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10 Feb 2011 10:40:08
Television presenter Mark Horton is giving the first in a series of special lectures at the University of Bedfordshire.
The vibrant and informative lecture on archaeology by the BBC Coast presenter is taking place on Monday, 28 February. It is in the Lecture Theatre G101 in the new Campus Centre at the Luton campus from 7.30pm.
A British maritime and historical archaeologist, television presenter and writer, Mark’s first television appearance was 15 years ago and he has been a contributor to numerous TV archaeology programmes since then.
Since 2005, he has been one of the team of presenters on the BBC programme Coast which explores the coastline of Britain.
Mark was also closely involved in the inception of the long-running Channel 4 series Time Team and the first episode was filmed in his home town of Much Wenlock, Shropshire, in 1994.
He is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Bristol and runs and teaches one of the few postgraduate programmes in maritime archaeology and history.
Having directed excavations all over the world – including the Caribbean, East Africa, Egypt, France and the UK – Mark’s recent projects include an investigation of a Scottish colony in Panama; an early colonial settlement on St Kitts, St Lucia and Bermuda; and the investigation of trading ports in Zanzibar.
Local expert Wesley Keir, Project Officer for Albion Archaeology, is also presenting the report on the archaeological dig performed on the site of the University’s new Campus Centre near Luton’s iconic St Mary’s Church. Further details here.
Entry is free of charge, and tickets are on a first come, first served basis. Email rebecca.grant-jones@beds.ac.uk or call 01582 743380 to reserve your place.
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