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A teaser: ‘Living off the Romans in the 19th and 20th centuries’

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

We are looking forward to a talk by our researcher, Dr Janice Kinory, who will be exploring the relationship between commercial photographers in the late 19th century and the Roman ruins they photographed. She will be showcasing many of the … Continue reading →

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Being Human Festival Part 2: LiveFriday at the Ashmolean

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

As we mentioned in a previous post, we love LiveFriday at the Ashmolean and were delighted to be invited to do a special display of our lantern slides for the latest event, which just happened to co-incide with the Being Human Festival … 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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Bridge ballet

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

We are busy scanning images to add to the Historic Environment Image Resource, which will be coming online later this year. Some of the lantern slide photographs are so good we want to share them straight away – like this … Continue reading →

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“The shock of the old: glass plate negatives and photographs of late 19th century England”

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

We are delighted that HEIR’s “The shock of the old” proposal has been chosen as one of the 36 funded projects participating in the Being Human: A Festival of the Humanities 2014. The Festival will take place between the 15-23 … Continue reading →

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