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Graeme Earl

I am interested in all aspects of interdisciplinary research practice, with a particular emphasis on interactions between cultural heritage and computation. I co-direct the Portus Project.

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Filming you at Portus

Hi all, I hope you are enjoying the Archaeology of Portus course? There are 1000s of others studying alongside you but you are the only ones who will actually be studying physically on site in a few weeks' time! During the first week of the Portus Field School we will be filming additional content to link the on-line learners with your experience and we are looking for volunteers. Your role would be to appear on camera or assist with the filming or both. Continue reading →

Welcome to the blog

Hi all, welcome to the portus field school blog. I have placed a video about using this website online. We encourage you to ask (and answer) any questions about the Portus Field School here. You can create your own threads on any aspect of the Field School. In addition to questions we would also welcome more general thoughts on your time involved in the Portus Field School. Continue reading →

PATINA Project – high tech on site during the Portus Field School

During the Field School I and my colleague Angeliki Chrysanthi will be conducting related fieldwork for our PATINA research project. This project is exploring the ways in which digital technologies can bridge the divide between real and virtual research environments. One of the things we are exploring is the flow of information around archaeological sites. In previous years we have done this at Portus and at the Neolithic site of Catalhoyuk in Turkey. Continue reading →

Portus Field School community

Hi all, if you start to use any social media groups and tools like Facebook to share information about Portus and the Portus Field School add a comment here. This will make it easier to find you. As a starter I will make a twitter list for Portus Field School members on twitter. I have also set up a Portus Project scoop.it account. You can suggest links to this. Continue reading →

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