Photograph courtesy of Mina Lethbridge.

The anthropology and archaeology department was far more interesting than any primitive tribe,” former student Mary Conn 1949

Wed 25 February 2015

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

In 1915, Miles Burkitt offered to lecture on prehistoric archaeology as part of the first undergraduate degree in archaeology and anthropology in the UK. This seminal degree went on to become well-known and honoured worldwide for its graduates over 100 years, with an impact that makes it one of the most successful subjects of all time . This year, 2015, is our Centennial.

You are invited to a photographic history of the archaeology and anthropology at the University of Cambridge over the last 100 years. In honour of the centennial celebration. Based on hundreds of interviews with former undergraduates, this illustrated talk reveals how 1920s students hoped to create world peace by studying the deep past. The story of how women were first admitted to Cambridge in 1948 will also be told..

Cost: free