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Infra-red imagery of the New Forest © Forest Research, The Verderers of the New Forest, New Forest National Park Authority, Forestry England, Cambridge University Technical Services Excavation during the A1 Leeming to Barton Motorway Upgrade Scheme © Northern Archaeological Associates Diver photographing artefacts underwater from the Wheel Wreck © Kevin Camidge Capturing data to create a photogrammetric model of the Pictish Craw Stone © ACCORD Project

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Rapa Nui Landscapes of Construction Project Digital Archive

The Rapa Nui Landscapes of Construction Project as a AHRC-funded collaborative project to investigate the landscape of Rapa Nui and develop new interpretations for the organisation and meaning behind the construction of the distinctive large stone statues (moai).

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TETRACHs Seminar - Critical Contexts of Object Marking in Museums

We are excited to announce the first seminar of the Transforming data rE-use in ARCHaeology (TEtrARCHs) project. Dr Alice Stevenson, Associate Professor of Museum Studies at…

Crystal Palace Park dinosaurs turned into interactive 3D models

Today in the news, Historic England has digitally transformed the renowned Crystal Palace Park dinosaurs into interactive 3D models, providing a captivating glimpse into these intriguing…

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Castles, Cremations, Ports and Pillboxes: Archives Week August 2023

Last month, our team of archivists were busy with another ‘Archives Sprint’, a week dedicated to processing digital archives deposited through our website’s ADS-easy interface. Over…

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