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Media Library

Apr 1, 2010 No Comments ›› Mark Abouzeid

As part of the first phase of fieldwork in Wadi Rum, the Bedouin Heritage Project has amassed a media library of over 12,000 photos, 25 hours of video and numerous audio recordings.  These form the foundation of a Cultural Inventory and are expected to grow significantly over the course of this project. [caption id="attachment_769" align="aligncenter" ...

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Sponsor profile: Canon at work in the field.

Sep 30, 2009 Comments Off Mark Abouzeid

[caption id="attachment_580" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Frank Coles interviewing Salim Ali Lafi on horseback with the Canon XH."][/caption] Canon generously sponsored BHP's first field work in July providing all the capture equipment including the high definition XH professional video camcorder, camera bodies and lenses.  The team put this kit through it's paces working in day time temperatures exceeding ...

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Safeguarding the World’s Intangible Cultures at Risk.

Jun 12, 2009 Comments Off Mark Abouzeid

“When a child is born, the father goes into the desert in search of the largest scorpion he can find.  The eldest woman slowly cooks the animal in a pan over an open fire until it melts like butter.  This salve is massaged into the skin of the baby.  The baby gets sick as a ...

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