Personal-Histories Project

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Created: 2010-03-31 16:36
Institution: Department of Archaeology
Description: The Personal-Histories Project is an on-going, educational, oral-histories research effort spearheaded by Pamela Jane Smith of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at Cambridge University. Each year, during term, senior scientists are invited to share their memories and life stories. Through their recollections, we better understand twentieth-century science and the development of anthropology and archaeology. Featured in the 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 films are Colin Renfrew, Mike Schiffer, Paul Mellars, Meg Conkey, Henrietta Moore, Alison Wylie, Richard Bradley, Chris Stringer, Meave Leakey and David Attenborough.
 

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2006, An oral history of the New Archaeology of the 1960's

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Professor Colin Renfrew from the University of Cambridge, Professor Mike Schiffer from the University of Arizona and Professor Ezra Zubrow of the State University of New York...

Collection: Personal-Histories Project

Institution: Department of Archaeology

Created: Wed 17 Nov 2010


2007, An oral history of gendered analyses in archaeology.

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Four of most eminent scholars in archaeology, William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge, Henrietta Moore, Professor Meg Conkey from University...

Collection: Personal-Histories Project

Institution: Department of Archaeology

Created: Mon 15 Nov 2010


2008, Personal Histories of the Theoretical Archaeology Group

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An oral history of TAG through 31 years is presented by the two original founders of TAG, Professor Colin Renfrew, Cambridge, and Professor Andrew Fleming, University of Wales,...

Collection: Personal-Histories Project

Institution: Department of Archaeology

Created: Mon 15 Nov 2010


A conversation with Tony Robinson

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Tony Robinson's Personal Histories was filmed at the University of Cambridge by the Personal Histories Project film crew, Sarah McEvoy and Kostas Chondros, on 11th February 2013...

Collection: Personal-Histories Project

Institution: Department of Archaeology

Created: Tue 7 May 2013


An Oral History of Media and Archaeology by Sir David Attenborough

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We were so honoured that, on 12 October 2009, Sir David Attenborough spoke at our Personal Histories of Media and Archaeology about his young life as a producer of the famed 1950s...

Collection: Personal-Histories Project

Institution: Department of Archaeology

Created: Fri 16 Jun 2017


An Oral History of Primatology, Jane Goodall, at Cambridge

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The Personal Histories Project presents

Jane Goodall, introduced by William McGrew, speaking at the Oral History of Primatology at Cambridge. Other panellists included Robert...

Collection: Personal-Histories Project

Institution: Department of Archaeology

Created: Wed 24 Oct 2012


Arch & Anth Centennial: Ian Tattersall

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Here is a clip of Ian Tattersall talking about the Duckworth Laboratory.
27-28th February 2015 Magdalene College, Cambridge
With thanks to:
The Thriplow Charitable Trust
The...

Collection: Personal-Histories Project

Institution: Department of Archaeology

Created: Fri 30 Oct 2015


Arch & Anth Centennial: The McDonald Institute

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This video follows a seminar about the history of the McDonald Institute. The seminar was part of the Centennial celebrations for the Arch & Anth Tripos in February 2015

Collection: Personal-Histories Project

Institution: Department of Archaeology

Created: Sat 7 Nov 2015


Oral-Histories film of Human Evolution Research.

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Professors Meave Leakey,
Chris Stringer, Leslie
Aiello, David Pilbeam and
Adam Kuper share their
life histories and memories
of their own research into
the origins of...

Collection: Personal-Histories Project

Institution: Department of Archaeology

Created: Thu 15 Apr 2010


Personal Histories 40 Years of Computer Applications and Quantitive Methods in Archaeology (CAA) Conference

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The organisers would like to thank all the discussants for their great personal stories: Sue Laflin, Phil Barker, Paul Reilly, Nick Ryan, Clive Orton, Irwin Scollar, John Wilcock,...

Collection: Personal-Histories Project

Institution: Department of Archaeology

Created: Wed 5 Dec 2012


Personal Histories of Archaeological Theory & Method

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A montage comprised of clips from the 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 Personal Histories Panels

Collection: Personal-Histories Project

Institution: Department of Archaeology

Created: Wed 21 Apr 2010


Personal Histories of People of Colour in Cambridge

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26th April 2016

Trinity College Cambridge

Panellists
Sogo Akintaro
Mónica Moreno Figueroa
Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan
Lola Olufemi
Johanna Riha
Njoki...

Collection: Personal-Histories Project

Institution: Department of Archaeology

Created: Sat 2 Jun 2018


Personal Histories of People of Colour in Cambridge: Lola Olumfemi

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Histories from People of Colour in Cambridge

26th April 2016, Trinity College, Cambridge

Panellists:
Njoki Wamai
Johanna Rita
Mónica Moreno Figueroa
Lola Olufemi
Sogo...

Collection: Personal-Histories Project

Institution: Department of Archaeology

Created: Tue 19 Jul 2016


The Personal Histories Project Presents Charles Higham speaking at the Bone Room's Past, 'Revolution' in...

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The Personal Histories Project Presents

Charles Higham speaking at the Bone Room's Past, 'Revolution' in Palaeoeconomic Studies

2rd November 2011

Among the participants...

Collection: Personal-Histories Project

Institution: Department of Archaeology

Created: Wed 31 Oct 2012