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The keynote lecture of the 2013 Runes Network conference available online. Presented by Prof. Howard Williams, the first half of the talk presents ideas regarding how Project Eliseg has transformed our understanding of early medieval stone monuments.
We are now up and running with Project Eliseg season 3. Check out our Project Eliseg Media Facebook pages for info and the video blog.
Dear Eliseg fans,
Check out the new visual and sonic experience of A Portrait of Project Eliseg.
Project Eliseg is back this year from 25th August to 15th September. Open day: Saturday 8th September.
Exciting new developments with Project Eliseg. We are back for a season 3 in the summer of 2012 with scheduled monument consent from Cadw and supported by funding from (among others) the Society of Antiquaries of London, the Cambrian Archaeological Association, the Prehistoric Society and the Universities of Bangor and Chester.
The dig will involve students from Bangor and Chester universities as well as local volunteers. The dig will be led by the world famous Dr Gary Robinson (Bangor University) as site director. Gary will be supported by site supervisor Joanne Kirton (University of Chester) and media supervisor Joseph Tong (University of Chester).
Details regarding the dates of the excavation, the planned methodology and open days will be posted on this site as soon as the information becomes available. For queries, contact Professor Howard Williams: howard.williams@chester.ac.uk
The Project Eliseg website updated with:
a summary of the 2011 field season,
video blogs for 2011 directed and edited by Joe Tong
review of approaches to early medieval sculpture
summary of archaeological approaches to the past in the early medieval past
More further reading.
Dear Project Eliseg fans,
Check out all videos from the 2011 field season of Project Eliseg via this website. Look under ‘Gallery’ and click on ‘Videos’ or else go direct to the Elite Media YouTube site
A news story about our 2011 second season has been posted on the BBC website.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-15007707
Note that the images used for this story are largely from the first, 2010, field season. For up-to-date images and videos, see our Project Eliseg Media facebook and youtube sites.
Follow the daily video blogs for Project Eliseg Season 2 on facebook:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-14774061
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Season 3 of Project Eliseg ended in September 2013. Post-excavation work is now in progress and the video blogs for the 2011 and 2012 field seasons can be viewed via our Youtube site