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Barbuda video project and materiality in education. By Aaron Kendall, on January 10th, 2013. In attempting to finish up the video project that I started two years ago, I’ve been thinking a lot about the connection between materiality and learning. How is it that using tools, ie tactile, physical, tangible things, helps us learn? Maybe the idea of “using” tools is too limiting, so how about understanding the . . . → Read More: Barbuda video project and materiality in education. Long overdue Barbuda update.
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eyjafjordur « Turf Walls
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2013 Excavation at Skuggi. By Aaron Kendall, on July 6th, 2013. Excavation at the site of Skuggi, in Hörgárdalur, Iceland in 2009 revealed that our midden was lying within a small structure. Work was resumed at Skuggi in June, 2013. A team of archaeologists from the CUNY Graduate Center, led by Ramona Harrison and Howell Roberts (FSI), participated. We opened up a . . . → Read More: 2013 Excavation at Skuggi. CUNY Digital Humanities Initiative. Human Ecodynamics Research Center. HERC North Atlantic Blog.
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Glossary « Turf Walls
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8211; method of teaching that focuses the responsibility of learning on the learner. 8211; study of landforms and the processes that affect them, both “natural” and anthropogenic. 8211; one of the most active volcanoes in southern Iceland, having erupted over 20 times since the 9th c. During the Middle Ages was referred to as the “Gateway to Hell”. 8211; study of the long term relationships between people and the environment. 8211; archaeological term used to refer to a trash dump for domestic waste.
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digital media « Turf Walls
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Student’s video insights from Seaview. By Aaron Kendall, on April 26th, 2011. As mentioned earlier, one aim of the project in Barbuda was to allow the field school students to record personal video footage of their experiences. My hope was that these videos would provide a different frame of reference for the public and at the same time give the students a tool with which to . . . → Read More: Student’s video insights from Seaview. Archaeological Video Project in Iceland. Human Ecodynamics Research Center.
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Lake Myvatn « Turf Walls
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By Aaron Kendall, on June 30th, 2010. Map of Lake Mývatn region showing locations of Skutustaðir and Svartárkot. On Sunday evening I left for an excursion into the interior of Iceland with three others to explore Svartárkot, another archaeological site. Svartárkot is located 30 km south southwest from our current location at Skutustaðir, and approximately 75 km from the coast. The . . . → Read More: Excursion to Svartárkot. Day 1 at Skutustaðir – Shovel:Check; Trowel:Check; Bug spray:D’oh!
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Iceland « Turf Walls
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Closing out Week 1. By Aaron Kendall, on June 24th, 2010. Veiðivötn 1477 tephra exposed in Area E. Most of our efforts for the past few days have been on Area E, around the house. With seven people on site we’ve managed to take out a significant amount of soil very quickly, now getting down to the Veiðivötn 1477 tephra, and at the end . . . → Read More: Closing out Week 1. Day 1 at Skutustaðir – Shovel:Check; Trowel:Check; Bug spray:D’oh! By Aaron Kendall, on June 21st, 2010. HERC North Atlantic Blog.
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2013 Excavation at Skuggi. By Aaron Kendall, on July 6th, 2013. Excavation at the site of Skuggi, in Hörgárdalur, Iceland in 2009 revealed that our midden was lying within a small structure. Work was resumed at Skuggi in June, 2013. A team of archaeologists from the CUNY Graduate Center, led by Ramona Harrison and Howell Roberts (FSI), participated. We opened up a . . . → Read More: 2013 Excavation at Skuggi. Long overdue Barbuda update. By Aaron Kendall, on March 23rd, 2011. The field school is underway.
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Landnam « Turf Walls
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By Aaron Kendall, on June 30th, 2010. Map of Lake Mývatn region showing locations of Skutustaðir and Svartárkot. On Sunday evening I left for an excursion into the interior of Iceland with three others to explore Svartárkot, another archaeological site. Svartárkot is located 30 km south southwest from our current location at Skutustaðir, and approximately 75 km from the coast. The . . . → Read More: Excursion to Svartárkot. CUNY Digital Humanities Initiative. Human Ecodynamics Research Center.
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Digital video « Turf Walls
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The field school is underway. By Aaron Kendall, on January 17th, 2011. Seaview site prior to clearing of vegetation. Since my last stint in the field, in Iceland last summer, I have swapped the midnight sun for starlit nights and midges for mosquitos. And after much planning, gear purchasing, travelling, organizing, equipment sorting, car renting, food buying, and then accounting for everything we forgot, the . . . → Read More: The field school is underway. CUNY Digital Humanities Initiative.
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Iceland « Turf Walls
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2013 Excavation at Skuggi. By Aaron Kendall, on July 6th, 2013. Excavation at the site of Skuggi, in Hörgárdalur, Iceland in 2009 revealed that our midden was lying within a small structure. Work was resumed at Skuggi in June, 2013. A team of archaeologists from the CUNY Graduate Center, led by Ramona Harrison and Howell Roberts (FSI), participated. We opened up a . . . → Read More: 2013 Excavation at Skuggi. Beginning of the End: Part 2. By Aaron Kendall, on August 14th, 2010. We are approximately halfw...
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