Archaeology
UCL
At the UCL Institute of Archaeology Summer School, A Taste(r) of the Past, you will explore how science, art and the humanities collide in helping us research, investigate & trial how our ancestors lived, and specifically what they ate, in the past.
The course will include practical study in the classroom, investigating the Archaeobotanical (the study of ancient plant remains within the field of archaeology) collection in the Institute of Archaeology lab as well as experimental archaeology sessions focusing on just how our ancestors processed their food, giving us a glimpse into the diets of the past. We will also be focusing on what this tells us about movement and migration of people & cultures, specifically in London.
You will also go on trips to museums across London, which may include behind the scenes tours led by specialists exploring what we can learn from remains left behind by our ancestors.
You will also visit the Thames foreshore (when the tide is out) working with Archaeologists from the UCL Institute of Archaeology in looking for any remains that can give us an insight into how London ancestors were processing their food.
The course will conclude with a group project about ‘The Archaeology of Food and Diet: let them eat bread?’. Taught by UCL academics, researchers and alumni from the Institute of Archaeology, this Summer School will be a culinary delight!
"Food is our common ground, a universal experience." - James Beard
19 August 2024
- 23 August 2024
15 PROGRAMME PLACES
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
On track to meet: A-Levels: ABB
Contextual Offer: A-Levels: CCC (No specific subjects)
GCSEs: English Language and Mathematics at grade C or 5.
IB Diploma: 30 points. A total of 15 points in three higher level subjects, with no score below 5.
BTEC National Diploma
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (QCF) or BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (RQF – teaching from 2016) with Distinction, Distinction, Distinction.