Archaeology: the science of investigation - for iPad/Mac/PC

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Archaeology is about reconstructing the physical past to obtain an understanding of how different civilisations and cultures have evolved over time. In this album, archaeologists from the British Museum explain the scientific processes involved in the discovery, investigation and interpretation of a…

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  • Apr 12, 2010 LATEST EPISODE
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Latest episodes from Archaeology: the science of investigation - for iPad/Mac/PC

Archaeology: the science of investigation

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2010 1:01


A short introduction to this album.

Transcript -- Archaeology: the science of investigation

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2010


Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.

The British Museum

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008 2:57


The first attempt to bring cultures of the world together under one roof.

Transcript -- The British Museum

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Transcript -- The first attempt to bring cultures of the world together under one roof.

Excavations in Jordan by the British Museum: part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008 5:25


Transcript -- Excavations in Jordan by the British Museum: part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Transcript -- The practical approach to the exacavation of Tell es-Sa'idiyeh, Jordan in 1989.

Excavations in Jordan by the British Museum: part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008 1:19


An archaeologist explains the probable reasons for settlement at Tell es-Sa'idiyeh.

Transcript -- Excavations in Jordan by the British Museum: part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Transcript -- An archaeologist explains the probable reasons for settlement at Tell es-Sa'idiyeh.

Excavations at Wetwang in Yorkshire, UK

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008 5:53


Transcript -- Excavations at Wetwang in Yorkshire, UK

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Transcript -- The discovery of an Iron Age burial in Yorkshire - complete with chariot.

A Wetwang skeleton

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008 3:15


Transcript -- A Wetwang skeleton

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Transcript -- The discovery of a female skeleton with her chariot.

Neanderthal bones in Croatia

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008 4:19


A British Museum archaeologist describes her 120,000 year-old discovery in Krapina, Croatia.

Transcript -- Neanderthal bones in Croatia

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Transcript -- A British Museum archaeologist describes her 120,000 year-old discovery in Krapina, Croatia.

Conserving archaeological finds

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008 6:40


Transcript -- Conserving archaeological finds

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Curating Jordanian artifacts

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008 2:49


A Tell es-Sa'idiyeh conservator explains the initial approach to preserving artefacts.

Transcript -- Curating Jordanian artifacts

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Transcript -- A Tell es-Sa'idiyeh conservator explains the initial approach to preserving artefacts.

Conserving coins - a demonstration

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008 2:12


A conservator explains how careful handling is required when cleaning artefacts.

Transcript -- Conserving coins - a demonstration

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Transcript -- A conservator explains how careful handling is required when cleaning artefacts.

X-raying objects

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008 2:19


The importance of modern technology in the preservation of an artefact from an Iron Age burial at Sutton Hoo.

Transcript -- X-raying objects

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Transcript -- The importance of modern technology in the preservation of an artefact from an Iron Age burial at Sutton Hoo.

The Portable Antiquities Scheme

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008 5:18


The success of the Portable Antiquities Scheme, which allows the mapping of coin finds by metal detector users and helps to build a more accurate picture of ancient Britain.

Transcript -- The Portable Antiquities Scheme

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


Transcript -- The success of the Portable Antiquities Scheme, which allows the mapping of coin finds by metal detector users and helps to build a more accurate picture of ancient Britain.

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