EAFS is delighted to be welcoming Professor Tony Pollard, Professor of Conflict History and Archaeology at the Scottish Centre for War Studies and Conflict Archaeology, University of Glasgow, to give our next lecture, entitled ‘Waterloo Uncovered’, on Wednesday, 20 November.

Professor Pollard has carried out battlefield and conflict related archaeological projects in the UK, mainland Europe, Africa and South America. His interests range from 18th century warfare, particularly in relation to the Jacobite rebellions in Scotland, to twentieth century conflicts, including the First and Second World Wars.

On behalf of the Australian Army, he directed the programmes of survey and evaluation which brought to light the First World War mass graves of Australian troops at Fromelles in France. Other projects directed by Tony include the first investigation of the Culloden battlefield, the identification of the site of the 1314 Battle of Bannockburn, and the excavation of escape tunnels related to the Great Escape at the infamous German POW camp, Stalag Luft III in Poland. Current research interests include the 1982 Falklands War.

He is a co-director of the Waterloo Uncovered project, which has brought together archaeologists, historians, injured military veterans and students in the investigation of the famous battlefield. He is also a co-director of Digging In, which has recreated First World War trenches from the Western Front in Pollok Park, Glasgow.

Professor Pollard regularly appears on television and radio, having first brought battlefield archaeology to public attention with the BBC series Two Men in a Trench, which he co-presented with Neil Oliver. He has written widely for both popular and academic audiences and is co-editor of The Journal of Conflict Archaeology.