Courtesy of the UCL Institute of Archaeology An

Courtesy of the UCL Institute of Archaeology An Archaeological Case Study ENGAGING THE PUBLIC – PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE? Dr Amara Thornton UCL Institute of Archaeology

William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853 -1942) Ordnance Survey Map, Regent Street 1869 Oxford Market, date unknown

Courtesy of the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL

Courtesy of the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL

Courtesy of the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL

The Royal Academy Conversazione (1891) G. Grenville Manton

“The Royal Society held the earlier of its two annual conversaziones last night in the rooms at Burlington-house, and this, one of the great scientific events of the season, was as usual, a brilliant success. The rooms were crowded during the evening, the guests being received by the President, Sir George Gabriel Stokes. The exhibits were as varied and as attractive as in past years, and the experiments and demonstrations especially were watched with the greatest interests by successive groups of visitors. ” The Times 31 May 1890

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• QRator (UCL Centre for Digital Humanities, UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, UCL Museums and Collections) • Reanimating Cultural Heritage (Dr Paul Basu, UCL Institute of Archaeology) • Thames Discovery Programme • Portable Antiquities Scheme (The British Museum) • Young Archaeologists Club

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