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Desert Investigations Media at Bamburgh

Gloucester ProjectLouisiana ExcavationsMay 2009

ArchaeologyandConservationinTimbuktu

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Bamburgh Research Project

Archaeology is in itself a destructive process and as a result needs to be fully recorded. The media department at the Bamburgh ResearchProject was created to experiment with video recording as a means todeal more fully with this issue. Gerard Twomey, the media director,explains the ideas behind this successful project.

Where the Camel meets the Canoe

A team of Yale University academics have set up the Timbuktu ResearchProject in response to the worsening environmental conditions in thisremote region. Their research has led them to conclude this is not theﬁrst time Timbuktu has faced this particular dilemma.

Issue 8May 2009Editors:Felicity DonohoeMaggie Struckmeier Layout:Maggie Struckmeier GraphicsDavid ConnollyPast HorizonsTraprain HouseLuggate BurnHaddingtonEast LothianEH41 4QATel: +44 (0)1620 861643Email:editor@pasthorizons.comWeb:www.pasthorizons.com

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Contributors:Susan DanielsGerard TwomeyDouglas Post Park Amanda MaplesAustin AinsworthJeff GuinDave Webb

Front cover: Pouring strong Tuareg teaPhotograph: Amanda Maples

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