Silchester
Life on the Dig
Will be published approx. on 5. October 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
978-1-909747-08-1 (ISBN)
Description
The Roman Town at Silchester, Calleva Atrebatum, was a working archaeological dig - the University of Reading Field School - which took place every summer until 2014. Then, the dig was filled in, for future archaeologists to dig up again in the future. Taking advantage of the last opportunity to record 'life on the dig' in 2014, artist Jenny Halstead spent the summer creating and collating material for a beautiful and historically important book. Jenny's superior draughtsmanship, her eye for colour and her wide variety of techniques have produced evocative, lively images of life "on the dig" to illustrate Michael Fulford's fascinating account of the archaeological purpose of the project and the process by which it was conducted. From excavating, washing and cleaning the finds to teaching and arranging student entertainment, the final summer of the Town Life Project is captured here in all its richness - a fitting and enduring record of this historic episode in the life of an ancient city.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Reading
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 200 mm
Weight
218 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-909747-08-1 (9781909747081)
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Jenny Halstead studied fine art before training and following a career as a medical artist specialising in surgical and anatomical illustration, then moving into natural history and dinosaur books for children in collaboration with her late husband, a palaeontologist. A professional artist and art teacher working in a range of media (including oil, watercolour, acrylic, pastel and monoprint), she is a member of the Chelsea Arts Society and the Pastel Society, President of the Wokingham Art Society, and a founder member of the annual Whiteknights Studio Trail in Reading. Jenny's previous publications include 'An Artist's Year in the Harris Garden' (2013), 'Silchester: Life on the Dig' (2015) and 'Ancient and Modern: The Role of a Berkshire High Sheriff' (2018). Michael Fulford is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Reading where he was first appointed as lecturer in 1974. In that year he undertook his first excavation at Silchester. 2014 saw the concluding season of the 18 year excavation on Insula IX - The Town Life Project - which is the subject of Silchester: Life on the Dig.