Lectures

Archaeology Talks

Take a look at the list of Archaeology lectures that I currently have available. More information on each of the lectures can be found below. Do contact me if you want to discuss any of the lectures.

Currently available Archaeology lectures:

- William Smithies and the Mummies of Peru

- Bronze Age Bolton

- Bolton Before Bolton

William Smithies and the Mummies of Peru

This talk follows the story of William Smithies, a mill manager from Warrington, as he emigrated to Peru in the late 1800s. It is illustrated using documentary evidence and the ancient South American objects that made their way into UK museums including Bolton, Warrington and the V&A London.

N.B. Personal and Professional Work Whilst this lecture is my own work, it is the copyright of Bolton Council as it has been produced during my professional employment and uses predominantly the collections of Bolton Library and Museum Services. Alternate booking and fee arrangements apply.

Bolton Before Bolton

This talk takes a chronological approach to the first 20,000 years of human history in Bolton. Beginning in the Palaeolithic it takes you through each of the prehistoric periods including the Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age and ending at the Roman Invasion.

Bronze Age Bolton

This talk focuses in on one particular prehistoric period, the one for which there is the most surviving material evidence; the Bronze Age. It takes a site and object based approach as it looks at how the Bronze Age Boltonians might have lived, through the things the left behind.

Book me for a talk...

If you don’t see a topic that suits you do get in touch and we can discuss the potential of something specific.

It is possible to adjust any of the talks to suit, just let me know what you are looking for.

All talks are subject to a speakers and transport fees, which i’m happy to discuss on an individual basis.

N.B. Personal and Professional Work Whilst all lectures are my own work, some of them may be the copyright of Bolton Council as they have been produced during my professional employment or using predominantly the collections of Bolton Library and Museum Services. Where this is the case it will be clearly stipulated and alternate fee arrangements may apply.