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Profs & Pints: Resurrecting the Medieval
Profs & Pints: Resurrecting the Medieval

Mon, Apr 03

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Washington

Profs & Pints: Resurrecting the Medieval

A look at how drones, virtual and augmented reality, 3D scanners, and other modern technology are letting us view life centuries ago

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Apr 03, 2023, 7:00 PM – Apr 04, 2023, 7:00 PM

Washington, 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA

About the event

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Resurrecting the Medieval,” a look at how drones, virtual and augmented reality, 3D scanners, and other modern technology are letting us view life centuries ago, with Victoria L. McAlister, archaeologist, assistant professor of history at Towson University, and author of an award-winning book on medieval Ireland.

Recent developments in technology are revolutionizing how archaeologists study the past and offering new insights into the lives of ordinary people whose existence often went undocumented. Come learn in detail just how this is being accomplished with Professor Victoria McAlister, who is uses drone-gathered data to identify the homes and fields of medieval Irish people within the present-day landscape and is the author of The Irish Tower House: Society, Economy, and Environment c.1300-1650.

In a talk sure to appeal to technology followers, archaeology and history buffs, and anyone interested in Ireland, Dr. McAlister will offer illustrations of how newer technologies…

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