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H 245 x W 174 mm

302 pages

109 figures (colour throughout)

Published Nov 2024

Archaeopress Archaeology

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Paperback: 9781803278476

Digital: 9781803278483

DOI 10.32028/9781803278476

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Keywords
History of Archaeology; Historiography; Lincoln; Lincolnshire; British Archaeology

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A uniquely personal account of how a record of the city of Lincoln's rich archaeology was recorded from the time of the early antiquaries through to the commercially funded professional teams of today, by someone who was closely involved in a senior capacity for over half a century.

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Contents

Preface and acknowledgements

 

Part One: From the Pit to the Trench

Chapter 1: A personal backstory

Chapter 2: 1966-70: Beginning in archaeology

 

Part Two: The Early History of Archaeology in Lincoln

Chapter 3: Shoulders and giants: antiquarians to archaeologists, c. 1700 - c. 1900

Chapter 4: 1906-1970: A museum and a research committee

 

Part Three: Urban Archaeology in Lincoln

Chapter 5: 1970-72: Becoming urban archaeologists

Chapter 6: 1972-74: A new trust for Lincoln’s archaeology

Chapter 7: 1974-78: City under the county

Chapter 8: 1978-84: Stability challenged and restored

Chapter 9: A major exhibition: Lincoln comes of age, 1984

Chapter 10: 1984-88: County unit, and a new crisis

Chapter 11: 1988-94: Another new dawn - another city unit

Chapter 12: 1995-2000: Unit in distress

Chapter 13: 2000-2005: Into the city

Chapter 14: 2006-12: Winding up

Chapter 15: 2012 On: Investment in Lincoln’s heritage reaches new heights

Chapter 16: Epilogue: some reflections

 

Appendix: Some Wider Horizons

Some Further Reading

Index

About the Author

A native of South Yorkshire, after studying at the University of Manchester (1966-72) Michael J. Jones spent almost all his professional career in the city of Lincoln, becoming Director of the city’s archaeology team in 1980 and City Archaeologist in 2000. He has particular knowledge of Roman military and urban archaeology, and later developed expertise in the archaeology of the early Christian church and its international context. His job demanded also that sites of prehistoric to post-medieval date were explored, and that the results were made available not only to academic audiences but also to the wider public and schoolchildren. He has won awards for his work from the Society of Antiquaries of London, the University of Lincoln, and Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln, where he is currently an Honorary Associate Professor. He has written a number of books and archaeological reports, as well as countless articles on the city’s archaeology and related matters. He has served on a number of local and national bodies, notably the Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology, of which he has been President.