A Background to the Mastersofarchaeology.   

Ø We are three Archaeology students from the University of Manchester.

Ø Our names are Liam, Paul and Sophia.

Ø We are all graduating this summer and hope to get First Class Honours degrees.

Ø We would love to return in September to do Masters Degrees here at the University of Manchester.

Ø We can’t afford the tuition fees of £6500 each.

Ø We all plan to study part time over two years so that we can support ourselves with jobs.

Ø However, no part-time job will earn enough to live off and also cover those fees (lap dancing excepted!).

Who are the Masters?

Ø Liam: I specialise in industrial archaeology, specifically the archaeology of working class community life. My undergraduate dissertation researched the living standards of the working classes in Saltaire factory village, which was under the authority of the mill owner, and Ancoats, Manchester, a local community which grew up haphazardly around the mills. These differences in regulation of the buildings were reflected in people’s social lives, hygiene standards and freedom of movement.

Ø Paul: I specialise in Iron Age archaeology, specifically the archaeology of Iron Age swords and weaponry. My fascination with weaponry is of long date, since for the past fifteen years I have belonged to the North To-Ken society, a group of amateur sword enthusiasts. Arriving at University late in life after a long career as a plasterer, I have brought this expertise in weaponry and metalwork to bear on my archaeology studies.

Ø For my undergraduate dissertation I collaborated with a modern-day swordsmith to recreate an exact replica of the famous Kirkburn Sword, using all original materials and techniques, and used the creative process to study Iron Age metalworking techniques, social organisation and cosmology.

Ø Sophia: I am interested in Iron Age and Early Medieval Britain, especially at times of social change. My undergraduate dissertation focused on the Iron Age Sword Burials of Yorkshire, known as the Arras culture. I used statistical analysis to study the details of each burial rite in which a sword was deposited amongst the grave goods, and how the sword was used as a complex symbol in the negotiation of social relations and the construction of male identity.

Where will the money go?

Ø The minimum amount of £9,750 would help fund the first year of our part time M.A Archaeology degree

Ø The maximum amount of £19,500 would help fund both years of our part time M.A Archaeology degree

Ø Any additional funds raised as part of this project will be put towards books, research expenses and living costs.

Ø There will weekly updates via social media informing funders of our progress and degree results. 

Rewards

Ø We have come up with some highly creative rewards for those who donate to show just how grateful we are.

Ø Check out the rewards on the right hand side of this page >>>>>>>

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Ø If you would like more information, please get in touch with us via email: mastersofarchaeology@gmail.com