Author: athina
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Local management and archaeology: a case from Thailand
Thai local community work together with archaeologists to protect a heritage site. The community living in Lopburi near Ban Phromthin Tai are meaningfully involved, since 2004, with the excavation and interpretation of the iron age site. Alongside archaeologists, the community forms a collaborative project were scientific and local values have equal standing. The Ministry of…
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The Met Unframed: Don’t miss out!
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, just launched The Met Unframed, an online digital gallery and augmented reality (AR) games. Using your phone or any 4G-5G smart device, you can visit the museum and explore 50 works of art in its galleries. This virtual visit is available for free for 5-weeks so don’t miss…
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Software Heritage
When we think of heritage, we often imagine sculptures, stone tablets, archaeological sites or in general something old and historical; but what is now commonplace in our culture is our future cultural heritage. Technology grows exponentially since the last century, with software a big part of it. We create and understand the software in source…
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ARCH: Heritage Disaster Risk management, made easy.
ARCH is a research project aiming to help local governments and communities of historic areas to prepare and protect their heritage from hazards and risk. The project creates a framework for disaster risk assessment and improvement of heritage sites. Teams from Bratislava, Camerino, Hamburg and Valencia work together to develop methodologies and standardisation activities. This…
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Curated Reading List: December 2020
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! We wish you well and hope to move on together in a better year with 2021! Here is Your Curated Reading List for December, as always is a small selection we found interesting and know you would too! Europe’s 12 most endangered heritage sites announced; Read article here. With No Tickets to…
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Happy Holidays!
Dear all, We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support and look forward to seeing you in the New Year filled with innovative heritage activities! Local Approach had a fantastic year! We established wonderful partnerships, participated in cultural events, and brought you more content, which we are grateful for! We…
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Cultural Heritage Video Gaming: Virtual Songlines
Virtual Songlines is a cultural heritage video game project. The concept preserves indigenous knowledge and promotes Aboriginal culture with an immersive ludic educational tool for future generations. Take a peek at the Virtual Songlines Trailer. Warrane – Eora The game is a role-playing survival game exploring the landscape and culture before the 18th-century colonial settlement…
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A virtual museum: MAV
MAV, the virtual archaeological museum, opened its doors in 2008, offering a new type of museum experience outside of static collections. MAV is located a hundred metres from the ruins of Herculaneum impacted by the eruption of Vesuvius along with Pompeii. The MAV exhibitions are multisensory virtual visits to Herculaneum, allowing visitors to see, touch,…
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Public Archaeology: our way to go
Public Archaeology describes the joint effort between heritage professionals and the public to interpret, manage and promote heritage. The concept stemmed from the knowledge gap between archaeologists and the general public. In practice, public archaeology employs stakeholders from all the related fields to heritage as archaeological, economic, ethnographic, cultural, educational, the audience and members of…
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Nunalleq, Stories from the Village of Our Ancestors: education for the future
Nunalleq Project consists of an archaeological site excavation and a digital educational tool at Yukon-Kuskokwim region; the excavation process, results and Yup’ik storytelling ways weave together an engaging educational tool, for and from the community! The project as a whole rethinks the science of archaeology; using public archaeology connects history and local tradition in a…