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Dr Dan Jones |
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Historian & Archaeologist |
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Dip Arch, MA, PhD |
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Suffolk, UK |
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Contact details: |
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EXPERTISE |
Archaeology |
Architecture & its History |
History - Classical |
History - General |
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PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH: |
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Dan Jones holds a PhD (School of History, University of East Anglia), an MA (Institute of Historical Research, University of London), Certificates of Mastery in Greek History and Computer Science (Harvard edX), a Diploma in Archaeology (Institute of Archaeology), and a Diploma Teaching Adults (Hammersmith College). He was IT Manager in a London Education Department. Currently Dan is working on post-doctoral mediaeval material from Norwich .
He has been a Member of Kent Archaeological Society since 1965, has assisted in excavations, mainly on Roman and Mediaeval sites in UK and France since 1965, and was leader of a rescue archaeology group (SE London borders) 1970-1980s.
Dan has developed the use of computer-based techniques to assist research and has lectured on this and archaeology to students at University of East Anglia, local history groups, and groups such as the U3A.
Dan is particularly interested in practical archaeology, ecclesiastical architecture and near-eastern ancient and classical history, but totally unable to resist any kind of history. He is able to talk on specific sites, or the general history of an area, but also on historical and archaeological theory and practice. IT expertise means an ability to supply a variety of computer-based aids.
Since 2008 Talks have been given, inter alia, on the History and Archaeology of:
American Civil War,
America - Discovery etc
Ancient Middle East (Mesopotamia, Petra, Egypt)
Ancient America
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Mediterranean (Minoan/Mycenaean)
Architecture (e.g. Roman, Mediaeval, Baroque)
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Baltic Amber
Baltic History
Borgias
Boudicca
Cathars & Troubadours
Crimean War
Christmas & other pagan festivals
Enigma & Ultra WWII
Fictional murders & Detectives
Greece and Rome (Including myths)
Hansiatic League
Human Evolution
Iceland
India and the British
King Arthur
Marine history (Nelson, Portuguese and Spanish explorations)
Mediaeval and Renaissance periods
Melk
Mesopotamia
Nordic history and Legends
Prehistoric times
Petra
Provence
Rasputin
Renaissance
Rome and Romans
St. Petersburg
Sisi - The Empress Elisabeth
Spain - El Cid, Compostella etc.
Troubadours
Tsarist Russia
Vikings & Scandinavian Myths
Etc.
Most talks are devoted to places being visited.
Since 2008 50+ cruises to Baltic, Mediterranean, Black Sea, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Atlantic Islands, East Coast America.
Talks are devoted to places being visited.
ADDITIONAL CRUISE HISTORY:
Dec 2016 Thomson Celebration - Arabian Odyssey Cruise - 14 nights, Aqaba to Oman & Dubai.
2022 Post covid cruises to Mediterranean, Baltic and Canary Islands.
The following recent Cruise History has been recorded for this candidate.
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SHIP |
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CRUISE DESCRIPTION |
NIGHTS |
SAILING FROM |
DEPARTURE DATE |
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Viking Saturn
| SA231206 |
Cities of Antiquity & the Holy Land |
14 |
Civitavecchia (for Rome) |
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 |
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Viking Saturn
| SA231122 |
Cities of Antiquity & the Holy Land |
14 |
Piraeus (Athens) |
Wednesday, November 22, 2023 |
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Viking Saturn
| SA231115 |
Journey to Antiquities |
7 |
Civitavecchia (for Rome) |
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 |
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Viking Sea
| SE231013 |
Empires of the Mediterranean |
9 |
Piraeus (Athens) |
Friday, October 13, 2023 |
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Viking Sea
| SE231004 |
Empires of the Mediterranean |
9 |
Venice |
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 |
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Viking Sea
| SE230922 |
Mediterranean Odyssey |
12 |
Civitavecchia (for Rome) |
Friday, September 22, 2023 |
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Viking Sea
| SE230910 |
Mediterranean Odyssey |
12 |
Venice |
Sunday, September 10, 2023 |
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Viking Jupiter
| JU230529 |
Viking Homelands |
14 |
Bergen |
Monday, May 29, 2023 |
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Viking Jupiter
| JU230417 |
Viking Homelands |
14 |
Bergen |
Monday, April 17, 2023 |
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Viking Venus
| VE221209 |
Greek Odyssey |
10 |
Piraeus (Athens) |
Friday, December 9, 2022 |
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Viking Venus
| VE221125 |
Cities of Antiquity and the Holy Land |
14 |
Civitavecchia (for Rome) |
Friday, November 25, 2022 |
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Viking Sky
| SK220119 |
Cities of Antiquity & the Holy Land |
14 |
Civitavecchia (for Rome) |
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 |
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Viking Venus
| VE210724 |
Malta & Adriatic Jewels |
10 |
Valletta |
Saturday, July 24, 2021 |
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Viking Venus
| VE210714 |
Malta & Adriatic Jewels |
10 |
Valletta |
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 |
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Viking Sea
| SE191101 |
West Indies Explorer |
10 |
San Juan |
Friday, November 1, 2019 |
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Viking Sea
| SE191022 |
West Indies Explorer |
10 |
San Juan |
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 |
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Viking Star
| ST190507 |
Empires of the Mediterranean |
9 |
Venice |
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 |
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Viking Star
| ST190425 |
Mediterranean Odyssey |
12 |
Barcelona |
Thursday, April 25, 2019 |
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Viking Sky
| SK180512 |
Viking Homelands |
14 |
Stockholm |
Saturday, May 12, 2018 |
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Viking Sky
| SK180428 |
Viking Homelands |
14 |
Bergen |
Saturday, April 28, 2018 |
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Saga Sapphire
| SA337 |
Impressions of the Mediterranean |
20 |
Southampton |
Friday, February 23, 2018 |
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Viking Star
| ST171123 |
Cities of Antiquity & the Holy Lands |
14 |
Piraeus (Athens) |
Thursday, November 23, 2017 |
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Viking Star
| ST171019 |
Venice, The Adriatic & Greece |
7 |
Venice |
Thursday, October 19, 2017 |
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Viking Star
| ST171007 |
Mediterranean Odyssey |
12 |
Barcelona |
Saturday, October 7, 2017 |
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Braemar
| M1626 |
Barcelona, Monaco & the Island of Elba |
16 |
Southampton |
Saturday, October 22, 2016 |
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Saga Pearl 11
| P2162 |
Mediterranean Treasures |
17 |
Southampton |
Sunday, September 18, 2016 |
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Viking Sea
| SE160717 |
Viking Homelands |
14 |
Stockholm |
Sunday, July 17, 2016 |
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Viking Star
| ST160124 |
Grand Mediterranean Tour |
14 |
Barcelona |
Sunday, January 24, 2016 |
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Saga Sapphire
| SA283 |
Voyage of the Vikings |
11 |
Dover |
Wednesday, August 12, 2015 |