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Explore the Big Internet Museum: A trip back in time from the comfort of your browser

Explore the Big Internet Museum: A trip back in time from the comfort of your browser | Archaeology News | Scoop.it
If there’s going to be a museum of the Internet, it may as well be online. The Big Internet Museum has launched with the aim of taking that mantle.

Dividing into numerous ‘wings’, such as Audio-Visual, Social Media and Gaming, the museum site lets you navigate through ‘exhibits’ from the history of online life, from Arpanet and Usenet to YouTube and Instagram.

A special will be filled with temporary exhibitions from time to time. If there’s something you think is missing, you can submit ideas for future exhibits.
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Historic sites under threat | Herald Scotland

Historic sites under threat | Herald Scotland | Archaeology News | Scoop.it

The University of the Highlands and Islands and Orkney's community archaeologist, Julie Gibson, said: "Scotland has the longest coastline in Europe and, as a maritime nation, much of our heritage relates to the sea. Around Orkney, more than one thousand archaeological sites are threatened or are being actively damaged.

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Too true!

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