by Chiara Bonacchi | May 20, 2020 | Digital Heritage, Events, Iron Age, Methodology, Roman
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),...
by Kate Sharpe | Aug 10, 2018 | Iron Age, Roman
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...
by Chiara Bonacchi | May 17, 2018 | Digital Heritage, Ethnography, Events, Iron Age, Methodology, Roman
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...
by Kate Sharpe | May 8, 2018 | Ethnography, Iron Age, Roman
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...
by Kate Sharpe | Feb 21, 2018 | Ethnography, Iron Age, Uncategorised
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...
by Kate Sharpe | Feb 14, 2018 | Ethnography, Iron Age, Roman
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...
