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British archaeology magazine

Digital Digging made it into the new edition of British Archaeology magazine this month (or strictly speaking, bi-month).

They very generously gave us a full page feature in the 'on the web' section, the text of which will be available on their website in a couple of months. I do, however, urge you to pay them a visit sooner than that, as their archives are brimming with archaeological articles, and are a wonderful resource.

You can find them here (or by clicking on the image).

The Model Room

The Model Room is where we display our reconstructions. To start off we have a selection of the henge monuments of Wessex and Somerset, including Durrington Walls South Circle, Woodhenge, Stanton Drew and the Sanctuary at Avebury.

You can look at the image page of each reconstruction or download the associated .kmz file and download the model into Google Earth, where you can get inside it, and look at it from any angle you choose. More about Google Earth here.

Features - Essays

I know what you're thinking.
You're thinking 'Which one of these is the henge monument?'
Click here, or on the images for an essay that might surprise you.

The Big Screen

Those clever chaps at YouTube are now offering high(ish) resolution video, prompting the opening of the Big Screen.

We've included all the old favourites, and some new additions, like the hillforts of Wiltshire and Somerset, and the prehistoric trackways of the Somerset Levels. Click here or on the image to book your seats. . .

Wessex Super Henges

New to the Map Room.

Much neglected when compared with their stone/timber circle cousins, the super henge group is comprised of some truly monumental. . . er. . . monuments.

Everyone has heard of Avebury, and many have heard of Durrington Walls, but what of Marden, Knowlton and Mount Pleasant? Well here they are. . .

The Map Room

The Map Room is where we keep shelf after shelf of cartographical wonders. So far we have mapped the Iron Age hillforts of Somerset and Wiltshire, the henge monuments, long barrows and prehistoric trackways of Somerset, and the super henges of Wessex.

You can also download the .kmz file associated with any of the maps, which will enable you to swoop, zoom and dart around the locations using Google Earth. You can fly solo, or choose the tour, and sit back and relax. More instructions here.

The Radio Room

The Radio Room is crammed full of programmes of an archaeological nature, gathered here for your listening pleasure. The newest addition is Secrets of Stonehenge, a programme introduced by Francis Pryor, focusing on the Stonehenge Riverside Project.

Although the files are in realplayer format you don't need realplayer to listen to them. There is a link you can follow to download a non-intrusive alternative.

The Projector Room

The Projector Room is currently showing a handful of presentations, chief amongst them in terms of sheer delight is Billy and Dec's Bronze Age beer brewing.

If only all experimental archaeology was so intoxicating. . .

Look in over the next few weeks - I'm assured fresh reels will be dispatched in time to allay boredom.

The News Room

The News Room is run by Kitty (left). She is responsible for perusing hundreds of journals, flyers and websites every day to bring to you all that is noteworthy in the world of archaeology.

The denizens of the news room concentrate exclusively on British archaeology. This is not born of a misplaced sense of jingoism* - it's because we have enough to be getting on with without involving the rest of the world.

*To settle any qualms you may have about a possible nationalistic bent to our organisation, we would like to point out that we are an equal opportunities employer - Kitty herself is rumoured to be of partial Norman descent.

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