Amara Thornton
Biographic Data
| ID | 4002263 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amara Thornton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amara |
| FAMILY NAME | Thornton |
| SIGNATURE | THORNTON A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6227-6481 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Women Editing and Illustrating in Popular Archaeology Publishing
Women have long been involved in the interpretation and presentation of archaeological knowledge. As archaeological practice became formalised and the British empire expanded in the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries, structured archaeological excavations in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East increased. Simultaneously, ease of access to international travel and a regular lengthy winter tourist season led to a larger reading public eager …
Women and History Now: A Conversation
As part of this special issue of History , we invited four scholars working across academia and public history roles in the UK and US to respond to a series of questions relating to their work as historians today: Alana Harris, Takkara Brunson, Amara Thornton and Helen Carr. In foregrounding diverse textual, material and digital modes of historical work being undertaken by women in our own moment, the following conversation is intended as an expa…
Still Invisible
Provocation piece that queries the visibility of women artists in public UK collections, and problematises practices such as women-only exhibitions in order to open a dialogue on this subject. This essay launches subsequent discussion carried out by several other authors
A Certain Faculty for Extricating Cash’: Collective Sponsorship in Late 19th and Early 20th Century British Archaeology
Collective sponsorship was crucial for the evolution of archaeological research in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Britain. This paper will briefly introduce the use of collective sponsorship in British archaeology during this period and chart the changes evident as more substantial ‘block’ funding became available with the creation of new institutions. It will explore the gradual shift away from ‘private’ to ‘public’ forms of funding, …
Archaeologists-in-Training: Students of the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem, 1920-1936
Compiled in the process of doctoral research, this list of students at the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem covers the terms of the School’s first two directors, John Garstang and John Crowfoot. It has been gathered from the School’s Minute Books, now in the archive of the Palestine Exploration Fund, and from contemporary published reports in the Palestine Exploration Quarterly. By naming and enumerating the students at this institution…
Tents, Tours, and Treks: Archaeologists, Antiquities Services, and Tourism in Mandate Palestine and Transjordan
In the period between the end of the First World War and the declaration of the Palestine Mandate, a system for administering Palestine, preserving its heritage and protecting, reconstructing, and promoting its antiquities was implemented. Archaeology, though underfunded by government, was touted as one of the jewels of the Mandate administration. This paper will discuss the political framework for archaeology and tourism in British Mandate Pales…
Collection and Production: The History of the Institute of Archaeology through Photography
As the UCL Institute of Archaeology celebrates its 75th anniversary, it has begun to probe its role in the development of professional archaeology more seriously, a role illustrated (aptly) by the importance of photography and photographs at the Institute. This short article will explore two facets of the Institute’s relationship with photography – the acquisition of photographic collections and the investment made in photographic facilities. Ama…
The Allure of Archaeology: Agnes Conway and Jane Harrison at Newnham College, 1903–1907
Jane Ellen Harrison, eccentric Newnham don and classicist, delivered an annual lecture to first year students. She delivered her lectures in dimness so her lantern slides would be clearly visible, adopting a theatrically high-pitched lecture voice for dramatic effect. In 1903, listening enraptured in the audience, sat Agnes Conway, a first year history student. Conway wrote to her mother afterwards saying: ‘it was perfectly lovely – But oh dear, …
Public Archaeology Interviews Neal Ascherson
(2010). Public Archaeology Interviews Neal Ascherson. Public Archaeology: Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 153-165
A Certain Faculty for Extricating Cash’: Collective Sponsorship in Late 19th and Early 20th Century British Archaeology
Collective sponsorship was crucial for the evolution of archaeological research in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Britain. This paper will briefly introduce the use of collective sponsorship in British archaeology during this period and chart the changes evident as more substantial ‘block’ funding became available with the creation of new institutions. It will explore the gradual shift away from ‘private’ to ‘public’ forms of funding, …
Tents, Tours, and Treks: Archaeologists, Antiquities Services, and Tourism in Mandate Palestine and Transjordan
In the period between the end of the First World War and the declaration of the Palestine Mandate, a system for administering Palestine, preserving its heritage and protecting, reconstructing, and promoting its antiquities was implemented. Archaeology, though underfunded by government, was touted as one of the jewels of the Mandate administration. This paper will discuss the political framework for archaeology and tourism in British Mandate Pales…
Public Archaeology Interviews Neal Ascherson
(2010). Public Archaeology Interviews Neal Ascherson. Public Archaeology: Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 153-165
Collection and Production: The History of the Institute of Archaeology through Photography
As the UCL Institute of Archaeology celebrates its 75th anniversary, it has begun to probe its role in the development of professional archaeology more seriously, a role illustrated (aptly) by the importance of photography and photographs at the Institute. This short article will explore two facets of the Institute’s relationship with photography – the acquisition of photographic collections and the investment made in photographic facilities. Ama…
The Allure of Archaeology: Agnes Conway and Jane Harrison at Newnham College, 1903–1907
Jane Ellen Harrison, eccentric Newnham don and classicist, delivered an annual lecture to first year students. She delivered her lectures in dimness so her lantern slides would be clearly visible, adopting a theatrically high-pitched lecture voice for dramatic effect. In 1903, listening enraptured in the audience, sat Agnes Conway, a first year history student. Conway wrote to her mother afterwards saying: ‘it was perfectly lovely – But oh dear, …
Archaeologists-in-Training: Students of the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem, 1920-1936
Compiled in the process of doctoral research, this list of students at the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem covers the terms of the School’s first two directors, John Garstang and John Crowfoot. It has been gathered from the School’s Minute Books, now in the archive of the Palestine Exploration Fund, and from contemporary published reports in the Palestine Exploration Quarterly. By naming and enumerating the students at this institution…
Tents, Tours, and Treks: Archaeologists, Antiquities Services, and Tourism in Mandate Palestine and Transjordan
In the period between the end of the First World War and the declaration of the Palestine Mandate, a system for administering Palestine, preserving its heritage and protecting, reconstructing, and promoting its antiquities was implemented. Archaeology, though underfunded by government, was touted as one of the jewels of the Mandate administration. This paper will discuss the political framework for archaeology and tourism in British Mandate Pales…
A Certain Faculty for Extricating Cash’: Collective Sponsorship in Late 19th and Early 20th Century British Archaeology
Collective sponsorship was crucial for the evolution of archaeological research in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Britain. This paper will briefly introduce the use of collective sponsorship in British archaeology during this period and chart the changes evident as more substantial ‘block’ funding became available with the creation of new institutions. It will explore the gradual shift away from ‘private’ to ‘public’ forms of funding, …
Still Invisible
Provocation piece that queries the visibility of women artists in public UK collections, and problematises practices such as women-only exhibitions in order to open a dialogue on this subject. This essay launches subsequent discussion carried out by several other authors
Women and History Now: A Conversation
As part of this special issue of History , we invited four scholars working across academia and public history roles in the UK and US to respond to a series of questions relating to their work as historians today: Alana Harris, Takkara Brunson, Amara Thornton and Helen Carr. In foregrounding diverse textual, material and digital modes of historical work being undertaken by women in our own moment, the following conversation is intended as an expa…
Women Editing and Illustrating in Popular Archaeology Publishing
Women have long been involved in the interpretation and presentation of archaeological knowledge. As archaeological practice became formalised and the British empire expanded in the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries, structured archaeological excavations in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East increased. Simultaneously, ease of access to international travel and a regular lengthy winter tourist season led to a larger reading public eager …
History (7 works) · Archaeology (6 works) · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies (5 works) · History (5 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (4 works) · Art (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture (2 works) · Art history (2 works)