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Archaeology

Methodologies – LiDAR Imaging

Methodologies – LiDAR Imaging

LiDAR (or LIDAR) – light detection and ranging – is a method to generate very precise topographical measurements about a particular piece of land.  Achieving up to 2″ (5.08 cm) differences in topography, LiDAR is an exceptionally useful tool for

Center for Heritage & Society March 18, 2020 Italy, Research, USA Read more

Rapa Nui: Cultural Landscape in Isolation

Rapa Nui: Cultural Landscape in Isolation

World Heritage List: inscribed 1995 Location: An island in the Pacific Ocean, territory of Chile Period of development: Settled circa 300 A.D., transition in culture during the 16th century; depopulation 19th century (more recent scholarship since inscrition dates colonization to

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Dating Vernacular Landscapes: A Methodological Exploration

Dating Vernacular Landscapes: A Methodological Exploration

Review of the research by Elizabeth Gunther, University of Massachusetts  Original article:  Houfková, Petra, et al. 2015. Origins and development of long-strip field patterns: A case study of an abandoned medieval village in the Czech Republic. Catena 135: 83 –

Center for Heritage & Society January 22, 2017 Czech Republic, Europe Read more

“Back to the Soil:” Community Engagement in Heritage, Eleuthera, Bahamas

A review of an ongoing project of the Center for Heritage and Society, by Elizabeth Brabec, Director of the Center. The tourist’s image of the Caribbean islands is of white sand beaches, shady palm trees and stately colonial architecture.  But

Center for Heritage & Society April 26, 2016 Bahamas, Caribbean, Eleuthera Read more

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