Guest column: Dr Alex Hale
Published Date:
23 July 2008
A NEW series on BBC 1, Bonekickers, is the latest crossover of entertainment and archaeology. Hi-tech and fast-paced, it is true fantasy – Time Team meets the Da Vinci Code – and each week a revolutionary discovery sends the heroes into action.
Far-fetched it may be, but it plays on something that is at the core of archaeology and that explains the lingering interest of popular culture: a fascination with the hidden meaning of the past. Scotland is filled with the remains of the people th...
The full article contains 621 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
22 July 2008 8:44 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh