Dr Sarah Gambell
PhD in Information Studies at University of Glasgow. I study the value of digitisation for preserving heritage in conflict, restitution law, policy + 3D reconstruction. Twitter: @segambell
Location Glasgow, Scotland
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WOW. A remarkable career in research thus far.
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I'm attaching a link from the British Museum about the "cleaning": https://www.britishmuseum.org/about_us/news_and_press/statements/parthenon_sculptures/1930s_cleaning/cleaning_the_sculptures.aspx
And a more critical view: https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/nov/29/jamiewilson.davidhencke
It would be interesting to hear how you interpret these different...
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Have you been to the Acropolis Museum?
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I like your assessment, Lee!
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You're right, it was Dover - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-49678279
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I couldn't find anything of synaesthesia itself, but I did find this article which may of interest: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/did-edvard-munch-find-supernatural-power-in-color-180964832/
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Dr Sarah Gambell replied to Carey Whitfeld
Interesting! Thanks for the link
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Dr Sarah Gambell made a comment
Did anything come up in the video that was particularly interesting to you? What new topics did you find the most intriguing?
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Dr Sarah Gambell replied to [Learner left FutureLearn]
Welcome to the course, Paul!
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Dr Sarah Gambell replied to Lee Scott
An interesting concept to look up is freeports; "typically, when goods enter a country, they have to follow the import regulations of that country. This often involves a tariff—a tax on those imports.
A free port or “free zone” is an area that is inside the geographic boundary of a country, but which is legally considered outside the country for customs...
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Hi Both, do you mean the first video on Week 3? I can look into that!
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Do you think that people's perceptions that the original object is more important for the historical record will change?
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We will talk more about the Shiva later on in the course; thanks for addressing it here. Great posting the links
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Thanks for the links!
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Dr Sarah Gambell replied to Ann Bouchard
Don't worry, Ann. The answers to your questions will start to come together as we go along!
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You've brought up several important talking points on the subject; funds, policing, subsistence
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Welcome!
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Fabulous!
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Amazing! You're going to be very interested in later sections with your regional research interest
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@OttovanSolkema Excellent question! It took me a while do some research, but it looks like yes, dogs are used!
Check this link that Donna sent me: https://www.redarchresearch.org/K-9-Artifact-Finders-Updates.html
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Dr Sarah Gambell replied to Olivia W
Congrats on finishing the PhD!
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Perfect research interest to mix the two!
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Dr Sarah Gambell made a comment
Hi All,
I'm Sarah and I'm going to be your lead-educator on this course! Welcome. I am a PhD candidate in Information Studies at the University of Glasgow. My particular research focuses on assessing the tactical value of digitisation (3D reconstruction, visualisations, VR/AR) for the preservation of cultural heritage in conflict, particularly in the Middle...
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Glad you're here, Elizabeth!
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Do love a good art hiest film...
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@SteveM.Windham,LLM,MBA,EA It almost brought the gaming industry to a halt before it even got started!
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Dr Sarah Gambell replied to Marion Connolly
That must be heartbreaking if the owner was a good faith purchaser
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There are a lot of hidden histories that the average person with an interest in art just might miss!
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We can only hope!
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Great questions, Keith!
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Bob's having a rough go.
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The ICOM code of ethics may be a good place to start - they have instructions on proper institutional behaviour in many compromising situations. Larger NGO- like orgs like UNESCO & ICROM could also advise.
https://icom.museum/en/activities/standards-guidelines/code-of-ethics/
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Dr Sarah Gambell replied to Celeste Ingel
We like a bit of drama and intrigue over this way!
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Hi Louisa! Any good anecdotes from your work?
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I think the context of the situation aids in a concrete definition of the theft. Usually when the term "looting" is used, it's under the pretence of conflict. If a museum has a singular item stolen by white collar criminals, this is more often referred to as a "theft". If the museum is situated in a region experiencing conflict and it is ransacked, where a...
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Hi, Keith
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Dr Sarah Gambell replied to Dorothy King
Come back when you can!
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Dr Sarah Gambell replied to Merryll H
Man certainly wasn't following archaeological standards and guidelines!
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Dr Sarah Gambell made a comment
Hi All - just so you know, the video is about 1 hour in length. I understand time commitments, so i've attached a transcript of the audio at the bottom of the page for ease of access.
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Dr Sarah Gambell made a comment
Hi All - just so you know, the video is about 1 hour in length. I understand time commitments, so i've attached a transcript of the audio at the bottom of the page for ease of access.
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Dr Sarah Gambell made a comment
Just so you know - sometimes the interactive timeline does not work well on tablet or mobile!
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Dr Sarah Gambell made a comment
Just so you know - sometimes the interactive timeline does not work well on tablet or mobile!
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Space archaeologist! I never thought about it that way...
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Dr Sarah Gambell replied to Judi Boutle
I agree with you, Judi. What kinds of things do you think can be used to raise awareness of this issue?
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Great article, Harold!
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Dr Sarah Gambell replied to Anne A
@AnneA "to the victor belong the spoils"
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How would you describe how something becomes and artefact, Colette?What do you think the criteria should be? Pinning so other learners can add their ideas, too.
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What an interesting background!
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We talk A LOT about the marbles later in the course - stay tuned!
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You're definitely right, Judi - it is indicative of a larger problem.
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That's the one!
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Dr Sarah Gambell made a comment
Hi All - just so you know, the video is about 1 hour in length. I understand time commitments, so i've attached a transcript of the audio at the bottom of the page for ease of access. The video was also recorded in 2016 and the order of steps referenced has shifted a bit since then. Content is still spot on, though!
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Hi Aimee!
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Looking forward to your insights if this is your background!
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Hope we can help you out with your dissertation!
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Woo! We talk more about citizen archaeology and GlobalXplorer° more later!
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Dr Sarah Gambell made a comment
Hi All,
I'm Sarah and I'm going to be your lead-educator on this course! Welcome. I am a PhD candidate in Information Studies at the University of Glasgow. My particular research focuses on assessing the tactical value of digitisation (3D reconstruction, visualisations, VR/AR) for the preservation of cultural heritage in conflict, particularly in the Middle...
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Thanks for the specifics about Canadian legislation! I'm really only familiar with US and UK responses.
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Dr Sarah Gambell replied to Colin Armstrong
I agree with you that museums can be doing a lot more in outreach to indigenous populations, Colin
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Great to have you back, Lee
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I'm glad you enjoyed it! Hope to see you on a future run
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@IreneC ba dum tiss
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How could museum professionals integrate this Ethics into their practice, do you think?
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Dr Sarah Gambell replied to Dr Sarah Gambell
@NoreenNolan @LorryLeader @LeeScott Thank you for your feedback, all. I hear you, and I will reformat the transcripts to make them a bit easier to comprehend.
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Dr Sarah Gambell replied to [Learner left FutureLearn]
Thought provoking question, Bishwa!
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Dr Sarah Gambell replied to Lee Scott
@LeeScott I must commend you for all of your comments - it helps to facilitate discussion in each step!
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What an amazing object.
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Dr Sarah Gambell made a comment
Welcome to week 3! Looking forward to some good debates this round!
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Dr Sarah Gambell replied to Lee Scott
ooh, you had been holding that one in!
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hmm what an interesting idea
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Dr Sarah Gambell replied to Kevin Staddon
Glad to hear it!
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@AllisonC. agreed!!
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What an interesting article!
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Dr Sarah Gambell replied to Lee Scott
That is exactly right, Lee.
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Dr Sarah Gambell replied to Malcom Massey
All very interesting questions, Malcom!
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Hmm, I don't know about favourite, but I certainly hope that they are hanging out in a freeport somewhere (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_economic_zone ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_Freeport) - maybe in Geneva or China - at least being properly maintained. Maybe to be recovered in the future.
Regarding the heist itself, I found this...
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Any experts, here??
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@EllykeP challenge accepted!
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Dr Sarah Gambell made a comment
Welcome to the second week! Hope you enjoyed the last lesson. The plot thickens now...
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This unfortunately is not a singular or outlier of an example. I'm doing some research at the moment to find links to other photos ---
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@LeeScott Oh yes! those steps in week 3 are some of my favourite debates :)
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I would argue that by preemptive digitising of cultural heritage materials we in the field can have a better idea of what to look out for on the open market. It may not be the exact item that is the focus of a claim or search, but knowing what kind of artefacts come from a certain region, like what is being done with the ICOM Red Lists, is still helpful and...
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@LeeScott Oh, I am FOR SURE integrating that phrase into my thesis somehow
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Simple maths, Lee!
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Looked up your profile on Goodreads - looks very interesting, Malcom. May be picking up a quick read here soon...
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That is standard procedure, but unfortunately in some cases this can be easily forged, or the item sent through several port cities, or even free ports. It is also common knowledge not to acquire and accession items from conflict areas. There are guides called ICOM Red Lists which give examples of cultural heritage items to look out for and to raise issue if...
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I've updated the article link. Let me know if it works for you now!
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Thanks for those links! I was unaware of the other projects.
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@Wade. You make a very fair point. Heritage professionals must be very careful what information they declassify and make known to the public.
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According to my course stats, we've already got 800 people involved on this run. So we can't say we're not making an impact!!
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This short article may prove helpful: https://traffickingculture.org/encyclopedia/terminology/illicit-antiquities
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I just read the description for Tangent on Google Books, seems like this course is right up your alley!
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Dr Sarah Gambell replied to Ana Rodmi
Bienvenidos, Ana! Looking forward to your perspective.
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Dr Sarah Gambell replied to David Brown
Hi David, glad to have your expertise in criminology on this course!
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https://www.globalxplorer.org/ This programme seeks to crowdsource the search for possible looting areas with satellite imaging. A little different, but along the same lines. We're going to talk about this more in depth later.
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Thanks for that article, Shammi.
