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Being Human Festival Part 1: Lantern slide display at the Ashmolean

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

Last week we were able to show off some of the beautiful lantern slide images digitized by the HEIR project. The ‘Being Human: Festival of the Humanities‘ was running all week, and as part of the celebrations we wanted to … Continue reading →

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HEIR loves Stonehenge!

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

One of the best parts about working on the HEIR project has been the opportunity to experiment with rephotographing sites in the pictures. On Thursday, 26th June I had the chance to visit Stonehenge. As well as seeing the new … Continue reading →

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Storm-wave watching and mystery photograph solved!

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

Our sleuths have finally identified the mystery photograph we posted last year…   St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex … it is St Leonards on Sea, Hastings. We also found out what all the people on the promenade are looking … Continue reading →

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Mystery Photograph

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

Some of the old photographs and glass plate negatives in our archive have no labels and we are having trouble working out where they were taken. Do you recognize this British seaside town? The glass plate photograph was taken in … Continue reading →

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