Talk for the Public and Popular History seminar at the University of Cambridge, 8th February 2011

1. Antiquities, Archaeology and the Public Dr Helen Geake Finds Adviser (Post-Roman Artefacts) to the Portable Antiquities Scheme c/o McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge [email_address]

3. PAS staff in post 1997 PAS staff in post 1999 Since 2003 we have recorded finds made by members of the public across the whole of England & Wales

4. The database on which the public’s finds are recorded Our funder:

5. He’s looking for things She isn’t

7. The Daily Mail, September 25 th 2009

8. The Crosby Garrett Roman helmet

11. Time Team (1994 onwards)

13. Project Design for Castor, Peterborough (filmed 2010)

14. Schedule, Day 1 (Tottiford Reservoir, filmed 2010)

15. A script! (from Llancaiach Fawr, a fortified manor house in south Wales – filmed 2010)

16. Some vain attempts to script the end of Day 3 It’s hard to know in advance what will be found

17. A camera crew Sound man Cameraman Camera assistant Director

18. Tim Taylor, Series Producer

19. Discussing what to do next at Sutton Courtenay Anglo-Saxon ‘palace’ site (filmed 2009) Tim Taylor Mick Aston Victor Ambrus

20. From survey… to digging… to recording… … Time Team projects are well-resourced, scholarly pieces of archaeological research

21. Challenge Anneka BBC1, Saturday evenings 1989-1995

22. Changing Rooms BBC, 1996-2004 Ground Force BBC, 1997-2005

24. Assuming that a mass audience wants superficial content…. … is perhaps a snobbish and elitist position

25. Social pigeonholes A Professional/senior managerial B Middle managers/executives C1 Junior managers/non-manual C2 Skilled manual D Semi-skilled/unskilled manual E Unemployed/state dependents

26. The public face of the PAS At a show In the field At a school

27. Television watching by social grade

28. Time Team in 2009 had an average of over 2m viewers

34. Quarry Archaeology (a Neolithic house)