The Institute of Archaeology is an academic department of University College London (UCL), in the United Kingdom. The Institute is located in a separate building at the north end of Gordon Square, Bloomsbury. University College London, commonly known as UCL, is one of the colleges that make up the University of London. ... Gordon Square Gordon Square is in Bloomsbury, London. ... The Bloomsbury, a corner pub Bloomsbury is an area of central London, in the London Borough of Camden. ...

It was founded in 1937 by Mortimer Wheeler, who was its first director. He was followed by Kathleen Kenyon, Vere Gordon Childe, W. F. Grimes, John Evans, David Harris and Peter Ucko. It was originally a separate institution within the University of London, but for financial reasons joined UCL in 1986. It is one of the largest departments of archaeology in the world, with over 80 members of academic staff and 500 students. It academic strengths include general (world) archaeology and archaeological science, alongside museum, heritage and conservation studies. The Institute's current director is Stephen Shennan, who replaced Peter Ucko in September 2005. 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Brigadier Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler Kt, CH, CIE, MC (10 September 1890–22 July 1976), was one of the best-known British archaeologists of the twentieth century. ... Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon (5 January 1906 – 24 August 1978), important English archaeologist of Neolithic culture in the Fertile Crescent and excavator of Jericho in Jordan from 1952 to 1958. ... Vere Gordon Childe (April 14, 1892–October 19, 1957) was an Australian philologist by training who later specialised in archaeology, perhaps best known for his excavation of the unique Neolithic site of Skara Brae in Orkney and for his Marxist views which informed his thinking about prehistory. ... hello Professor William Francis Grimes (31 October 1905 – 25 December 1988) was a British archaeologist who devoted his career to the archaeology of London. ... John Evans may refer to: John Evans (1680–1740), English astrologer. ... Among those named David Harris are: David Harris (Hambledon cricketer) David Harris (professor) David Harris (protestor) David Harris (software developer) David Harris (actor) David Ray Harris (murderer featured in The Thin Blue Line) David Harris (politician), British Conservative MP David Harris (rabbi) David Harris (publisher, photographer, miami beach) Category: ... Peter J. Ucko (born 1938) is Professor of Comparative Archaeology and Director of University College Londons Institute of Archaeology , notable for his organisation of the first World Archaeological Congress in 1986. ... The University of London is a federation of colleges and institutes which together constitute one of the worlds largest universities. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bold textSUCK ON THAT MUTHA FUCKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech/discourse) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Archaeological science (also known as Archaeometry) is the application of scientific techniques and methodologies to archaeology. ... The National Gallery in London, a famous museum. ... Cultural heritage (national heritage or just heritage) is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations. ... An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been investigated using the discipline of archaeology. ... Peter J. Ucko (born 1938) is Professor of Comparative Archaeology and Director of University College Londons Institute of Archaeology , notable for his organisation of the first World Archaeological Congress in 1986. ...

Collections

The Institute's collections include prehistoric pottery and stone artefacts from many parts of the world, as well as collections of Roman pottery, coins and glass. Western Asiatic material includes the Petrie collection of Palestinian artefacts, collections from excavations at Jericho and a wide range of objects from ancient Mesopotamia. There are large reference collections for British and Near Eastern archaeobotany and zooarchaeology. There are also several historical archives of archaeological material including photographs, press cuttings, obituaries and oddments, and an extensive library. The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ... The Taking of Jericho, by Jean Fouquet Near central Jericho, November 1996 For other meanings of the word Jericho, see: Jericho (disambiguation) Jericho (Arabic ; ʼArīḥā; Hebrew ; Standard Hebrew Yəriḥo; Tiberian Hebrew Yərîḫô, Yərîḥô, Greek Ίεριχώ = Ίερή ηχώ, Hierē ēchō - Holy echo) is a town in the West Bank, near... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The Institute is also responsible for the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology which is open to the public on a regular basis. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology in London is run by the Institute of Archaeology, which is part of the University of London. ...

External links

• The Institute of Archaeology
• AHRB Centre for Evolutionary Analysis of Cultural Behaviour at the Institute of Archaeology