ANCIENT BRITAIN: FROM THE ICE AGE TO THE COMING OF ROME

October 23, 30, November 6, 13 (Thursdays) 1:30-3:30 pm

Attend in person at ISU’s Alumni Center, 1101 N. Main St., Normal

            OR

Watch Online via Zoom

FEES:

$35 for Senior Professional members (includes all four sessions)

$45 for non-members (includes all four sessions)

For in-person participation, pricing is per person.

For Zoom participation, pricing is one registration per household.

Price includes:

Four 2-hour sessions (one Academy of Seniors class).

$15 single-session option available for in-person attendance (pay at door).

Register online at seniorprofessionals.illinoisstate.edu or call (309) 438-2160.

Zoom participants will receive a Zoom link a week prior to the start of the class(es) and again on the day of each session.

Stonehenge, Avebury, Maiden Castle—these are the sites that come to mind when considering what Winston Churchill called “the Birth of Britain.” This class will examine British prehistory, emphasizing the latest findings, debates, theories and controversies. Learn about various archaeological sites, including Boxgrove, the Cheddar Caves, Grimes Graves, Silbury Hill and others.

The class will demonstrate changing ways of life revealed by archaeology, from Ice Age hunters through Neolithic farmers and Bronze Age warriors to the Iron Age chieftains encountered by Julius Caesar in 55 BC. The class will distinguish between rational theories and romantic dreams—and with topics like the Celtic heritage and the significance of Stonehenge, there are plenty of both.

Fred Christensen, Former History Instructor, University of Kentucky, and Assistant Professor, Military Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign