1. Antiquarian Evolution Class and the Discoverers of Ancient Britain

2. 1750-1850… Why? End of the Enlightenment and the Age of Reason Rising interest in Roman Britain Introduction of the Three Age System No longer a Biblical accounting of the world’s age World seen as far older than it used to be Rise of the lower classes through the industrial revolution

3. Class? In Archaeology? What Does It Matter? Money provides the means for which people can study the past Insight into the assumptions that were being made. Touring of the Continent would have been done by the upper classes and those who couldn’t, stayed home to study there. Reveal any political agenda

4. The Archaeologists… William Stukeley (1687-1765) Born of an Attorney Independently wealthy through his wife Covered Stonehenge and Avebury Noticed Astrological alignment of Stonehenge Stopped destruction of Avebury stones Richard Rawlinson (1690-1755) Jacobite Collector of Manuscripts BA and MA from St. John’s Oxford. Traveled the Continent

5. Reverend Bryan Faussett Excavated more than 750 barrows Francis Grose Compiled a book with drawings of antiquities and accompanied them with explanations Made antiquities available to the common man Richard Gough Approached graves to look for the “manners and customs” instead of the writings. Helped to achieve publishing for many archaeologists.

6. William Cunnington Businessman: wool-merchant, draper, and merchant. No formal education Opened over 400 barrows with Hoare Sir Richard Colt Hoare Well off, £10000 a year Ancient History of Wiltshire Thomas Fosbroke Ordained Encyclopedia of Antiquities

7. Sir Charles Lyell Firmly entrenched in the Gentry class Principles of Geography Proponent of the Three-Age System and the falacy of Ussher’s aging of the earth Pas and Present are alike in their catastrophies. William Pengelly Withdrew from grammar school to work and later founded his own school Excavated Brixham—a relatively untouched place where one can observe the rock strata World= Ancient

8. Times change… Those not entrenched in the upper class were beginning to be accepted England is growiing Reasoning more important.

9. Well, did it? Effected it insomuch as it determined exactly how much you would be able to do. People wanted to mostly discover the home around them rather than travel the country, although some of them did.