Hannah Cobb is an archaeologist at the

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, noted for her work on

pedagogy Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political, and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken ...

, post-humanist theory, and diversity and equality in

archaeology Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...

Education

Cobb was educated at the

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and the

where she was awarded a

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in 2008.

Career and research

Cobb is a Professor of Archaeology and Pedagogy at the

. Her research focuses on the

Mesolithic The Mesolithic (Ancient Greek language, Greek: μέσος, ''mesos'' 'middle' + λίθος, ''lithos'' 'stone') or Middle Stone Age is the Old World archaeological period between the Upper Paleolithic and the Neolithic. The term Epipaleolithic i ...

archaeology of north-west Europe, archaeological pedagogy, and equality and diversity in archaeology. Cobb has co-edited several monographs, including ''Investigating the Role of Fieldwork in Teaching'' and ''Learning Archaeology and Reconsidering Archaeological Fieldwork''. Her work on archaeological pedagogy is strongly influenced by

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and assemblage theory. Cobb was the Founder and chair of the

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(CIFA) Equality & Diversity Group (2015-2021), and founded the EveryDigSexism Project. She also co-directs the Whitworth Park Community Archaeology and History project.

Selected publications

Cobb's publications include: *''Investigating prehistoric hunter-gatherer identities: case studies from Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Europe'' *''Straight down the line? A queer consideration of hunter-gatherer studies in north-west Europe'' *Croucher, Karina, Hannah L. Cobb, and Ange Brennan. 2008. ''Investigating the role of fieldwork in teaching and learning archaeology''. Higher Education Academy, Subject Centre for History, Classics and Archaeology. *''Reconsidering archaeological fieldwork: exploring on-site relationships between theory and practice''Cobb, H., Harris, O. J., Jones, C., & Richardson, P. (eds). 2012. ''Reconsidering archaeological fieldwork: exploring on-site relationships between theory and practice''. Springer Science & Business Media. *''Assembling archaeological pedagogy. A theoretical framework for valuing pedagogy in archaeological interpretation and practice'' * ''Archaeology: An Introduction'' *''Personal, political, pedagogic: challenging the binary bind in archaeological teaching, learning and fieldwork''

Awards and honours

Cobb was awarded a

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from

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in 2022. She is also a Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She was elected as a

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of the

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(FSA) in 2016 and the

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(FSA Scot). The

Ardnamurchan Ardnamurchan (, ) is a peninsula in the ward management area of Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, noted for being very unspoiled and undisturbed. Its remoteness is accentuated by the main access route being a single track road for much of its l ...

Transitions Project, which Cobb co-directs, was awarded the 2014 Archaeology Training Forum (ATF) Training Award.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cobb, Hannah Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London Academics of the University of Manchester British women archaeologists Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Senior Fellows of the Higher Education Academy Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Alumni of the University of Manchester