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Home All Questions My question is, how long have you been an archaeologist? Louise

My question is, how long have you been an archaeologist? Louise

That’s an easy one to answer! I went on my first dig in my home town of Nottingham in 1970 – so I have been an archaeologist for 46 years. That means I must almost be an old relic myself…

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Julian Richards

Julian Richards is best known as the TV archaeologist from Meet the Ancestors and Blood of the Vikings. He loves Stonehenge – and has even written a pop-up book about it!

More questions answered by Julian Richards

What does an undergraduate of archaeology need to know? Okoye Daniel

Now that’s a very big question…I would say that if you are going to study archaeology at undergraduate level then you do need to have a genuine fascination […]

What happened to King Tut that caused him to die? Jack

It used to be thought that Tutankamum died as a result of falling off a chariot but recent investigations have shown that he was probably weakened by some […]

What is your favourite moment of archaeology ever? Dylan

That’s a difficult one. There have been lots of times when something fascinating has been discovered on one of my digs, special things like a bronze dagger, an […]

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