Digital Heritage in the World of Big Data
This conference was held on 14 and 15 May 2019, at the University of Stirling. It generated focussed discussion on the ontologies, epistemologies and ethics of undertaking heritage research drawing on big data. Organised by Chiara Bonacchi (University of Stirling),...
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Digital Heritage in the World of Big Data
This conference was held on 14 and 15 May 2019, at the University of Stirling. It generated focussed discussion on the ontologies, epistemologies and ethics of undertaking heritage research drawing on big data. Organised by Chiara Bonacchi (University of Stirling),...
Who would have lived in a house like this?
So far, most of my fieldwork has taken me to heritage venues that seek to reconstruct Iron Age life. But this project is equally concerned with the period that followed – when large parts of the British Isles became governed by Rome, and when new people, new ideas,...
Presenting the Romans in Serbia: Limes 2018
The Limes Congress 2018 is in full swing in Serbia this week. Project PI, Richard Hingley, is presenting some of our project results on Sunday in a session entitled 'Presenting the Roman Frontiers', chaired by Nigel Mills and Christof Fluegelan. The paper is...
Ancient Identities on Radio 4: Exploring Boudica
Our project PI, Prof. Richard Hingley, recently took part in the Radio 4 discussion show The Forum, presented by Bridget Kendall. Along with Prof. Miranda Aldhouse-Green and Dr. Jane Webster, he talks about Boudica and her famous rebellion against the Roman army. You...
Social Heritages: Addressing Global Challenges in Contemporary Society
This is a session I led for The University of Stirling's Research week 2018. It was proposing interdisciplinary approaches to cultural heritage research that aims at the generation of social value. It features talks by myself, Peter Gould and Daniel Pett. In this...
Space, time and (ancient) architecture
How do open-air heritage venues transport people to a prehistoric world - and make it believable, engaging and informative - and so help visitors to learn from experience? It's all about space and time! Last month I spent time at two more fascinating open-air...
Roundhouse round up
The last few months have been a whirlwind of roundhouses for the ethnographic strand of the project, so here is a brief update on activities from Central Scotland to the South of England. My first trip into the Iron Age, last September, took me to the shore of Loch...
Three little words…
It may be Valentine’s Day but the three little words I’ve been looking for don’t have a great deal to do with hearts and flowers…I’ve been trying out a low-tech, low-cost, water-proof, non-invasive – and fun – technique for gauging the messages carried away by people...
Digital Methods for Heritage Research
Happy New Year! With the team back from the holidays we are ready for another exciting year of exploring ancient identities. To celebrate the beginning of 2018, let’s review some interesting developments that took place on the digital side of the project at the end of last year.
Housesteads and Carrawburgh: two Roman forts in the 21st century
A couple of weeks ago the Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference (TRAC) came to Durham. In addition to the usual sessions, there were four on-site lectures by various specialists. I joined Coach D, heading for the Hadrian’s Wall forts of Housesteads (Vercovicium)...
Somewhere or anywhere? Place-making and identity, ancient and modern
The need to belong to a place is a strong human urge, but modern life often requires mobility. Roman and Iron Age people in Britain faced similar issues. Can we see this in the places they created, and how are we influenced by our own attachments to the landscape?
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