Archaeology: the science of investigation - for iPod/iPhone

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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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    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


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

    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

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

    Transcript -- Excavations at Wetwang in Yorkshire, UK

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008


    Transcript -- A Wetwang skeleton

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    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

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

    Curating Jordanian artifacts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2008 2:49


    Transcript -- Curating Jordanian artifacts

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    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


    Transcript -- Conserving coins - a demonstration

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    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

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    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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