An ill-fated Spitfire and the crater formed when it crashed are to be recreated as 3D models to help archaeologists study what happened.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-35155321
By: AlanR - 13th March 2016 at 17:29
It was done (post #5), I suspect, to keep Oxford Archaeology employed.
I would say that just about sums it up. The equipment was available so they used it. Although I can’t see what
they learned from it.
By: Resmoroh - 13th March 2016 at 15:23
It was done (post #5), I suspect, to keep Oxford Archaeology employed. Although just why a commercial organisation has charitable status escapes me! Universities (and their sub-departments) used to be places of higher education. But when, as a (very) mature student some 15 years ago, I did my (self-funded) archaeology degree I found that the writing was already appearing on the wall. Universities are, increasingly, little more than educational factories run by/with/from bean-counters, although retaining the flummery of gowns and gold-lace, etc, as a PR ‘front’. Don’t get me wrong – I hugely enjoyed my 3 years, and it also taught me a great deal. But the academics did resist the odd acerbic comment on reality – even then.
Some new information may well come out of this (and other) digs, but whether the tax-payer (who foots the bill) is getting value for money I very much doubt.
Aircraft excavations by aero-enthusiasts are often under-funded and under-organised. Aircraft excavations by academic archaeologists are often under-funded and over-organised. If there was to be a meeting of minds then we might be in a better place to get at as near the truth as it is possible to get.
HTH – but I know it won’t (some minds are irretrievably made up!)
Resmoroh
By: Junk Collector - 13th March 2016 at 14:27
Planks are interesting, you always seem to find a plank or two at a dig
By: Trolly Aux - 13th March 2016 at 13:19
Cracking, Non the wiser for this, are you?
By: scotavia - 13th March 2016 at 13:17
Why oh why…
I am infavour of adding knowledge from digs however this adds nothing to what was well known, can anyone explain why this was done?
By: trumper - 13th March 2016 at 13:04
Well this is the 3 d model http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-35777104
By: QldSpitty - 27th December 2015 at 23:32
A friend here in Australia has been doing this for a little while now 😉
https://www.facebook.com/daniel.leahy.7545?fref=nf
By: AlanR - 27th December 2015 at 22:51
It will be interesting to see if they can come up with anything other than an educated guess.
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