Visualising Shetland's Iron Age: TALKS
Thursday, May 26th 2022 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Shetland Museum Auditorium
Three of Shetland’s most prestigious archaeological monuments will be brought to life at the Shetland Museum and Archives with the launch of interactive iBook Shetland in the Iron Age, together with a series of talks from five visiting archaeologists.
Date: Thursday 26th July
Time: 6-9pm (there will be a tea and comfort break after the first few speakers)
Venue: Auditorium, Shetland Museum & Archives
BOOK TICKETS: £5.00
Dr Li Sou recently graduated from her PhD, a partnership between the University of Bradford, Historic Environment Scotland and Shetland Amenity Trust. Her research examined the use of new cutting-edge digital documentation visualisations alongside legacy archived datasets for new archaeological research, conservation applications and outreach. It focused specifically on three Shetland monuments which are on the UK Tentative List for world Heritage Status; Old Scatness Broch and Iron Age village, Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement, and the Broch of Mousa. Li will summarise some of her key findings in this research project, with a particular focus on the design and development of the Shetland in the Iron Age interactive iBook, which is being unveiled on Friday at Shetland Museum and Archives.
There will also be talks from
Lyn Wilson
Cultural Heritage Conservation: The Role of Digital Technologies & 3D Data at Historic Environment Scotland
Andy Wilson (Professor, University of Bradford)
Visualising Heritage
Professor Andy Wilson, University of Bradford, has been developing uses of digital recording on archaeological sites.
Gavin Douglas (Historic Environment Scotland/University of Stirling)
Conservation Strategies on Archaeologically excavated structures in a Climate Change(d) Future
You may have noticed a series of drystone walls in the field next to Old Scatness. These are part of a study by Gavin Douglas, Historic Environment Scotland and University of Stirling, into how well stonework survives on excavated sites and what that might tell us about looking after sites against a background of climate change.
Val Turner (Shetland Amenity Trust)
The Future of the Past: Old Scatness
Val Turner will reveal what lies ahead for the future of the past at Old Scatness.
Category: Family Events, Lectures