Hi All,
For those interested in the following new radio programme to be broadcast next
week:
New Archaeologies
Monday 26 May – Thursday 29 May 2008, 23:00-23:15 (Radio 3)
A series of personal essays about new approaches to archaeology
Duration:
15 minutes
Playlist:
Monday, 26 May
1/4. Dr Beth O'Leary from the University of New Mexico examines the role space
archaeology has to play in preserving Tranquillity Base - the site on the moon
where Apollo 11 landed - for mankind as the first extraterrestrial heritage
site.
Tuesday, 27 May
2/4. Archaeologist Laura McAtackney discusses her work at the Long Kesh/Maze
prison near Belfast, and focuses on how emotional responses to physical remains
can inform histories of place.
Wednesday, 28 May
3/4. Archaeologist Jeff Oliver (in a collaborative project with Tim Neal)
discusses how carvings incised upon trees can help archaeologists better
understand how landscapes were populated in past times.
Thursday, 29 May
4/4. Archaeologist Cassie Newland discusses the impact on the surrounding
environment of part of the Imperial long wave radio station project in Essex.
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Dr Jeff Oliver
Archaeological Research and Consultancy,
University of Sheffield (ARCUS)
Unit R6, Riverside Block
Sheaf Bank Business Park
Prospect Road
Sheffield, S2 3EN
United Kingdom
(0114) 222 5106
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