by Erin-Lee McGuire | Jun 5, 2018 | Blog
The Unknown I’ve always struggled with the ideas of cemeteries, holding the belief that gravestones are too objective. To describe someone’s entire being in just a few words leaving a feeling of discomfort. How do you simply get someone’s very essence across through...
by Erin-Lee McGuire | Jun 3, 2018 | Blog
In class on May 31st, my group learned many things in the classroom. We spent most of the day learning how to use programs such as PhotoScanPro and MeshLab, which proved to be both exciting and a little challenging. The purpose of PhotoScan was to learn...
by Erin-Lee McGuire | May 28, 2018 | Blog
I had anticipated writing this blog about the new mapping skills we had been utilizing in the field, however we had a visit from Dr. Rick Kool to give us further information, and I was caught by surprise at how emotional I felt when he shared stories about a few of...
by Erin-Lee McGuire | May 20, 2018 | Blog
The first day of the Heritage Archaeology Field course was important for me in terms of reflecting on the meaning of this work to the wider community in Victoria, especially of course the Jewish community. The words that kept coming up for me were dogma, tradition,...
by Torah Lee | May 26, 2017 | Blog
Figure 1. Overview of falling monuments in need of preservation and conservation. Specifically focusing on plot G22 in the Jewish Cemetery. Photography by Torah Lee. What is gravestone preservation? Is it important? Why do we need it and who is doing it? These are all...
