Events

Interpreting battlefield finds; making the most of museums.

Saturday 11th June 2011

 Saturday 11th June 2011

This interactive study day will examine the process of interpreting pieces recovered from

battlefield sites and especially how to tap in to the wealth of expert knowledge in the field

of the study of arms and armour.

It will highlight the range of assistance that museum curators and arms and armour

specialists can offer archaeologists, military historians and indeed anyone who has an

interest in interpreting material discovered through battlefield excavations.

Archaeologists and historians eminent in the field of the study of battlefields and related

sites will discuss aspects of the role which can be played by museum collections and staff

in helping interpret objects recovered from them. They will tackle a wide variety of

fascinating topics covering the period from the Norman Conquest to World War One and

sites including the battles of Fulford (1066) and Towton (1461), an Elizabethan wreck off

Alderney and The Somme.

The conference will also offer a unique opportunity to examine and discuss battlefield

related pieces from the Royal Armouries collections.

Speakers include

Alex Hildred

– Curator of Ordnance, Mary Rose Trust

Charles Jones

– Battlefield researcher and author

Martin Pegler– Historian and author

Tony Pollard

– Director, Centre for Battlefield Archaeology, University of Glasgow

Graeme Rimer

For further information.

• Contact name : John Copley
• Contact phone : 0113 2201888
• Also see : www.royalarmouries.org/events/events-at-leeds/calendar/2011-06-11/interpreting-battlefield-finds-making-the-most-of-museums