Past Horizons TV

Simon Davis: Don’t Stop

PHTV — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:13:07 +0000

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!

Hidden treasures revealed in Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World at the British Museum

PHTV — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:09:01 +0000

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.

Kyrenia Shipwreck Project

PHTV — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:31:27 +0000

“For more than two millennia the wood fragments of the Kyrenia shipwreck remained on the sea floor, eaten by worms and soaking up seawater until they had the consistency of wet cardboard. There were some 6,000 pieces in all, and Richard “Dick” Steffy’s job was to put them all back together in their original shape like some massive, ancient jigsaw puzzle.”

- Dr. George F. Bass
Founder of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (http://inadiscover.com/)

In a series of still photos taken by Susan Katzev some 40 years ago, this slideshow depicts the first time an ancient ship was reassembled from its sunken fragments. This was accomplished by Dick Steffy (1924-2007), whose determination to follow his dream is chronicled in a new book written by his son, Houston Chronicle columnist, Loren Steffy, published by TAMU Press.

This remarkable, self-taught scholar played a key role in the development of nautical archaeology, the NAP program at Texas A&M, and The Institute of Nautical Archaeology. Order your copy today from Texas A&M University Press. http://www.tamupress.com/product/Man-Who-Thought-like-a-Ship,6992.aspx

Excel Tutorial for Archaeologists – Part 1

PHTV — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:34:32 +0000

Often people don’t have access to complex relational databases OR need one. this is useful for artefact or sample analysis. Gwen Kelly has produced this first part of an excellent walkthrough tutorial.

How to use the advanced filter feature, generate a lookup table, create a named range, and use the VLOOKUP and IFERROR functions in Excel.

Iarcuri – Jadani – Cornesti

PHTV — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:29:09 +0000

Short documentary on the site of Cornesti in Romania

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Treasures of the UCLA Library: Cuneiform Tablets

PHTV — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:48:35 +0000

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 — ERIN FLANNERY
Production Manager — LUCINDA NEWSOME
Associate Producer and Set Designer — KELLEY BACHLI
Cinematographer — BRYAN DONNELL
Additional Cinematography — GORO TOSHIMA
Original music — TONY MORALES
Manuscripts Librarian — GENIE GUERARD
Visual Art Specialist — OCTAVIO OLVERA

Documentary Funding:
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Irving and Jean Stone Endowed Fund
University Librarian Discretionary Fund

Special thanks to:
UCLA University Librarian GARY E. STRONG
Director of Library Special Collections TOM HYRY
Former Head of Charles E. Young Research Library Special Collections VICTORIA STEELE
Staff of Library Special Collections

Appearing:
Sara Brumfield
Ralph Andrew Compton
Michael Heinle
Alice Mandell
Ryan Roberts
Jared Wolfe

Excavating in the Archaeology Lab at USC Dornsife

PHTV — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:33:08 +0000

Former USC Dornsife students talk about their experiences excavating materials from Khirbet Mazra’a.

This site in Israel was first excavated in 1968 by USC professors and all the materials (except human remains) are stored in the Arc lab at USC.

Video by: Mira Zimet

Dranagh Mountain Archaeology

PHTV — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:29:57 +0000

An Introduction to the archaeology of Dranagh Mountain, a west facing spur on the south western end of the Blackstairs Mountains in County Carlow, Ireland.

This mountain caught fire in the summer of 2010 which revealed a multitude of unrecorded archaeological sites which were recorded and mapped in the summer of 2011 as part of his MA thesis.

http://www.youtube.com/user/neolithicfarmer

New Aboriginal genome study rewrites the history books

PHTV — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:05:52 +0000

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/