30th April 2009, 08:33 PM
Inspiring stuff and multi-faceted.Could go on about this for hours...
I had a natter with a student from the media department at uni many moons ago along much the same lines and we agreed that a good model would be an on-site feed to the internet. At intermittent points during the digging day, someone would bring the camera to the trench and describe what they were doing and why. For the remainder of the day, the camera would cover the excavations in progress. This would make for an all-inclusive archaeology, would engage the public and keep them informed of happenings in their neighborhood.
Of course, this would also provide for an archive suppliment of both the excavations and the archaeologists approach to it. We imagined large screens showing the excavations on live feed placed in County Council foyers, schools, colleges, universities and dentists waiting rooms! The potential was only limited by our imagination!
The Uni I went to also had a vibrant artificial intelligence and computer science suite and I always wondered what we could achieve if we were to consult with the whole gamete of other disciplines on campus!!!
..knowledge without action is insanity and action without knowledge is vanity..(imam ghazali,ayyuhal-walad)
I had a natter with a student from the media department at uni many moons ago along much the same lines and we agreed that a good model would be an on-site feed to the internet. At intermittent points during the digging day, someone would bring the camera to the trench and describe what they were doing and why. For the remainder of the day, the camera would cover the excavations in progress. This would make for an all-inclusive archaeology, would engage the public and keep them informed of happenings in their neighborhood.
Of course, this would also provide for an archive suppliment of both the excavations and the archaeologists approach to it. We imagined large screens showing the excavations on live feed placed in County Council foyers, schools, colleges, universities and dentists waiting rooms! The potential was only limited by our imagination!
The Uni I went to also had a vibrant artificial intelligence and computer science suite and I always wondered what we could achieve if we were to consult with the whole gamete of other disciplines on campus!!!
..knowledge without action is insanity and action without knowledge is vanity..(imam ghazali,ayyuhal-walad)