"Dishing the Dirt: Dead People, Dirty Jobs & the Real World of Archaeology"

Dishing the Dirt: Dead People, Dirty Jobs & the Real World of Archaeology with Giselle Király

Summary:

What does an archaeologist actually do? From analysing human skeletons and uncovering remarkable finds, to working on commercial excavations, crime scenes, and bringing the past to life on television, archaeology is far more than digging in the dirt. In this talk, archaeologist and presenter Giselle Király takes you behind the scenes of the profession, exploring some of the fascinating discoveries being made across Britain and the stories they reveal about the people who came before us. We’ll also explore archaeology’s surprising connection to mental health, community and wellbeing, and why getting outside and getting your hands dirty might be good for you too.

Bio:

Giselle Király is an archaeologist, human remains specialist, and broadcaster. She has worked on sites ranging from 11,000 year old peat bogs, to Anglo-Saxon cemeteries, and from WWII recovery missions for missing airmen, to First Nations repatriation work. Giselle also works with the Police all over the UK, recovering and identifying human remains, as well as with the Ministry of Defence for a programme called Operation Nightingale (OpN). OpN promotes wellbeing and recovery to veterans through archaeology. Giselle can be found presenting on The Archaeologist's Notebook, History Hit, and Time Team.

Venue: 

The George IV
185 Chiswick High Rd., Chiswick,
London
W4 2DR

Event Running Time:
Doors 7pm
Introduction 7:25pm
Lecture 7:30pm
Q&A 8:10pm
Finish 8:30pm

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