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The museum was established in 1956 by the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne and Durham University (Newcastle University from 1963). [2] It was the main archaeology museum in north east England. [3] It covered the history of the region, especially Hadrian's Wall and the Roman period in general.
This name is also present in the Roman name for the settlement at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Pons Aelius. The journal is particularly noted for its publications of excavations and research on Hadrian's Wall, and Roman archaeology more generally. Most of the past issues of the journal are available open access via the Archaeology Data Service website ...
Archaeology: Excavated and reconstructed Roman fort, museum of artefacts and life of a Roman soldier Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art: Gateshead: Gateshead: Art: Contemporary art Bessie Surtees House: Newcastle upon Tyne: Newcastle upon Tyne: Historic house: Operated by Historic England, two five-storey 16th and 17th century merchants' houses ...
The Great North Museum: Hancock is a museum of natural history and ancient civilisations in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The museum was established in 1884 and was formerly known as the Hancock Museum. In 2006 it merged with Newcastle University's Museum of Antiquities and Shefton Museum to form the Great North Museum.
After working for the department of archaeology at the University of Durham in 1968–69, Breeze was appointed an Assistant Inspector of Ancient Monuments in the Ministry of Public Building and Works. He succeeded Iain MacIvor as Chief Inspector of Ancient Monuments for Historic Scotland in 1989, serving in this role until 2005. [3] [1]
He was a reader at Newcastle University until his retirement, and is now a visiting fellow in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology. [1] He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in January 1981. [2] His brother, J. Patrick Greene, is also an archaeologist. [3]
Simon Corcoran (/ ˈ k ɔːr k ər ən / KOR-kər-ən) is a British ancient historian and lecturer in ancient history within the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Newcastle University. [1] Corcoran was a senior research fellow at University College, London from 1999 to 2015. He received his D.Phil. from St John's College, Oxford in 1992.
The history of Newcastle dates from AD 122, when the Romans built the first bridge to cross the River Tyne at that point. The bridge was called Pons Aelius or 'Bridge of Aelius', Aelius being the family name of Roman Emperor Hadrian, [1] who was responsible for the Roman wall built across northern England along the Tyne–Solway gap.