Tell us about yourself I started volunteering for the Portable Antiquities Scheme in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire in September 2018, in my first year of my Undergraduate degree in Classics. I am currently a third year student and I am hoping to study Classical Art and Archaeology for my MA. I hope to carry on gaining …more
Category: Volunteering
Nottinghamshire Unearthed
A new exhibition of PAS finds from Nottinghamshire has just gone on display at the University of Nottingham Museum. The exhibition showcases a range of objects from across the county and demonstrates the public’s contribution to our understanding of Nottinghamshire’s past. The objects include Treasure items that have been acquired by local museums, as well …more
Meet the Finds Liaison Assistant: Phil Hughes
ell us about yourself. I am the Finds Liaison Assistant for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, having started this role in December 2017. I am assisting Alastair Willis, the Finds Liaison Officer for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, for three days per week for six months on a placement as part of my doctoral research being undertaken at the …more
Meet the Volunteers: Gary
Tell us about yourself: I am a PhD student within the University of Nottingham’s department of Classics. My research examines the reception of the ancient world in early America and my thesis focuses on how the ancient world was portrayed in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century American theatre. What does your role involve? I examine, identify, …more
Meet the Volunteers: Taylor
Tell us about yourself: I am currently a History MA student at the University of Nottingham. My area of study is the late Middle Ages, and my dissertation focuses on the differences and similarities between Elizabeth Woodville, wife of King Edward IV, and Margaret of Anjou, wife of King Henry VI. What does your role …more
The military, murder and misplaced trust: Elagabalus and the Roman Army
The record (SWYOR-3CD872) shows a denarius of Elagabalus, issued in Rome in probably AD 222 (BMC 73). The obverse shows the emperor, crowned with a laurel wreath and wearing a cuirass and paludamentum, and is identified by his abbreviated title IMP ANTONINVS AVG (Imperator Antoninus Augustus). The reverse depicts Fides, the personification of good faith …more
Meet the Volunteers: Nina
Tell us about yourself: My name is Nina Charami and I am a PhD student at the Department of Archaeology, University of Nottingham. My research focus is on Greek Classical archaeology and in my thesis I study the history and life of the communities (called the ‘perioikoi’) occupying the territory (Laconia) controlled by Sparta during the …more
Meet the Volunteers: Sian
Tell us about yourself: I am moving into the second year of a PhD at the University of Nottingham, split evenly between History and Archaeology, researching Northumbrian communities and culture between AD 600 and 950. What does your role involve? I examine, identify and record objects recovered from Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. What …more
Meet the Volunteers: Jack
Tell us about yourself: I have recently graduated with a BA in Archaeology at the University of Nottingham, completing my dissertation on the role of Whitley Castle (by no means a castle and is in fact a Roman fort!), located in the north of England, regarding its relationship with the extraction of mineral resources. I …more
Meet the Volunteers: Imogen
Tell us about yourself. I have just finished studying Classical Civilisation at the University of Nottingham. I also volunteer with the school outreach programme with the University of Nottingham Museum. What does your role involve? So far I have been identifying Roman coins and recording them on to the PAS database. What area of …more
