Past Horizons – Issue 8 online Now

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Issue 8 - Past Horizons Online Magazine

Editorial
Challenge yourself.

News stories from around the world.

The Great Arab Revolt Project
Archaeology in the Jordanian desert through the eyes of volunteer Susan Daniels.

Bamburgh Research Project
Archaeology is in itself a destructive process and as a result needs to be fully recorded. The media department at the Bamburgh Research Project was created to experiment with video recording as a means to deal more fully with this issue. Gerard Twomey, the media director, explains the ideas behind this successful project.

Where the Camel meets the Canoe
A team of Yale University academics have set up the Timbuktu Research Project in response to the worsening environmental conditions in this remote region. Their research has led them to conclude this is not the first time Timbuktu has faced this particular dilemma.

Gloucester’s Itinerant Diggers
Archaeologist Austin Ainsworth on the launch of an exciting heritage project for Gloucester’s homeless community.

Dig In
Archaeological volunteer digs and field schools for 2009.

Beneath the Bricks
A local group turns potential conflict into a positive outcome for the community in a historic Louisiana town.

Profile
Archaeologist Douglas Post Park.

Dig Cook
Culinary escapades from Annie

Interested In…
Distance learning.

Viewpoint
David Connolly discusses what archaeology means to him.

Back Pages
Alternative Diggers’ Photo Archive.  (are you in there??)

Stonehenge fisheye

Ancient Skies will be a 4k resolution ‘FullDome’ planetarium show that explores the relationship between ancient cultures and the night sky – principally the Megalithic of Northern Europe – and will be the first to showcase the emerging science of Archaeo-Astronomy.

 

 

 

With the sponsorship of one of the world’s top 3 Planetarium companies, SKY-SKAN, an extensive pre-production phase has just been completed, with 60 minutes of location material shot principally in digital timelapse under motion control. A dedicated page for the project is available at

www.pmwcreative.org/ancient_skies.html. You can also view online ‘The Empire of Stone’: a compilation of the best of the material from the pre-production shoots.

PLUS…  have a look at this beautiful site…  ataste of things to come in web 2.0 in heritage

www.preservationtoday.com

this is what we want!