This talk will provide an overview of the ‘Reconstructing the Ancient Past’ project led by the University of Liverpool as part of the RICHeS programme of research. Our goal is to digitally reunite the distributed archaeological collection of John Garstang, whose excavations in Egypt and Sudan have resulted in thousands of artefacts that have since been dispersed to museums around the world. This talk will showcase recent work on the project, including research on Garstang objects in Scotland.

About the Speaker

This talk will be presented by Dr Alex Fitzpatrick FSAScot.

Dr Fitzpatrick is a zooarchaeologist and museum researcher whose previous research has focused on the Knowe of Swandro on Rousay in Orkney and the Covesea Caves on the Moray Firth. She is currently based at the University of Liverpool where she is working on the ‘Reconstructing the Ancient Past’ project. Dr Fitzpatrick has been a Fellow of the Society since 2016 and currently serves as a Trustee (co-opted in 2025).

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When: Thursday 30 April, 5pm BST

Where: Online via Zoom