I awoke this morning to Radio 4 "...off the north coast of Haiti...underwater archaeology...one of the most important discoveries in recent years... More in depth report later"
And I thought, "My gods, they have replaced football with archaeology, as we joked about yesterday..." Don't know the joke? Well here's what the world would be like if we had avid archaeology fans, not football fans. Firstly, imagine every time within a day that football is mentioned by someone else. Secondly, replace it with something that you don't want to hear about every day. Say... Archaeology. Then, think about how an average day would pan out. So, you awaken to the clock radio. It's 7AM. Just as you awaken, it's time for the news and archaeology already. Not news and other historical investigations, like library restorations or museum openings (unless there's another event happening), but just the news and archaelogy. Malaysian plane is still missing. Pistorius is still on trial. New dig announced in Giza. Ancient Mayan temple discovered. Exciting stuff.
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From March 24-30 2014, hundreds of museums and galleries from across the UK and Europe will come together on Twitter for the first ever #MuseumWeek. You can see who is officially taking part here, and you can also join in!
The # thing also works across instagram and Facebook, and you can browse sites without having an account for them (great for you social media phobes) Visit Europe's museums and tweet pictures with the #MuseumWeek hashtag. This week's themes are: Monday: #DayInTheLife Tuesday: #MuseumMastermind Wednesday: #MuseumMemories Thursday: #BehindTheArt Friday: #AskTheCurator Saturday: #MuseumSelfies Sunday: #GetCreative "Archaeologists channel spirit of Rastamouse as robber returns iPad to police in Liverpool"
![]() English Heritage have just wrenched a tiny squeak of glee from me with their virtual tour of Stonehenge. The glory of this virtual look-see is that rather than a series of sewn together images where you jump jerkily from view to view, you get a smooth experience, up to the clouds, down to the grass, and then when you look at the sun... well.... wow I'm a big fan of using your website to give visitors an inkling of what to expect, and to give them access to areas and views which they can't see in person. Technology may never replace the feeling and experience itself, but it can give an insight, and in some cases raise extra interest ("I bet it looks even better in person, let's visit") or prevent daft things happening ("I don't need to climb over that fence, I know what it looks like") As winter solstice creeps up on us this Saturday, if you can't get out and about, stay in and look around Stonehenge instead. Those times when you feel like suggesting that the tourists go and take the costumed guided tour and banquet, rather than visiting the historical venue and ignoring the staff there.
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