Archaeologist
Type of expert: Archaeologist
Areas of expertise: Business women, GeographyWith experience presenting archaeology programmes on the BBC, Gillian Hovell, ‘The Muddy Archaeologist’ specialises in making ancient history and archaeology accessible, lively and fascinating. Her engaging narratives bring to life new discoveries, ancient worlds and archaeological debates, and even draw in people who don’t yet know that they’re interested.
Experienced in film work and on radio, Gillian is a writer, speaker and lecturer who shares her passion for exploring our humanity through ancient civilisations and cultures.
Gillian lectures for York University and for the British Museum, while her enthusiasm, laughter and sincerity also take her lecturing around the world. She has excavated sites ranging from the Stone Age through the Roman era to the Medieval world in northern Britain, and the Roman site of Oplontis, Pompeii,
Her knowledge about sites and cultures stretch from prehistoric Britain to the far reaches of the Roman Mediterranean, and through the many lands, civilisations and eras in between. She is dedicated to enabling folk to interact with and enjoy these amazing ancient worlds.
Keywords
Archaeologist archaelogist archiology archaeologist ruins rome roman empire viking king queen Egypt Egyptian lecturer university yorkshire medieval stone greece greek athens pompeii oplontis history uk united kingdom england scotland wales excavation archaeology archaeological museums artifacts, architecture biofacts ecofacts cultural landscapes soil earth rock stones gold latin origins, contrasts, human angles, pathos and triumph, human achievements, derivatives, common humanity, mysteries Neolithic Denmark Vikings Shetland Italy Greece, Ephesus and all eras and destinations between. Includes Smithsonian ancient history, ancient literature art Latin logical eras UK, Europe & Mediterranean Stone Age Bronze Age Iron Age Roman era Anglo-Saxons ancient civilisations including Greeks Romans Phoenicians Etruscans Egyptians, Mediterranean islands Malta Cyprus Sicily Crete prehistory from Orkney to the Near East TV presenter, expert woman Hovell Muddy Archaeologist Homer Iliad Ancient Historian Emperor Roman republic Expert Classicist Imperial Rome Roman Britain Cicero Imperium Ovid Virgil Vergil Aeneid Homer Iliad Odyssey Troy (Big British Museum exhibition next year) Trojan British Museum Exhibition Homeric Mythology Myth Mycenae Mycenaean Minoan Epic Shipwreck Discovery Archeology (American spelling) Archeologist Artefacts (alternative spelling) Civilizations (occasional spelling) Prehistory Prehistoric Ness of Brodgar Orkney Hadrian’s wall Vesuvius Athens Ancient Philosophy. Philosophers Freelance Independent archaeologist Arts Society (accredited lecturer) Radio 4 (interviewed) Radio 2 Nero (big British Museum exhibition coming up) Poppaea (Nero’s wife) Claudius Augustus Visiting the Past (my main book) Author Digging for Britain Garden Garden media guild Pliny Phoenician Etruscan Treasure Hoard Temple temples Indiana Jones
A female Archaeologist Expert Woman who used to work in broadcasting. She has the skills of a TV presenter for any Archaeology documentaries.