MAA has enjoyed a long and successful history of working with the Department of Archaeology, as well as other University faculties and schools, hosting student classes in the Keyser Workroom throughout the academic year. During these practical handling sessions students are able to engage with a wide range of archaeological objects, getting hands-on experience with material culture.
The Teaching Collections consist of over 2,000 objects, specially selected from MAA’s reserve collections, to complement class-based lectures and seminars; these Collections span human history across the world. Each year students will draw on this vast and rich resource to undertake object studies. Capsule collections, specific to each class, are generated by the Senior Teaching and Collections Assistant Lily Pencliffe in collaboration with paper coordinators.
Year 1: Students take practical classes in the Keyser Workroom to complement core papers, covering topics from global trade networks and the earliest cities to religion and identity.
Years 2 and 3: As students progress through their university careers, their studies become more focused, reflected in specialised practical classes tailored to the changing program of available papers. Many students will also complete artefact reports for assessed coursework by attending open sessions in the Keyser Workroom where they are able to request and study material from any area of the museum’s collections. We are also happy to support dissertation research.
For queries regarding the Teaching Collections please email Lily Pencliffe, Senior Teaching and Collections Assistant for Archaeology.
