scientific records

Above A photograph of Johannes Østrup taken shortly after his return from his travels (1893 1896). The photographer is William Anthon Henry Augustinus, and the photograph can be found in the Danish Royal Library’s image collection.

World Archaeology
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Johannes Østrup’s journey of discovery: exploring the value of centuries-old scientific records

Dig into archive records. Leaf through forgotten research in books that were written in foreign tongues. Centuries-old observations can provide important perspectives on the archaeological record, as Eva Mortensen and Rubina Raja highlight in this account of a pioneering Danish explorer in the Syrian Desert.