust Killing Sites in Jewish Cemeteries” project will present at an international conference this week. Steven D. Reece has been invited to speak at the 7th Annual Genocide Awareness Week on the evening of Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 6:00 PM. His topic will be:…
The Centre of Archaeology welcomed Dr Robert Ehrenreich to speak about his research regarding Holocaust-era material culture this week. Dr Ehrenreich is the Director of National Academic Programs at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. His lecture, “Token, Trophy or Talisman: Holocaust-Era Mica…
Daria Cherkaska, a PhD researcher from the Centre of Archaeology, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship for young Holocaust scholars. Daria was selected via a competitive process to take part in the Holocaust Young Scholars Workshop “Testimonies of Neighbors as a Source for Research about Nazis Crimes”, organised by Yahad-In Unum, in connection with her…
The Centre of Archaeology will be part of an important new project exploring a unique historical Second World War location with a dramatic link to the Holocaust. Thanks to National Lottery Players, the Cumbrian based charity Another Space, which produces and manages the Lake District Holocaust Project, has received £48,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)…
An article about the Centre of Archaeology’s work recording marks made by forced and slave labourers on Alderney has just been published. The article, ‘Proof of Life: Mark-Making Practices on the Island of Alderney’ was published in the European Journal of Archaeology. You can view the final published article or download a pre-print draft from…
The Centre of Archaeology is extremely grateful to Jason Hurst for his generous donation of a large collection of books to our library. The books will help us with our research and in teaching our students.
Dr Dante Abate and Professor Caroline Sturdy Colls have had an article published in the Journal of Cultural Heritage this week. The article, which outlines how LiDAR and photogrammetry was used to record the Treblinka extermination and labour camps, is open access for 50 days meaning you can download it for free (as of the…
The Digital Forensic Archaeology project team have recently participated in a number of high profile events to present the results of our work and have undertaken fieldwork in Cyprus. Dante Abate participated at the European Researcher’s Night which took place at the Carob Mill in Limassol, Cyprus, on the 28 September 2018. This follows on…
