Hello Microburins,

Here’s a great short video fly-through the Mesolithic landscape of Lake Flixton, Vale of Pickering, North Yorkshire, England. Ongoing excavations at Star Carr and Flixton Island are the current manifestation of research since the 1950s. This CGI video incorporates  recordings of what the the post-glacial landscape may have sounded like 11,000 years ago, when hunter-gatherers shared their environment with wild ox, bears, beavers, horses, boar, wolves and a hazelnut or two.

“The model is based on pollen cores and archaeological excavations (including the currently active ones). It was created for the Yorkshire Museum’s new ‘Prehistoric Yorkshire’ exhibition in partnership with members of the Star Carr Project at the University of York Department of Archaeology. Sound design is by Jon Hughes.”

Watch and listen now (1m 35s, silent intro) »

Related stuff

• Star Carr exhibition at the Yorkshire Museum | this blog →
• Star Carr website, booklet and book »
• Flixton dig Open Day this holiday weekend, Sat 24 and Sun 25 August 2013 with the surround-sound acoustic experience (fantastic), latest finds, tours and wetland walks »
• Carrs Wetland Project »

♦ Spence