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You previously worked advising Philip Pullman on archaeology in his Northern Lights trilogy. How did that come about and what was the experience like - the most rewarding and challenging aspects, perhaps?
The work on Northern Lights happened when I was working in Oxford. Philip Pullman had contacted my then-boss Barry Cunliffe about wishing to discuss the logistical side of archaeological projects. As this was something I used to do for Barry at Danebury and Le Yaudet he passed the request over to me. The most challenging aspect was perhaps feeling fairly fraudulent! I made a pretty quick decision that digging in the winter and frozen lands (Alaska being the archaeological focus for the books) was not for me; I recall a day in Warwickshire where braziers were used to melt the ground. Not for me. Thus, chatting with him about organising excavations and their logistics was easy enough, as was citing a few examples of archaeology and finds in frozen climates such as Pazyryk and Qilakitsok, but empathising with this work was more tricky. It was a very enjoyable experience – he’s excellent company and the research was done in a pub. Furthermore, it’s the only time I’ve gained any kudos with my daughter as she later saw my name in the acknowledgments!

While looking for something in the Local Studies and Archive we came across this cutting from the #Richmond Herald from 1971. It features the then #Barnes resident and #librarian @PhilipPullman who had just won a prize for his first book.

Nef a écrit : ↑jeu. 14 févr. 2019, 08:48 Je n'ai pas le temps de chercher, mais dans Le Miroir d'Ambre, y'a pas une ville justement dont le nom se rapproche de Nouvelle-Zemble ?

Wiki a écrit :La Nouvelle-Zemble (en russe : Но́вая Земля́, Novaïa Zemlia signifiant « Nouvelle Terre ») est un archipel russe des mers de Barents et de Kara situé au-delà du 60e parallèle nord dans le prolongement de l'Oural. Il est composé de deux îles principales — l'île du Nord (Severny) et l'île du Sud (Ioujny) — séparées par un étroit détroit, auxquelles s'ajoutent d’autres plus petites îles. L'archipel a une superficie de 90 650 km2 — supérieure à celle de la Belgique et des Pays-Bas réunis —1 et un relief montagneux, culminant à 1 070 mètres.