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Buildings of ancient Rome
History & The Arts

Buildings of ancient Rome

...archaeological remains have been studied and admired for centuries, many being well-preserved due to their incorporation into newer structures. This album explores the sites of some of the republican temples in Rome’s Campus Martius, and relates them to the men who built them. The Roman Forum, centre of political and social activities, is examined for its importance in...
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Audio 37 mins
Greek Theatre
History & The Arts

Greek Theatre

...archaeology and analysis of contemporary art forms, such as decoration on pottery, a picture is built up of ancient Greek theatre. The album reveals how precious Greek texts have survived, and how Aeschylus’ tragedy 'Persians' has been interpreted in modern theatre. This material forms part of The Open University course A219 Exploring the classical world... Greek...
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Audio 41 mins
Iron from the sky: Meteors, meteorites and ancient culture
Science, Maths & Technology

Iron from the sky: Meteors, meteorites and ancient culture

...archaeological evidence exists of iron smelting until 6th century BC, although occasional early iron artefact finds caused uncertainty. The earliest known example of the use of metallic iron in Egypt dates to approximately 3400BC, this corresponds to the pre-historic time before Egypt became a single state ruled by a pharaoh. Found within a grave in the Gerzeh cemetery,...
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Article 10 mins
‘Lydios logos’: the story of Croesus
History & The Arts

‘Lydios logos’: the story of Croesus

...archaeological evidence. Think about the extent to which Herodotus deserves his title ‘father of history’...We have selected the Croesus story from Herodotus Book 1 chapter 6 - 95 as the basis for this intermediate activity in the OpenLearn Herodotus Collection. Our aim is to help you start enquiring into how the Herodotus narrative is linked with places in the...
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Activity 5 mins
History How-to videos: Crash sites
History & The Arts

History How-to videos: Crash sites

...I found in one wreck, the last person to touch it had been setting that slide rule probably just before the plane crashed. Of course, you can’t do this without permission from the RAF. Crashed planes often have unexploded bombs or weapons in them. Some might also have bodies. So if you’re interested you do need to work with a proper aviation archaeology group. Audio...
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Video 5 mins
Aberdulais Falls: a case study in Welsh heritage
History & The Arts

Aberdulais Falls: a case study in Welsh heritage

...archaeology of Aberdulais Falls. This involved removing tons of rubbish, infill and vegetation, and examining in detail the archaeological remains discovered. During this process, no evidence from the sixteenth-century copper smelting works was uncovered, and it is assumed that this lies beneath the archaeology of the later tinplate works. The next stage was to make the...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Beaghmore Stone Circle
OpenLearn Ireland

Beaghmore Stone Circle

...archaeological legacy of the first farmers can be seen throughout Northern Ireland. They left stone features that have been buried by peat and raided by later peoples. The video explores some of these and the culture of the people who left them. The beautiful porcellanite axe-heads, found around the Beaghmore Stone Circle area, are an archaeological icon of Northern...
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Video 5 mins
'As rich as Croesus'
History & The Arts

'As rich as Croesus'

...archaeological record. [Croesus gold coin] Gold coin of Croesus, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Herodotus tells us that Croesus, King of Sardis, ‘subjugated almost all the nations west of the Halys’. To gain an understanding of the extent of his power and style of ‘The Histories’ narrative, use the Hestia map ‘Place Detail’ to read the chapters in ten...
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Activity 5 mins