Papers by Kevin Martin
2019 23rd International Conference in Information Visualization – Part II, 2019
Public engagement with underwater cultural heritage presents a number of special challenges, part... more Public engagement with underwater cultural heritage presents a number of special challenges, particularly with regards to realism, authenticity and education. Digital archaeology specialists working in Adelaide, Australia have undertaken a collaboration with maritime archaeologists and museums in Reykjavik, Iceland to create a Virtual Reality (VR) diving experience based on Iceland's oldest identified shipwreck, Melckmeyt, a Dutch flute which sank in 1659. The experience was designed using a fully animated 2.5D VR environment, taking participants on a guided tour with a set time limit rather than offering an interactive experience. This approach maximises the sense of immersion in the underwater environment and replicates as closely as possible the experience of diving for the non-diver. This chapter considers the benefits of 2.5D VR compared to the more commonly applied 3D or interactive VR and argues that 2.5D VR offers significant potential benefits for museum use and ad hoc use for public engagement.
Magazine Articles by Kevin Martin
Opening the Door on a Medieval Farm Settlement in Boyerstown, Co. Meath. Ireland
Rediscovering the Prehistory of Co. Cavan, Ireland
When Size Matters - Megaloceros Giganteus (Giant Irish Deer) remains discovered in Co. Meath, Ireland
Book Chapters by Kevin Martin
Places Along the Way - First Findings on the M3 - Edited by Mary B Deevy & Donald Murphy, 2009
The preliminary results of the full excavation of a rural Medieval Farm at Boyerstown, Co. Meath,... more The preliminary results of the full excavation of a rural Medieval Farm at Boyerstown, Co. Meath, Ireland. The archaeological remains comprised of two dry-stone-built structures and associated metalled yards, pits, wells, and drainage ditches. An area of ridge and furrow activity was also identified in the southwestern part of the site. The archaeological remains extended over an area of approximately 300m by 50m. The site was divided into Area 1 and Area 2 during excavation. The remains of two human burials were recovered from a pit and a linear ditch on the site within Area 1. Over 10,200 artefacts were recovered from the site and were mostly medieval pottery and metal artefacts including gilded brooches, coins, tools, knives and padlocks and keys. The site is interpreted as the remains of a later medieval rural farmstead / manorial settlement and based on artefactual evidence and radiocarbon results dates and was likely occupied from the 12th-17th centuries AD.
Talks & Presentations by Kevin Martin
The Archaeology of the Danish Trade Monopoly 1602-1787
September 2015 - Presentation to the Reykjavik City Museums Board & Staff in relation to my PhD r... more September 2015 - Presentation to the Reykjavik City Museums Board & Staff in relation to my PhD research project and current research / field work of the Danish monopoly trade sites and underwater archaeological research on Iceland's oldest known shipwreck.
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