Presenting ‘invisible’ sites in situ

1. Presenting ‘invisible’ sites in situ
with the Soil Slider
Marijn Van Gils, Jan Bastiaens,
Joris Steenhoudt, Natalie Huyghe,
Bas Van der Veken & Karen Vancampenhout

2. Pentre Ifan, UK
Corinth, Gr Old Oswestry, UK
Weelde, BE

3. Stein, NLSomeren, NL
Arendonk, BE
Meeuwen, BE

4. de bodemschuifLommel, BE
Wuustwezel, BE
Meeuwen, BE Lommel, BE

5. de bodemschuifLommel, BE

6. Veldwezelt,

7. de bodemschuifDomunder, Utrecht, NL
Tongeren, BE

8. Landschap De Liereman (BE)

9. de bodemschuif
ploughed podsol
artefacts
B-horizon podsol
C-horizon
top Usselo soil
base Usselo soil
horizontally layered sands
obliquely layered sands
erosion level

10. Landschap De Liereman: popular 1000 ha large nature reserve with:
- visitor centre
- network of walking and cycling routes
- 80 000 visistors/year
Great context for presenting archaeology!
But: respect for landschape and nature values

11. Requirements:
Application:
- Discrete (no visual ‘polution’)
- inviting and surprising (Waw! – effect)
- clear and insightful (Aha! – effect)
- applicable at other sites
Technical:
- passive (no electricity)
- easy to operate
- safe
- resistent to: - weather
- sand
- condensation
- algae and fungi
- vandalism
- easy to clean and maintain
Concept Appeltien Engineering

17. 22 oktober 2016 — 1000 jaar landschap en landbouw in de Kempen

18. Keys to succes
- Intense cooperation between:
- scientists & communication specialists
- heritage & nature sectors
- public, non-profit & private sectors
- Developing goals & concept:
story, visual elements, target audience, requirements, …
- First developing concept,
then searching for funds
- Taking our time

19. Presenting ‘invisible’ sites in situ
with the Soil Slider
Marijn Van Gils, Jan Bastiaens,
Joris Steenhoudt, Natalie Huyghe,
Bas Van der Veken & Karen Vancampenhout
Contact: marijn.vangils@vlaanderen.be