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PAST WORLDS - LOST WORLDS - DIGITAL WORLDS

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Organisation:	Anthropology and Archaeology Section
Collaborative organisations:	University of Birmingham
Date of Event:	Start Date: 17/09/2010 End Date: 17/09/2010
Time of Event:	Start time: 14:00 - End time: 16:00
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Event Summary:	New technology is revolutionising how archaeologists delve into the past. From digital objects to landscapes, through geophysics, GIS and creation of virtual worlds, it provides alternative routes to seeing and understanding past and present. We explore the exciting and varied relationships between archaeology and computing using a range of digital evidence and reconstruction techniques.
Audience level:	4. All adults
Event Category:	Latest research and today's technology
Keyword:	weekly pass
Booking information:	Included in weekly pass
Venue:	MB554, Aston University

Event Agenda

17/09/2010 14:00 - 14:05	Welcome and Introduction Professor Vincent Gaffney - University of Birmingham	Welcome / Introduction

17/09/2010 14:05 - 14:40	The Last Frontier? Digital archaeology and the impact of climate change Professor Vincent Gaffney - University of Birmingham	Talk
	Join us to explore a lost world. Rediscover Doggerland, the vast plain submerged under the North Sea at the end of the last Ice Age.This one-time home to generations of hunter-gatherers was revealed through data collected by the oil and gas industry and mapped by a team of archaeologists, geologists and palaeoenvironmentalists, transforming knowledge of past and potentially future global warming.

17/09/2010 14:40 - 15:15	Seeing Things: the value of 3D laser scanning for heritage recording, conservation and education Miss Helen Moulden - University of Birmingham	Talk
	Imagine being able to visit museum collections and archaeological sites from across the world without leaving the house or classroom. Technologies such as 3D laser scanning and 3D modelling are revolutionising the ways in which we can record, analyse, experience and interact with our heritage. I will explore how these new technologies help us to understand the present and preserve the past.

17/09/2010 15:20 - 16:00	Living with the Past: Heritage for the 21st Century Dr Henry Chapman - University of Birmingham	Talk
	The 21st century brings many opportunities and challenges for heritage. Digital technologies enable us to interact with, learn about and present the past in new and exciting ways.This paper will consider how this cultural ‘revolution’ will change how we all engage with our heritage, and will begin to predict the future of the past through the Heritage and Cultural Learning Hub in Birmingham.

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