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Archaeologist 31
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Archaeologist 31
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The Archaeologist
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Volume:
31
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Journal
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1998
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Date Of Issue From: 1998
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BIAB (The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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20 Jan 2002
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Conference reviews
7 - 8
Three short contributions on three conferences: UKIC Archaeology Section (London, December 1997); TAG 97 (Bournemouth University, December 1998); and a Prehistoric Society research meeting (University of Sheffield, January 1998).
From the Chair
Jez Reeve
9 - 11
Highlights IFA initiatives in the areas of professional training, developing practical archaeological techniques, and in encouraging closer cooperation across the discipline. Incorporates a tabulated summary of the IFA's objectives and targets for 1998.
Jobs in British archaeology 1997
12 - 14
Training, training and
John Collis
Peter Hinton
15 - 17
Looks at the problems associated with the current framework for training in archaeology and proposes potential solutions based on a training strategy devised by the IFA.
Computer generated facial reconstruction in archaeology
Martin P Evison
18 - 19
Reports on a Home Office-funded project, based at the Department of Forensic Pathology, Sheffield University, developing 3-D graphical computing techniques for reconstructing facial features. Possible archaeological applications and their use for public interpretation are considered. (See also 99/126.)
Cave detection using ground penetrating radar
Bill Sellers
Andrew T Chamberlain
20 - 21
Describes the use of a Pulse Ekko 100 GPR system to detect hidden voids and sediment-filled fissures in an outcrop of Devensian limestone at Yealmpton, Devon. The technique was found to be effective.
The archaeology of early triangulation stations
Stephen P Carter
23 - 24
A brief history and guide for the identification of the triangulation markers established by the OS from 1783 onwards, based on OS records. Also describes a nineteenth-century triangulation marker that was recorded during excavation of the BA barrow on which it was set (Maryton Law, Angus).
Meeting the ancestors?
Julian C Richards
25 - 26
Discusses the making of the BBC television series Meet the Ancestors (briefly contrasting it with Channel 4's Time Team). Several excavation projects, that would have been undertaken in any event, were filmed for the programme. >From each site a set of human remains was taken forward for analysis and facial reconstruction (see also 99/198, 99/199 & 98/1113).
Ancient remains and video games: computer games and archaeology
Garry Booth
A review of a number of computer video games that are inspired by archaeology, suggesting that the technology has a potential use in serious educative tools.
