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 | Oct 18, 2018 | Ethnography, Roman, Uncategorised
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,...
by Kate Sharpe | Sep 5, 2018 | Events, Roman, Uncategorised
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...
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...