Studies of old rubbish dumps and dirty dishes have revealed that, 6,000 years ago, ancient Britons gave up their passion for fish to begin a love affair with milk. The research by archaeologists and chemists from the University of Bristol and Cardiff University is published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Residents in South Bristol are being urged to dig out their ‘media archaeology’ for a unique history project which is looking at the community heritage of the area. Film, video, slides and photographs from the past 150 years are welcome at the Know Your South Bristol event, which is taking place on Saturday [23 June] at Knowle West Media Centre.
Bristol New Music, a weekend of the best new and experimental music on the international arts scene, will be hosted by the University of Bristol, Colston Hall, Arnolfini, Spike Island and St George’s Bristol from Friday 21 – Sunday 23 February.
The story of women chainmakers who fought for a minimum wage has been brought to life in a new opera written by University of Bristol student Victoria Bourne. The production is being debuted at Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival - one of London’s biggest showcases for up-and-coming opera talent.
Why did the builders of Stonehenge choose to transport giant bluestones hundreds of kilometres from Wales to Salisbury Plain? Dr George Nash from Bristol's Department of Archaeology and Anthropology is involved in research which is taking a novel approach to solving the mystery.
The Faculty of Arts at the University of Bristol has appointed three new Chairs: Professor Shane Butler (Chair in Latin Language and Literature), Professor Katharine Ellis (Stanley Hugh Badock Chair in Music) and Professor Simon Shaw-Miller (Chair in History of Art).
A collective biography of the veterans of the Battle of El Santuario, fought in Colombia in 1829, is published today by Dr Matthew Brown in the School of Modern Languages at the University of Bristol.
A large stone containing engraved Bronze Age rock art has been found by a national park geologist in the Brecon Beacons and confirmed as the first prehistoric rock engraved panel to be discovered in the region.
The remarkable journey from reading literature in prison to studying for a degree at the University of Bristol has earned Damien Moran an adult learner award. The 41-year-old, who is studying part-time for the BA in English Literature and Community Engagement, will receive a South West Regional Individual Learner Award as part of Adult Learners’ Week from 18 to 24 May 2013.
Fragments of two medieval French epic poems have been discovered and identified by researchers at the University of Bristol and the University of Edinburgh.
