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Remixing Çatalhoyuk Intro

December 10, 2011 / Featured, Film & TV
Views: 7,226

For more than a decade, archaeologists and scholars have gathered in central Turkey to explore the remains of the 9,000-year-old village of Çatalhöyük. First excavated in the 1960s, Çatalhöyük became world-famous for its dense architecture and spectacular wall decorations. Between 1997 and 2003, a team from the University of California Berkeley worked intensively on one building there, bringing to light the life history of a Neolithic home. Remixing Çatalhöyük features the investigations and discoveries of the BACH team, who invites [...]

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Archaeology is sexy

December 10, 2011 / Comedy, Film & TV
Views: 12,176

Archaeology is sexy. Wait for it….

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Ephemera: Archaeology on Television

December 10, 2011 / Featured, Film & TV
Views: 11,423

Ephemera, made in 2004 by Sean Caveille, is a short film about the popularity of archaeology/history programmes on TV. At the time, new quick-paced series like Extreme Archaeology (Channel 4) and Hidden Treasure (BBC 2) were desperately trying to capture new viewers by turning archaeology into that most dreaded of adjectives – ‘sexy’. Four years later and the BBC are trying to do the same thing again with Bonekickers… Ephemera has a distinctive visual style which is achieved through placing [...]

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Archaeology: Human remains: The Bowl Hole cemetery

December 9, 2011 / Excavation
Views: 8,668

Excavation of a final phase Anglo Saxon cemetery at Bamburgh. For more info on how to get involved in our field school go to www.bamburghresearchproject.co.uk

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Fort Parker Documentary – Studio 406 pitch

December 9, 2011 / Education, Featured, News
Views: 9,337

The Extreme History Project has been researching the history of Fort Parker, the First Crow Indian Agency and has been working with PBS Montana to create a documentary detailing the reservation period of the Crow Nation. The Extreme History Project has recieved a grant to film oral history interviews on the Crow reservation as a the foundation of the documentary. These interviews will interweave with the history of Fort Parker and the second agency near Absarokee Montana. This story is [...]

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Archaeology: Bamburgh Research Project trailer

December 9, 2011 / Excavation, Featured
Views: 10,545

Edited compilation showcasing some of the ongoing investigation of archaeology at Bamburgh castle Northumberland. For more info on how to get involved go to www.bamburghresearchproject.co.uk

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Archaeology: Bamburgh Video diaries

December 9, 2011 / Excavation, Featured
Views: 8,867

Compilation of clips featuring students and volunteers who attended the archaeological training excavation run by Bamburgh Research Project at Bamburgh Castle Northumberland. For more info go to www.bamburghresearchproject.co.uk

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1.2 Million Year Old Human Remain Found

December 9, 2011 / Featured, News
Views: 7,076

An exciting discovery in Spain. Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest known European jawbone. Scientists say this latest find proves that early humans may have roamed Europe as early as 1.2 million years ago. Here’s more. The Atapuerca research team is credited with the discovery of the oldest known European jawbone. It was found in the Sierra de Atapuerca in northern Spain. Bones, fossils and stone tools of the earliest known hominids in Europe have been found in several caves there. [...]

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Archaeological Techniques: Ground Penetrating Radar

December 9, 2011 / Featured, Technology
Views: 6,827

A look at a GPR survey in progress at an archaeological site. Brought to you by the Southeast Regional Center of the Florida Public Archaeology Network.

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Monty Python Archaeology Sketch

December 9, 2011 / Comedy
Views: 7,424

One of the lesser-known sketches, well worth watching… not much changes!

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Winchester Excavation, October 2011

October 12, 2011 / Excavation
Views: 5,391

An archaeological excavation by Wessex Archaeology discovered part of early Winchester including land divisions and a house and even found a silver coin dating back to the time of King Alfred.

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Caerleon Dig ‘Lost City’ Excavations Introduction

August 15, 2011 / Excavation
Views: 5,971

An introduction to the Cardiff University Excavation at Caerleon For more than 2000 years a suburb of monumental Roman buildings lay undiscovered beneath a modern South Wales town, but now archaeologists from the University hope to reveal the secrets of this fascinating ancient site. In spring 2010, staff and students from the School of History, Archaeology and Religion located a complex of buildings outside the Roman fortress at Caerleon. The ‘Lost City of the Legion’ – as it has been [...]

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Digging For Britain: Mystery Town Devon

August 13, 2011 / Education, Film & TV, News
Views: 8,078

Chance Metal-detecting coin finds, led to the discovery of an unknown Roman Town in Devon. This chance discovery of coins led to the bigger find of a Roman town, further west than it was previously thought Romans had settled in England. The town was found under fields a number of miles west of Exeter, Devon. Nearly 100 Roman coins were initially uncovered there by two metal detectorists. It had been thought that fierce resistance from local tribes to Roman culture [...]

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Hidden treasures revealed in Afghanistan

March 17, 2011 / Education, Film & TV
Views: 7,967

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. You can see the treasures in the exhibition Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World at the British Museum until 3 July 2011.

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Armour backplate excavation time-lapse

February 13, 2011 / Excavation
Views: 6,869

The rubbish layers from a James Fort cellar backfilled in the early 17th century revealed this complete armour backplate. The excavation of this piece of armor, by Jamestown Rediscovery archaeologists, is captured here in time-lapse format. Armour similar to this piece are on display at the Archaearium (archaeological museum) at Historic Jamestowne.

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