First workshop of the REFIT project (refitproject.com) - Bibracte, March 2016 Exploring integrated approaches to cultural landscapes Current strategies, problems and potential Iron Age oppida as a case study

1. Using digital media to examine
perceptions of heritage landscapes
Robert Witcher
Archaeology, Durham University

2. Hadrian’s Wall
UNESCO Frontiers of the Roman Empire WHS
“I think it captures a great mood and it
makes me feel like a legionary shivering at
the cold Northern British weather.... the
foreboding of the clouds really adds to it...
such that I want to pull my cloak around
me...”

4. Hadrian’s Wall National Trail
Street furniture

5. Photographs
Photographs of/tagged ‘Hadrian’s Wall’
geograph.org.uk
“Photograph every grid square!”

6. “Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the
world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. The basic idea is
to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share
your experiences online. Geocaching is enjoyed by people from all age
groups, with a strong sense of community and support for the environment.”

7. “It is an impressive place, where
you can really get a sense of the
past and slip back in time very
easily…”

8. www.talesofthefrontier.org

9. Witcher, R.E. (2010). The Fabulous Tales of the Common People, Part 2:
Encountering Hadrian’s Wall. Public Archaeology 9(4): 211-238.
Witcher, R.E. (2010). The Fabulous Tales of the Common People, Part 1:
Representing Hadrian’s Wall. Public Archaeology 9(3): 126-152.

10. Witcher, R.E. (2010). The Fabulous Tales of the Common People, Part 2:
Encountering Hadrian’s Wall. Public Archaeology 9(4): 211-238.
Witcher, R.E. (2010). The Fabulous Tales of the Common People, Part 1:
Representing Hadrian’s Wall. Public Archaeology 9(3): 126-152.