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Over the last month, more and more museums and heritage sites have begun to welcome back visitors, while a huge variety of online resources from around the world offer yet more ways to get involved from home. Amy Brunskill has put together another selection of archaeology-related activities and resources that you can enjoy from your sofa, and places you can visit in person.
Virtual visits
With so many wonderful museums and heritage sites now accessible online, you are sure to find somewhere to visit virtually, whether you are interested in taking a journey on London's old underground postal railway, looking around the Louvre, or learning about Athens' Acropolis.
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/onlineresources Enjoy a selection of online exhibitions or delve into the wide variety of artefacts in the collections, from coins and medals to illuminated manuscripts.
CREDIT: Wikimedia Commons, Pedro Szekely
Louvre Museum, Paris https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne Take a virtual visit to some of the museum's galleries and exhibition rooms, including the Egyptian Antiquities collection and the remains of the Louvre's moat.
Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKxsDuqoqsk Discover some of the highlights of the exhibition, which displayed more than 150 original objects from Tutankhamun's tomb, with a short taster video tour from its London location.
HERITAGE/ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
Palmyra, Syria www.kaemena360.com/360/PalmyraTour Visit the ruins of the ancient city, an important cultural centre in the 1st and 2nd century AD, with a 360 ° tour that was created in 2006, before the destruction of much of the site.
CREDIT: Wikimedia Commons, Jebulon
Acropolis, Athens http://www.acropolisvirtualtour.gr/ Take a virtual tour around the citadel's most prominent monuments: the Parthenon, the Propylaia, the Erechtheion, and the Temple of Athena Nike.
Cadw Open Doors Online, Wales https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/whats-on/cadws-open-doors-online Enjoy digital experiences from the historic sites of Wales, with weekly themed packages released across September, including 'Neolithic Tombs', 'Castles of the South', and 'Abbeys and Ironworks
Tomb of Meresankh III, Giza https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=d42fuVA21To Explore a 3D model of the beautifully decorated and well-preserved Tomb of Queen Meresankh III, which lies in the shadow of the Great Pyramid.
The Becket Story, Canterbury http://www.thebecketstory.org.uk/canterbury/visiting-cathedral See how the four main sites associated with Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral may have looked to pilgrims visiting in 1408 in these short reconstruction videos.
DigVentures www.youtube.com/watch?v=YauJMJKH6jc Take a walk around DigVentures' excavation of one of the earliest Roman settlements ever discovered in East Yorkshire.
Learning in lockdown
Take advantage of the huge variety of resources available online to expand your knowledge about an area of archaeology, heritage, or history that catches your eye, whether that's a conference about the archaeology of islands, a podcast that goes behind the scenes at a museum, or a Twitter-tour of a necropolis.
EVENTS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
Land, Sea and Sky: the archaeology of coasts and islands https://archaeologyireland.ie/ Register for the annual National Monuments Service conference, which will be held online this year, with a programme of lectures looking at the connections between islands and mainlands.
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Egyptology in Lockdown https://www.mmfromhome.com/egyptology-in-lockdown Join Dr Campbell Price, Manchester Museum's Curator of Egypt and Sudan, for a live discussion of important objects in the museum's collection every week, or catch up on previous episodes.
Ancient Rome Live https://ancientromelive.org/ Sign up for a programme of free online lectures about ancient Rome this autumn, or browse the existing seminar videos available online.
Curator's Corner www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0LQM0SAx601_99m2E2NPsm62pKoSCnV5 Discover what it's like to work with objects in the British Museum's collections from the curators themselves, with stories about everything from 18th-century hot-air balloon tickets to ancient Egyptian fashion.
The Empty Cases https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000lyyd Explore the discussions taking place among Britain's curators about how we represent Britain's historical moments, and which objects are acceptable for display in museums in 2020.
Amplify Archaeology https://www.abartaheritage.ie/amplify-archaeology-podcast/ Listen to a series of interviews with some of Ireland's archaeologists and specialists, and learn from them about the key discoveries and techniques that help us understand Irish archaeology.
HMSC Connects! Podcast https://hmsc.harvard.edu/podcast Go behind the scenes of Harvard's Museums of Science and Culture and meet the researchers, collection keepers, exhibit designers, and other individuals who keep the university's museums running.
You're Dead to Me www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07mdbhg/episodes/downloads Join Greg Jenner and a variety of comedians for this BBC podcast, which brings a wide selection of stories from the past to life in an entertaining way.
Historic Royal Palaces www.instagram.com/historicroyalpalaces Enjoy games and resources like 'Who said it: Queen Victoria or Victoria Beckham?' and 'Sir Walter Raleigh's top tips for avoiding isolation boredom' on HRP's Instagram stories.
#ironworkthursday https://twitter.com/hashtag/ironworkthursday Browse Twitter every Thursday for pictures of people's favourite examples of ironwork, which range from old church gates to 19th-century cannons.
Victoria & Albert Museum www.vam.ac.uk/blog Explore a wide selection of blog posts with updates from behind the scenes at the museum and discussions of objects in the V&A's collections.
Family fun
If you're looking for fun and educational ways to entertain the whole family, look no further! Here you can find a selection of activities, from online games about the Roman Baths to jigsaws of famous paintings, and TV shows covering subjects from Stonehenge to Pompeii.
CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIES
Roman Baths www.romanbaths.co.uk/online-games Learn about Roman life through the Baths' online games, create your own Roman coin to add to the virtual hoard, or play Roman numeral bingo.
Historic Royal Palaces https://twitter.com/HRP_palaces/status/ 1299309101474820096 Follow the choose-your-own-adventure Twitter thread to find out whether you could survive your first day working as Page of the Cellar at Hampton Court Palace in 1537.
Hyde 900 www.hyde900.org.uk/resources/activity-package-july-2020/ Find several activity packs created to celebrate Hyde in Winchester, including ideas like creating an archaeological treasure map or designing a new Hyde Abbey for the 21st century.
Archaeology Games http://planeta42.com/archeology/ Enjoy archaeology-themed online games including 'Coin Match', 'Dig for Weapons', 'Inca Treasure', and 'Skulls Puzzle'.
CREDIT: Wikimedia Commons, Guillaume 1995
Royal Museums Greenwich www.rmg.co.uk/family-activities Explore the museum's family activities and learn how to make a ship in a bottle or a stained-glass window, colour in the Armada Portrait, or embroider the figurehead of the Cutty Sark.
Barnsley Museums Jigsaw www.jigsawplanet.com/BarnsleyMuseums Join in with the daily jigsaw challenges and try to put together the portraits of historical figures, or photographs and paintings of buildings and landscapes.
Treasures of Ancient Ulster www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ycspm Explore the treasures of ancient Ulster, discover how the ancient province came to be, and learn about the lives of its occupants.
Pompeii: the new revelations www.channel5.com/show/pompeii-the-new-revelations Discover new information about the Roman city in this documentary, which offers special access to recent excavations.
Britain's Biggest Dig www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000mmrd Find out about the forgotten stories of the rich and poor in Georgian London with the excavation of a huge cemetery in advance of the construction of HS2.
Open Again
As of this month, many more museums and heritage sites are open to visitors again. Take a look at this section to discover some more of the places that you can now visit in person, and the measures that they have put in place for everyone's safety.
MUSEUMS
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Science Museum www.sciencemuseum. org.uk/visit The Science Museum has reopened to visitors, with the exception of a few of the most highly interactive spaces. Free tickets must be booked in advance.
Ashmolean Museum www.ashmolean.org/plan-your-visit The museum has reopened its permanent galleries to visitors, as well as the Young Rembrandt exhibition, which has been extended until November. Tickets to both the museum and exhibition must be pre-booked.
The People's History Museum https://phm.org.uk/visit/register-to-visit-reopening-information/ The PHM in Manchester has reopened its two main galleries, the 2020 Banner Exhibition, and a recently installed digital activity. Visitors must register for timed entry.
National Museums Wales https://museum.wales/ Booking sites for all seven of NMW's museums are now live, with the museums open to differing degrees and on differing weekly schedules. Please check individual websites for details.
National Trust Scotland www.nts.org.uk/stories/our-plans-for-re-opening-properties More than 40 NTS sites are now open to visitors again, including the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, the Hill House, and many castle gardens and grounds.
Stonehenge www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stonehenge/ The stone circle, exhibition, and visitor centre are all open, with limits on visitor numbers and a circular route to the stones and back introduced. Tickets must be pre-booked.
CREDIT: Stephen Branley
Historic Environment Scotland www.historicenvironment.scot/reopening More sites have reopened across Scotland in September, including Fort George, St Andrews Cathedral, and Jedburgh Abbey.
