Public Research: Field of Study

[Lalwendë]

Originally Posted by Child

I also had an interest in archaeology that was somewhat linked to my interest in Tolkien (studied with Alcock and went on the Cadbury/Camelot dig many years ago).

I wonder how many Tolkien fans are interested in Archaeology (as opposed to History) as there seem to be quite a lot. I often think it must be something about detail which attracts people to both, as Tolkien's work contains so much of it, and Archaeology very much centres around it.