For our final workshop, we looked at copyright licensing and decided on which type we wanted to use for our blogs. We used the website Creative Commons to look at the different types and I selected the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. This means that people can share and adapt my work as long…
Virtual Reality and Archaeology
Frankland (2012) concludes that using 3D reconstruction in a more expressive style can be “highly beneficial to the way that illustrations are interpreted and understood and therefore it seems that there would be benefits to using non-photorealistic graphics for interpretive graphics, with other archaeologists the primary audience.” Which suggests that this method could help with…
Mapmaking
This week was mapmaking! “Analytical survey is a powerful tool that can help unravel the stories embedded in the landscape record. It involves the keen observation, careful recording and thoughtful analysis of visible archaeological remains.” (Jamieson et al, 2017) Maps are an essential part of archaeology as well as everyday life. They can be used…
Archaeological Viedeography
This week we conducted our own interviews and how they be used to connect with the public about archaeological research as well as archaeology in general. Archaeological videography is produced in a variety of formats such as in movies, tv shows, documentaries, interviews, the list goes on. Whilst these methods are an effective way of…
Photography
This week: photography! Photographs can be used in a variety of ways within archaeology, for example, as a working shot on a site or an artefact photo to create a digital record. Morgan (2016) states that they “find photography to be a particularly productive means to explore visual representation in archaeology”, which I also agree…
Illustrating Archaeology
This week we were looking at drawings and illustrations in archaeology. This is an important part of archaeology as it can help people see things from a different perspective. It can be done by emphasising certain aspects such as parts of an artefact or a section of a building. Artefacts, landscapes, and site plans are…
Blazing Trowels – Welcome!
Thanks for joining me! This blog will be about communicating archaeology, and each week a new post will be upload detailing a method of how archaeology can be shared through different media types. I know this sounds daunting and confusing but hopefully it won’t be!
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