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Simon Davis: Don’t Stop
Anies Hassan of Tollan films provide us with a tribute to Michael Jackson and the excavators of Bu Maher Fort, Bahrain (March 2010) ooooooh. Don’t Stop!
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Hidden treasures revealed in Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World at the British Museum
A story of daring and intrigue – archaeologists discovered the treasures of Afghanistan’s nomadic ancestors but then had to hide them to keep them safe.
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Iarcuri – Jadani – Cornesti
Short documentary on the site of Cornesti in Romania For more on this site:
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Treasures of the UCLA Library: Cuneiform Tablets
Near Eastern Languages and Cultures graduate student Sara Brumfield recounts her experience working at the UCLA Library’s Center for Primary Research and Training, where she described and translated two collections of cuneiform tablets: the Edward A. Dickson Cuneiform Tablet Collection (ca 2100-562 BCE) and the Cumberland Clark Cuneiform Tablet Collection (ca 2250 BC). See more information about the Center for Primary Research and Training: http://www.library.ucla.edu/specialcollections/researchlibrary/9613.cfm See more information about UCLA Library’s Special Collections: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special.cfm Writer, Director, Editor, and Producer — [...]
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New Aboriginal genome study rewrites the history books
An international team of scientists have just published findings that re-interpret the history of our species. The study, published in the September 22 edition of the journal Science, details how a lock of hair donated by a West Australian Aboriginal man around a hundred years ago was used to sequence a full genome, revealing a new twist in the tale of humankind’s dispersal across the world. For more info, visit http://media.murdoch.edu.au/
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Hand Stencils – Recreating Ice Age Art
This is a project the ‘Department of Archaeology’ at Sheffield University took on, to recreate cave hand prints from ice age times. Directed by Rob Speranza. South Yorkshire Filmmakers Network, 2011.
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Deganwy Castle: Siege, Bloodshed & Destruction
This film briefly covers over 2000 years of history at the site of Deganwy Castle, North Wales, and was produced by Myrddin Phillips, a newly graduated Welsh film producer. It was created as part of an community open day event to celebrate the work that Cadw have now completed, in conserving, interpreting and making accessible this important Welsh Castle for the enjoyment and appreciation of future generations. The hugely successful event, packed full of heritage based activities focused around the [...]
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Cultural Heritage and the BLM Oregon
The archaeological and historic sites the BLM manages are known as cultural resources. Cultural resources can include a vast range in types of sites and landscapes that result from past human activities. Archaeological sites on public lands in Oregon and Washington include rockshelters, quarries, campsites, village sites, and rock art sites. Historic sites and structures on public lands include lighthouses, ranches and homesteads, railroad logging camps, Civilian Conservation Corps sites and many roads and trails. Some sites have traditional cultural [...]
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Stonehenge – Ylvis (Music Video)
Ylvis – “What’s the meaning of Stonehenge?” The incredible ballade of Stonehenge by norwegian comedian Vegard Ylvisaker. From the norwegian talk show ‘I kveld med Ylvis’ on TVNorge. Lyrics: My life is so successful. I’ve got everything a man could ever need. Got a thousand dollar haircut and I even got a talk show on TV. And I know I should be happy, but instead there’s a question I can’t get out of my head. What’s the meaning of Stonehenge? [...]
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The Sweet Track, Somerset – In the Groove
A run along the full (2km) length of the Sweet Track, an Early Neolithic timber built walkway across a patch of the Somerset Levels. This is a fabulous record of the track, the connections it has with further afield and has a damn good beat as well.! Check out Digital Digging here: http://digitaldigging.co.uk/
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Bronze Age Gold of Somerset
The Bronze Age gold hoard from Priddy is one of the most important finds to be made in Somerset in recent years. Curator of Archaeology, Steve Minnitt, is passionate about objects from the past. He wants to share what these artefacts meant to people thousands of years ago.
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How To Use a Handheld GPS in Survey
This video is one of a series of four training videos that have been created by the Scotland’s Rural Past (SRP) project to provide guidance on different archaeological survey techniques. SRP is run by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS). Find out more at http://www.rcahms.gov.uk and follow them on Twitter http://twitter.com/rcahms and Facebook http://on.fb.me/bDIHwV
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Creating a Field Sketch
This video is one of a series of four training videos that have been created by the Scotland’s Rural Past (SRP) project to provide guidance on different archaeological survey techniques. SRP is run by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS). Find out more at http://www.rcahms.gov.uk and follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/rcahms and Facebook http://on.fb.me/bDIHwV
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Archaeologists Find Viking Burial Site
Archaeologists said on October 19th 2011 that they have discovered the remains of a high status Viking buried with his boat, axe, sword and spear on the remote Scottish peninsula of Ardnamurchan, one of the most significant Norse finds ever uncovered in Britain. You can read more about it here: Boat burial of Viking warrior: A 1000 year old story uncovered
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Passport In Time: Finding Aurora’s Chinese
Volunteers worked on an excavation “Passport In Time” project in Aurora, Nevada to uncover information about the Chinese immigrants in a ghost town that, during the 1860′s, was the second largest city between the Sierra Nevada’s and the Mississippi. Aurora was also host to some of Nevada’s earliest Chinese immigrants that lived and worked in the western town. Volunteers of The Passport in Time project worked to uncover more information about the lives of Aurora’s Chinese inhabitants through excavations on [...]
