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Dave is an advocate for increasing the diversity of archaeologists,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture-professionals-network/2016/may/23/archaeology-must-open-up-become-more-diverse|title=Archaeology must open up to become more diverse|last=Dave|first=Raksha|date=2016-05-23|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-01-27|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> was a trustee for the [[Council for British Archaeology]] and is a patron of the Young Archaeologists Club.<ref name=":0" /> She is a co-founder of the archaeological social-enterprise [[DigVentures]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://digventures.com/2016/03/time-teams-paul-blinkhorn-where-is-the-old-pot-monkey-now/|title=Raksha Dave|website=DigVentures|access-date=2019-02-21}}</ref> |
Dave is an advocate for increasing the diversity of archaeologists,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture-professionals-network/2016/may/23/archaeology-must-open-up-become-more-diverse|title=Archaeology must open up to become more diverse|last=Dave|first=Raksha|date=2016-05-23|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-01-27|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> was a trustee for the [[Council for British Archaeology]] and is a patron of the Young Archaeologists Club.<ref name=":0" /> She is a co-founder of the archaeological social-enterprise [[DigVentures]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://digventures.com/2016/03/time-teams-paul-blinkhorn-where-is-the-old-pot-monkey-now/|title=Raksha Dave|website=DigVentures|access-date=2019-02-21}}</ref> |
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Raksha Dave is an archaeologist and TV presenter.
Early life and education
Dave graduated with a degree in Archaeology from the Institute of Archaeology in London in 1999.[1]
Archaeological excavation
Dave worked with a commercial archaeological unit, primarily excavating in London with the Museum of London Archaeology Service.[1] She also excavated at Catalhoyuk, in Texas and Puerto Rico.[2]
Television work
Dave featured regularly on Time Team between 2003 and 2013 as a Senior Archaeologist and Presenter.[3] In 2018 she was a presenter on season 7 of Digging for Britain, broadcast in 2018.[1] She presented the BBC Learning Zone Ancient Voices programme on prehistory, broadcast in 2015,[4] and co-presented Pompeii’s Final Hours: New Evidence for Channel 5.[1]
Public archaeology
Dave is an advocate for increasing the diversity of archaeologists,[5] was a trustee for the Council for British Archaeology and is a patron of the Young Archaeologists Club.[1] She is a co-founder of the archaeological social-enterprise DigVentures.[6]
Dave is a research affiliate of the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Raksha Dave | Pitt Rivers Museum". www.prm.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
- ^ "Raksha Dave | Pitt Rivers Museum". www.prm.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
- ^ "Inside the Mind of… Raksha Dave". The Heritage Journal. 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
- ^ "BBC Two - Ancient Voices". BBC. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
- ^ Dave, Raksha (2016-05-23). "Archaeology must open up to become more diverse". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
- ^ "Raksha Dave". DigVentures. Retrieved 2019-02-21.