INTERVIEW: Dr. Kenny Brophy | Senior Lecturer, Glasgow University - The Urban Prehistorian

The Prehistory Guys

"Welcome to another prehistory guys interview, introducing you to people, often hidden in the background, whose work is really making a difference to our understanding of humanity in prehistory"Today we’re talking with Dr Kenny Brophy Senior lecturer of archaeology at the University of Glasgow. Kenny’s work focuses mainly on the British Neolithic, particularly of Scotland, and he has written copiously about the many cursus monuments to be found there."Kenny is passionate about bringing archaeology into the public domain and is equally interested in how people have engaged with ancient monuments throughout history. Pursuing this theme, he writes a regular blog under the title of The Urban Prehistorian, exploring the roles that megalithic and other prehistoric sites continue to play within society."Apart from having directed numerous excavations in Scotland, he lectures widely and is always a captivating speaker. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did."KENNY'S PAGE AT GLASGOW UNIVERSITY: https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/humanities/staff/kennethbrophy/ THE URBAN PREHISTORIAN: https://theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com/ THE COCHNO STONE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochno_Stone Help support us and join our Patreon community See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.