Riverpedia Workshop

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As part of the Riverpedia project, the Thames Discovery Programme will be running a FREE one day FROG workshop on human remains. The course will be taught by experts from the Museum of London’s Centre for Human Bioarchaeology and the Osteology Department, and the Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project.

Date & Location

The workshop will be held at the London Archaeological Archive and Research Centre on the 6th November 2010 from 10am – 4pm.

Programme Information

Please note this workshop is only available to FROG members

The workshop aims to provide participants with information about human remains discovered on the foreshore, basic training in identification and recording of skeletal material, and to address some of the questions outlined in the TDP Research Framework, such as:

What evidence is there for pre-Christian ritual activity?
What could different kinds of studies, such as examination of artefacts, tell us?
What is the significance and meaning of burial / deposition in riverine contexts?
What can we learn of crime and punishment along the river?
What is the evidence for Thames tragedies, such drowning or ship wreck?

Programme Outline

10.00 Welcome
10.10 Skeletal Collections held in the MoL
10.45: Introduction to the Human Skeleton
11.15 – 11.45 – Tea / Coffee Break
11.45 Practical Sessions
1pm – 1.45 Lunch Break
1.45 Practical Sessions
3.00 Case Studies
3.30 Discussion, Q&A, Evaluation

Please note that refreshments are included at breaks, but lunch will not be provided. There are a number of cafes and shops within a five minute walk of Mortimer Wheeler House and a room will be available if you want to bring your own food.