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Exploring Sites
WHAT WE ARE DOING
WHY WE ARE DOING IT
Exploring the museum and choose artifacts that catch your attention.
To Understand the history of that artifact and imagine new ways of preservation
ACTIVITY MATERIALS
Template
Location: Sharjah Museums Authority
1st
Review key questions for analysis and bring notebooks, cameras/tablets (if allowed), pencils, and the artifact recording sheet.
Download :https://scaniverse.com/
At the museum, look closely at each artifact, and with your teammate select one (make sure the size of the object doesn't exceed 50*50cm). Scan you artifact with Scaniverse app.
Fill the artifact recording sheet, you can do extra research on your phones to fill in the missing information once your back
Scan your sheet
2nd
3rd
4th
10min
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10min
Translate the informations to a slide
5th
10min
ACTIVITY EXAMPLE
Louvre Abu Dhabi
Bronze Pot
3rd Millennium BCE (Umm Al Nar period)
Cooking or storage vessel
Shows advanced metalworking skills of the ancient UAE; reflects daily domestic life and possible trade links.
Bronze (copper alloy with tin)
Cast in a mold then hammered to shape; decorated with simple lines.
Restored rim; body mostly complete with minor corrosion spots.
Umm Al Nar Island
Stratigraphic excavation by Abu Dhabi Department of Culture & Tourism, 1973
Displayed in sealed glass case with humidity control
Spot-lit from above; digital touchscreen nearby shows 3D model and excavation photos
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi region
ACTIVITY EXAMPLE
Abu Dhabi region, UAE | Excavation: Umm Al Nar Island (1973)
Slide Example
Bronze Pot – Umm Al Nar Period (3rd Millennium BCE)
Function: Cooking or storage vessel
Cultural Significance: Reflects advanced metalworking skills of ancient UAE. Shows daily domestic life and possible trade links
Material & Technique: Bronze (copper alloy with tin).Cast in a mold, hammered to shape, decorated with simple lines.
Condition & Preservation:
- Restored rim, mostly complete, minor corrosion spots
- Displayed in sealed glass case with humidity control
- Spot-lit, digital touchscreen shows 3D model and excavation photos
Prompt
Visit the Museum and choose one artifact that interests you and your teammate. Observe it carefully and gather information about its: name, date, location, function, material, and how it was used or made. Record your observations on the artifact recording sheet and create a detailed sketch of the object. (Click on the above to download the sheet :rotate(0)/drge4vap241xbn2elkp3lwk0vzug)
Deliverable
A completed recording sheet with all key information and a clear, labeled sketch of your chosen artifact. You will turn this into a slide (You can use Canva, google slides...)