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New Archeologies

The EssayNew Archaeologies
Episode 2 of 4

Series of personal essays about the archaeology of the recent past.

Archaeologist Laura McAtackney discusses her work at the Long Kesh/Maze prison near Belfast, and focuses on how emotional responses to physical remains can inform histories of place.

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Wed 9 Sep 200923:00
BBC Radio 3

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