Dr Nicholas James

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Biography

Dr James is a consultant in management and interpretation of historical resources and a lecturer at Magdalene College. He teaches a range of topics in history and anthropology for the Institute. His research is on the Aztecs, on the Modern history and archaeology of the Fens and on contemporary urbanism in eastern India.

Qualifications:

BA (Hons) Law, University of Oxford

Dip European Archaeology, University of Oxford

MA Pre History, University of London

MA Antropology, University of Michigan

PhD Cultural Heritage Management, University of Birmingham

Research

His current research is on urban heritage management in eastern India, Aztec urban and rural development, and the Modern history of the Fens

Selected Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLES

‘Our fourth Lascaux’ Antiquity 91 , 2017
‘La presentación de las ruinas mayas’ ed. J García & GG Martín Patrimonio tangible e intangible mexicano British Archaeological Reports , 2017
'Fen drainage and 'the great River' 1575-1635' ed. C Evans with J Tabor & M van der Linden Twice-crossed river McDonald Institute , 2016
N James. 'People's finds: context and control'. Antiquity, 85 , 2011
N James. 'Great Men', Antiquity, 84 , 2010
N James. ''The 'Age of the Windmill' in the Haddenham Level'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, 98 , 2009
'Are Catalans ignoring archaeology?, The Acropolis and its new museum'. Antiquity, 83, 2009. , 2009
N James. 'Can guided tours make sense of world heritage?'. Edited G J R Mevissen and A Banerji Prajñdhara Kaveri , 2009
N James. 'Repatriation, display and interpretation, Can a museum explain imperialism?' Antiquity, 82 , 2008
N James. 'Local attitudes to the landscape's history'. Edited C Evans, Excavations at Coveney, East Anglian Archaeology , 2003
'The lives of monuments' ed. A Banerji Ratnasri Kaveri , 2015

BOOKS

N James. Aztecs and Maya. History Press (3rd ed.) , 2009
N James, D Palmer and G Sparrow. Fortune and glory: tales of history's greatest archaeological adventurers. David & Charles (trans. Portuguese and Slovak 2009) , 2008
N James. Aztecs & Maya. Tempus , 2001

BOOK CHAPTERS

N James. 'The making of the Bedford Level: archives and archaeology'. Edited S Oosthuizen & F Willmoth in Drowned and drained: exploring fenland records and landscape. Cambridge University Institute of Continuing Education , 2009
N James. ''Natural symbols' Hindu and Aztec.' Edited D Desai and A Banerji Kaladarpana, Aryan International , 2009
N James. 'Monument management and urbanization: a case study of Bhubaneswar'. Edited A Banerji Hari smriti Kaveri 2006, plus other articles, shorter contributions and reviews since 2000. , 2006
N James. 'Ground conditions, 1550-1950’. Edited C Evans & I Hodder, The Haddenham Project, McDonald Institute , 2006

Memberships

Society of Cambridge Tourist guides

Forthcoming courses

Rome and China | Summer Programme course

The collapse of civilisation | Summer Programme course

The rise of civilisation: Mesopotamia and Mexico | Summer Programme course

Past courses taught

Rome and China | Summer Programme course

The landscape history of Britain | Summer Programme course

An introduction to the theory and practice of archaeology and fieldwork | Weekend Courses

Rome and China | Summer Programme course

The Inca achievement | Summer Programme course

The landscape history of Britain | Summer Programme course

Rome and China | Summer Programme course

The landscape history of Britain | Summer Programme course

Sun lords: the Inca and Aztec empires | Short Course (2-7 days)

Roman Britain | Virtual Festival of Learning

The landscape history of Britain | Virtual Festival of Learning

Undergraduate Certificate in Archaeology of the Ancient World | Undergraduate Certificate/Diploma

Roman Britain | Virtual Festival of Learning

Ancient Rome | Virtual Festival of Learning

Rome and China | Virtual Festival of Learning

The landscape history of Britain | Virtual Festival of Learning

Undergraduate Certificate in Archaeology of Ancient Britain | Undergraduate Certificate/Diploma

1521: the Spanish Conquest of the Aztecs | Short Course (2-7 days)

Rome and China | Summer Programme course

Metropolis: Rome and the Aztecs | Summer Programme course

The landscape history of Britain | Summer Programme course

Rome and China | Summer Programme course

Undergraduate Certificate in Archaeology of the Ancient World | Undergraduate Certificate/Diploma

The landscape history of Britain | Summer Programme course

1519: the fate of the Aztecs | Summer Programme course

Why did the Maya build pyramids? | Summer Programme course

Metropolis and Imperialism, Roman and Aztec | Summer Programme course

Rome and China | Summer Programme course

The Spanish conquest of Mexico: 1519 | Short Course (2-7 days)

Undergraduate Certificate in Archaeology of Ancient Britain | Undergraduate Certificate/Diploma

The landscape history of Britain | Summer Programme course

Metropolis and imperialism, Roman and Aztec | Summer Programme course

Rome and China | Summer Programme course

The rise of civilisation: Mesopotamia and Mexico | Summer Programme course

Treasures in the Fenland mud | Short Course (1 day)

Aztec atrocities: new discoveries in Mexico city explained | Short Course (1 day)

Rome and China: comparing empires | Short Course (2-7 days)

Undergraduate Certificate in Archaeology II | Undergraduate Certificate/Diploma

The rise of civilisation: Mesopotamia and Mexico | Summer Programme course

Ancient empires: hollow glories? | Summer Programme course

The Roman Empire: one world or many? | Summer Programme course

The landscape history of Britain | Summer Programme course

Rome and China | Summer Programme course

Undergraduate Certificate in Archaeology II | Undergraduate Certificate/Diploma

Undergraduate Diploma in Archaeology I | Undergraduate Certificate/Diploma

Monuments in the landscape: from Stonehenge to the Shard | Summer Programme course

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