MEDIA PROJECT
Your mission is to make a photograph of a site you
associate with archaeology and answer some basic questions about it.
Questions:
1)
Where is the site located?
(describe as if a friend needs to drive there)
2)
What name(s) does the
site have?
3)
How old is the site
(when was it built/inhabited/used)?
4)
What is known about
the people who created it?
5)
What do you think is
the most interesting thing about the site? Why did you pick this particular
site to associate with archaeology?
6)
How did you “discover”
the site?
7)
What do you think has
changed the least about the site over time, and what has changed the most?
8)
What is the
value/significance/interest of the site today?
9)
Where did you get your
information about the site?
Photography directions:
Before
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Get a digital camera
of any kind
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Empty the memory card,
charge the battery, or get new batteries
Ø
Test the camera –
practice shooting using the best “quality” setting available
During (a few tips while taking pictures)
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Take at least 30
pictures
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Make a landscape
photograph at the site (get far away & zoom out)
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Make a detail
photograph at the site (get really close to something & zoom in)
Ø
Make a self-portrait
at the site
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Set your camera on the
ground and make a picture
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Hold your camera as
high as you can (or climb something) and make a picture
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Make pictures of what
surrounds the site (landforms, plants, development, etc)
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Fill your frame with
“shady” light (soft light often makes for good pictures), or try to shoot as
early or late in the day as you can
Ø
Tell a story with your
pictures
After
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Choose up to (but no
more than!!!) three of your favorite images and rename them using your last name,
an underscore, and “fav” (e.g. smith_fav01, smith_fav02)
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Burn all your photos
to CD (write your last name on the CD) or bring them in a folder with your name
on a flash drive to class, answer the questions in 1-2 pages (12pt,
single-spaced, 1-inch margins), and turn the CD and worksheets in
Respect the past and the place
Archaeology will help you to trace the footsteps of generations,
and you will cross the paths of people and events that deserve your
respect. Do this by leaving everything
as you found it – neither bringing nor taking a single thing. In Hawai‘i, places of ritual (for example, heiau) must be visited taking special
care. Conduct yourself as you would if
you visited any other place of worship (such as a cathedral), remembering that
many heiau are still maintained and
used by Hawaiians today. Do not disturb
others, and make photographs thoughtfully when and if appropriate.