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‘I see your true colours . . ‘ creating a composite ‘true colour’ Landsat-8 satellite image of Gebel Asyut el-Gharbi

On February 22, 2023December 5, 2022 By hannahpethenIn Asyut Region Project, GIS, Satellite remote sensingLeave a comment

How to create a natural 'true colour' image from single Landsat-8 satellite image bands.

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Exhibition Review: ‘Tutankhamun the Boy: Growing up in ancient Egypt’ at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology

On January 25, 2023March 14, 2023 By hannahpethenIn Exhibition reviewLeave a comment

A review of the Petrie Museum's new exhibition 'Tutankhamun the Boy'.

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Five years on: Reflections on Reflectance Transformation Imaging research at Hatnub Quarry P in 2017

On October 26, 2022September 24, 2022 By hannahpethenIn HatnubLeave a comment

Reflection on reflectance transformation imaging at Hatnub in 2017

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Five years on: Reflections on mobile GIS survey at Hatnub Quarry P in 2017

On September 28, 2022September 24, 2022 By hannahpethenIn GIS, Hatnub2 Comments

Results of the mobile GIS survey in 2017 at the Hatnub quarries and links to the published papers.

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Wunderkammers, colonial hangovers and multivocality.

On August 24, 2022November 29, 2022 By hannahpethenIn Public archaeology2 Comments

Is the Wunderkammer just a colonial hangover or does it have more to teach us?

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Alan Sorrell: Archaeological illustrator of Nubia and illustrator of archaeologists.

On July 27, 2022September 8, 2022 By hannahpethenIn Egyptology2 Comments

Famous Southend painter and archaeological illustrator Alan Sorrell, drew the monuments of Nubia and the campaign to save them from Lake Nasser.

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The afterlife of the Prittlewell Prince

On April 27, 2022September 8, 2022 By hannahpethenIn Blog, Public archaeologyLeave a comment

How have misconceptions about archaeology affected Southend's most famous archaeological site?

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Missing the matrix: The invisibility of archaeological deposits and public misconceptions of archaeology

On March 30, 2022February 14, 2022 By hannahpethenIn Blog, Public archaeology2 Comments

How does the experience of visiting an archaeological site affect public perception?

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Public presentation and archaeological experience

On January 26, 2022January 11, 2022 By hannahpethenIn Blog, Public archaeology2 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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Fuel shortages, Google Maps and adapting your tools

On October 27, 2021September 24, 2022 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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