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Public presentation and archaeological experience

On By hannahpethenIn Blog, Public archaeology4 Comments

What does it feel like visiting a tourist site as an archaeologist? What can that tell us about the public experience of archaeological sites.

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Lessons from Little Miss Sobek in Ptolemaic breasts, ancient clothing and nursing

On By hannahpethenIn Academic life, Blog2 Comments

What impact would the ubiquity of nursing have on ancient Egyptian society? Three insights from a nursing mother.

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5 pieces of advice I wish I’d heard in the first year of my PhD

On By hannahpethenIn Academic lifeLeave a comment

How to set yourself up for career success and get to grips with your PhD in your first year.

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Fuel shortages, Google Maps and adapting your tools

On By hannahpethenIn GIS, Satellite remote sensingLeave a comment

How do we answer questions when the data exists but there's no direct access? A real-world solution to a fuel shortage problem encapsulates the answer.

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Ten practical things I wish in knew in the first year of my PhD

On By hannahpethenIn Academic lifeLeave a comment

What should you know to make a great start on your PhD? Here I share 10 things I've learned since, that I wish I knew then.

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Should I do a PhD?

On By hannahpethenIn Academic lifeLeave a comment

Should you do a PhD? What should you think about before you apply? How can you maximise your career chances before you even begin your PhD.

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Foreshadowing is not just for movies: A Turin papyrus and the shrines of Tutankhamun

On By hannahpethenIn Ancient mapping, cartography and route-findingLeave a comment

If this was in a movie you wouldn't believe it! Five years before the discovery of Tutankhamun, Carter's work on a plan of the tomb of Ramesses IV, revealed inexplicable features that he would one day be able to answer.

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Free high-resolution satellite imagery and how to find it.

On By hannahpethenIn Satellite remote sensing5 Comments

Where can you find free high resolution satellite imagery for your project, which is the best imagery and what are the issues with it?

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Finishing the map, georeferencing the pyramid of Djedefre

On By hannahpethenIn GIS, Satellite remote sensingLeave a comment

Georeferencing a map of the pyramid complex of Djedefre, wrestling with inaccuracies, residuals and RMSE.

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Errors, inaccuracies, resolution and RMSE: Georeferencing a difficult map of Abu Rawash’s pyramid and cemeteries

On By hannahpethenIn GIS, Satellite remote sensing1 Comment

What makes georeferencing historic maps difficult and how does the process work? Here I georeference a problematic map of Abu Rawash, pyramid and cemeteries, Egypt.