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TITLE: Exhibition. A bird's eye view of archaeology DATE: November 2002 ARTICLE CONTENT: The exhibition A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF ARCHAEOLOGY will be shown in the autumn 2003 in Malmö; Sweden's third largest city. This fascinating exhibition shows how aerial photography was used in the 20th century to unearth unknown ancient relics and reveal geological formations. The bird's eye view technique of mapping and documenting relics of bygone times is known as aerial photography - an internationally recognised field science. Its primary purpose is to discover and document the relics of Man's past and natural history. The military pioneered the science of aerial photography at the beginning of the 20th century and the first aerial photographs of archaeological relics were taken around Stonehenge in England and the Roman Forum in Italy. The IK exhibition includes a core of 18, framed photographs that describe the various techniques used. Most of the photographs were taken in Britain and Sweden. The combination of the 18 core photographs that explain the techniques combined with local photographs makes the exhibition of great interest to anyone who is interested in archaeology, geography, geology, aerial photography, photo interpretation and photography in general. A special catalogue, The Explorer's Exhibition Guide, has been produced to help visitors get maximum benefit from the exhibits. The book Discovering History using Aerial Photography is an inspiring introduction to the exhibition and the search for ancient cultures and geological formations. Photographs in the exhibition include examples of Esse Ericsson's Aerial Photographs at IK Foundation & Company, the Cambridge University Collection of Air Photographs and the Swedish National Heritage Board. The exhibition has been organised by IK Foundation & Company, Lunds Universitets Historiska Museum, Malmö Kulturmiljo and Malmö Stadsarkiv In 2000, the exhibition was shown at The Historical Museum at Lund University and in the summer and winter of 2000/2001 it was shown at Krapperups borgs Museum, Sweden. The exhibition will be shown in autumn 2003 at Malmo Stadsarkiv, Stora Varvsgatan 11 N:4, Sweden. The exhibition's opening hours are Monday 09.00-16.00, Tuesday 09-19.00, Wednesday - Friday 09.00-16.00 and Saturday 09.00-13.00. Entrance is free and includes the exhibition catalogue.