And the Rain Came Down on Bodie
Due to the heavy rainfall this winter, California State and National Parks and Heritage Sites are under threat of serious structural damage, mud slides and land erosion. The Ghost Town of Bodie is among these.
Moana: Ancient Folklore Goes Digital
Moana: Ancient Folklore Goes Digital and Worldwide For the ancient Polynesians, folklore was shared by word of mouth, today the most popular platform for telling stories are movies. Moana, Walt Disney Studios’ latest film, tells the story of a young girl raised to...
Small Places And Big Histories Palehua, Hawai’i
The Hawaiian people built a rock enclosure in a shallow depression in a volcanic ridge in the mountains above Kapolei, in an area now known as Pālehua.
Six Fundraising Lessons
Six Fundraising Lessons from the world most successful fundraisers at the 2016 “Nonprofit Fundraising Masters” event in San Francisco
Small Places and Big Histories – the Lowest Place on Earth
At the Lowest Place on Earth, on the South-East shores of the Dead Sea, nestled in the Ghor es-Safi and a short turn off the Dead Sea highway, you’ll find a little museum with a big mission and big stories to tell.
Small Places and Big Histories – Petaluma, California
When I was asked to write this piece I was at first enthusiastic, and then overwhelmed. It’s been a long time coming. I feature some of the fun facts about the history of Petaluma, California, our place in film and popular culture, and issues around a recent revival. Some Petalumans fear that a boom in tourism is threatening the city’s authenticity. So far, we have maintained a reputation of friendliness and managed to grow in ways that honor our past.
Small Places and Big Histories – Caudium, Southern Italy
Small Places and Big Histories Caudium, Southern Italy, and the trick that defeated the proud Romans ca. 1920 postcard of Montesarchio. From the Archivio Storico of the Istituto E. Fermi Montesarchio is identified by archaeologists with the ancient Caudium, an...
Inter-faith Co-existence, Social Heritage, and Community Archives: Building Trust in Ethiopia
Archaeology and digital technologies can help foster communities’ sense of social heritage and help address the difficult tasks in taking care of cultural heritage.
Touching the Stones
There was a time when you were allowed to touch the stones of Stonehenge. Now, thanks to heritage conservation, nobody can approach them. This raises thoughts about the value of enjoying monuments and sites to appeal to all our senses, build an intimate memory about them. Let’s hear it in the words of Our Lady Ruth Tringham…
Codifi for managing the Paleolithic of Peyre Blanque
CoDA is developing an integrated database solution to help manage survey and excavation records at the paleolithic site of Peyre Blanque.