Author Archive: articles by miaridge

Author Website: http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk
Author Bio: My job title is 'Database Developer', which means I am a specialised kind of computer programmer. I spend a lot of time working with the big databases that people like curators, collections managers, archaeologists and archivists use to record, analyse and publish their data. I talk to them to understand their requirements, then update or create applications to help them. I also help with geek stuff for the websites. I have a personal blog at http://openobjects.blogspot.com

Archaeology on YouTube

Friday, July 25th, 2008

If you haven’t already seen the Museum of London Archaeology (MoLAS) videos on YouTube, check them out soon!

There’s on-site excavation videos from the dig that produced the ‘Prittlewell King of Bling‘:

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It’s National Archaeology Week!

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

It’s that time of year again -National Archaeology Week runs from July 12 – 20, 2008.  (Yes, that’s longer than a normal week, but time works differently in archaeology!)

To celebrate this Olympic year, Museum of London is hosting a weekend of family activities, tours and talks looking at games and sports throughout history. Find out more about the National Archaeology Week(end) events at the Museum of London on July 19 and 29.

If you’re interested in archaeology and have been watching BBC’s new show Bonekickers, you might be interested in how Bonekickers compares to real-life archaeology from the point of view of one of our osteologists (bone people).

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