Background
Russell was born and educated in Brighton, England, and moved to Bournemouth in 1993 where he has lectured at Bournemouth University and, since 2009, has worked on the Duropolis "Big Dig" with co-directors Paul Cheetham and Harry Manley.
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Digging Holes in Popular Culture: Archaeology and Science Fiction (Bournemouth University School of Conservation Sciences, Occasional Paper)
(What would Howard Carter have thought of Lara Croft? and ...)
What would Howard Carter have thought of Lara Croft? and why do archaeologists feature so prominently in Star Trek? Douglas Adams, author of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy writes the preface to this unusual collection of papers dedicated to exploring the role of the archaeologist in popular culture. The cliches and stereotypes of archaeology that abound in popular culture, the sense of mystery and adventure, the excitement generated by a dangerous treasure hunt or a thrilling detective story, rarely hint at the monotonous hours spent by modern archaeologists researching in laboratories and libraries and filling out paperwork. Yet the role-models provided by fictional characters such as Dr Who, Indiana Jones, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Lara Croft have had a powerful influence on how archaeologists and the practices of archaeology are viewed by the general public. At times hilarious, these papers nevertheless address serious cultural issues relevant to archaeology today: colonialism, the indigenous voice, gender roles, objectivity, and ownership of the past.
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Roman Sussex by Miles Russell (2006-04-10)
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Rough Quarries, Rocks and Hills: John Pull and the Neolithic Flint Mines of Sussex by Miles Russell (31-Oct-2001) Paperback
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UnRoman Britain: Exposing the Great Myth of Britannia by Miles Russell (2011-09-01)
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Bignor Roman Villa
( Discovered in 1811, Bignor is one of the richest and mo...)
Discovered in 1811, Bignor is one of the richest and most impressive villas in Britain, its mosaics ranking among the finest in north-western Europe. Opened to the public for the first time in 1814, the site also represents one of Britain’s earliest tourist attractions, remaining in the hands of the same family, the Tuppers, to this day. This book sets out to explain the villa, who built it, when, how it would have been used, and what it meant within the context of the Roman province of Britannia. It also sets out to interpret the remains, as they appear today, explaining in detail the meaning of the fine mosaic pavements and describing how the villa was first found and explored and the conservation problems facing the site in the 21st century. Now, after 200 years, the remarkable story of Bignor Roman Villa is told in full in this beautifully illustrated book.
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Digging Holes in Popular Culture: Archaeology and Science Fiction (Bournemouth University School of Conservation Sciences, Occasional Paper) by Miles Russell (2002-04-01)
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Prehistoric Sussex
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Book by Russell, Miles
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Rough Quarries, Rocks and Hills: John Pull and the Neolithic Flint Mines of Sussex by Miles Russell (2001-10-31)
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Roman Sussex by Miles Russell (2006-04-10)
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Bloodline: The Celtic Kings of Roman Britain
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Bloodline: Celtic Kings in Roman Britain is Miles Russell's latest publication. This detailed and comprehensive book offers fresh research and analysis of the British provincial kings during the Roman occupation. The author's extensive knowledge and expertise in this field provides a high level of academic authority. Building on the discoveries made in Roman Sussex, this book develops the theme that southern Britain was not so much conquered by Rome, as liberated. Looking at new archaeological evidence, new readings of the primary historical sources and a new examination of the writings of 'British' sources (such as Geoffrey of Monmouth), Bloodline: Celtic Kings in Roman Britain provides a wholly alternative theory as to the creation of Roman Britain, its treaties, invasion and assimilation into empire, and the role of friendly client kings from the time of Julius Caesar (55-54 BC) to the reign of the emperor Hadrian.
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Bloodline: The Celtic Kings of Roman Britain
(Bloodline: Celtic Kings in Roman Britain is Miles Russell...)
Bloodline: Celtic Kings in Roman Britain is Miles Russell's latest publication. This detailed and comprehensive book offers fresh research and analysis of the British provincial kings during the Roman occupation. The author's extensive knowledge and expertise in this field provides a high level of academic authority. Building on the discoveries made in Roman Sussex, this book develops the theme that southern Britain was not so much conquered by Rome, as liberated. Looking at new archaeological evidence, new readings of the primary historical sources and a new examination of the writings of 'British' sources (such as Geoffrey of Monmouth), Bloodline: Celtic Kings in Roman Britain provides a wholly alternative theory as to the creation of Roman Britain, its treaties, invasion and assimilation into empire, and the role of friendly client kings from the time of Julius Caesar (55-54 BC) to the reign of the emperor Hadrian
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UnRoman Britain: Exposing the Great Myth of Britannia by Miles Russell (1-Sep-2011) Paperback
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UnRoman Britain: Exposing the Great Myth of Britannia
( When we think of Roman Britain we tend to think of a la...)
When we think of Roman Britain we tend to think of a land of togas and richly decorated palaces with Britons happily going about their much improved daily business under the benign gaze of Rome. This image is to a great extent a fiction. In fact, Britons were some of the least enthusiastic members of the Roman Empire. A few adopted Roman ways to curry favor with the invaders. A lot never adopted a Roman lifestyle at all and remained unimpressed and riven by deep-seated tribal division. It wasn't until the late third/early fourth century that a small minority of landowners grew fat on the benefits of trade and enjoyed the kind of lifestyle we have been taught to associate with period. Britannia was a far-away province which, while useful for some major economic reserves, fast became a costly and troublesome concern for Rome, much like Iraq for the British government today. Huge efforts by the state to control the hearts and minds of the Britons were met with at worst hostile resistance and rebellion, and at best by steadfast indifference. The end of the Roman Empire largely came as "business as usual" for the vast majority of Britons as they simply hadn’t adopted the Roman way of life in the first place.
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Miles Russell
Edit ProfileEducation
He obtained his Doctor of Philosophy from Bournemouth University, on the Neolithic monumental architecture of the South Downs in 2000 and became a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 2006.
Career
He has written 13 books, covering the Neolithic and Roman periods and has appeared numerous times on television, most notably, the Channel 4 television series Time Team alongside Doctor Alice Roberts and presenter Tony Robinson. As a graduate of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, he subsequently worked as a field officer for University College London"s Field Archaeology Unit and a Project Manager for the Oxford Archaeological Unit. In 1993 he joined the staff of Bournemouth University, where he is a senior lecturer, subsequently conducting fieldwork on various projects across southern England, Wales, Scotland, the Isle of Manitoba, Sicily, Germany and Russia.
He is director of Regnum and co-director of the Durotriges Project, both investigating the transition from the Iron Age to Roman period.
In 2003 Russell published the results of a three-year project investigating the Piltdown Manitoba hoax which strongly implicated that the perpetrator of the fraud was the "finder" Charles Dawson. In 2008 he co-directed excavations within Stonehenge, together with Professor Tim Darvill and Professor Geoffrey Wainwright.
Russell and Manley have also identified a damaged statue of the young emperor Nero from Fishbourne Roman Palace in West Sussex and have tentatively identified a Roman statue held at Petworth House as also being a representation of the Emperor Nero.
Works
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Digging Holes in Popular Culture: Archaeology and Science Fiction (Bournemouth University School of Conservation Sciences, Occasional Paper)
(What would Howard Carter have thought of Lara Croft? and ...)
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UnRoman Britain: Exposing the Great Myth of Britannia
( When we think of Roman Britain we tend to think of a la...)
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Bignor Roman Villa
( Discovered in 1811, Bignor is one of the richest and mo...)
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Bloodline: The Celtic Kings of Roman Britain
(Bloodline: Celtic Kings in Roman Britain is Miles Russell...)
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Bloodline: The Celtic Kings of Roman Britain
(Bloodline: Celtic Kings in Roman Britain is Miles Russell...)
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Prehistoric Sussex
(Book by Russell, Miles)
- Roman Sussex by Miles Russell (2006-04-10)
- Rough Quarries, Rocks and Hills: John Pull and the Neolithic Flint Mines of Sussex by Miles Russell (31-Oct-2001) Paperback
- UnRoman Britain: Exposing the Great Myth of Britannia by Miles Russell (2011-09-01)
- Digging Holes in Popular Culture: Archaeology and Science Fiction (Bournemouth University School of Conservation Sciences, Occasional Paper) by Miles Russell (2002-04-01)
- Rough Quarries, Rocks and Hills: John Pull and the Neolithic Flint Mines of Sussex by Miles Russell (2001-10-31)
- Roman Sussex by Miles Russell (2006-04-10)
- UnRoman Britain: Exposing the Great Myth of Britannia by Miles Russell (1-Sep-2011) Paperback
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Digging Holes in Popular Culture: Archaeology and Science Fiction (Bournemouth University School of Conservation Sciences, Occasional Paper)
