DIGITAL HUMANITIES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION FORTIFICATION AT BUTTS HILL (PORTSMOUTH, RHODE ISLAND) [THIS PROJECT WILL ...

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DIGITAL HUMANITIES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION FORTIFICATION AT BUTTS HILL (PORTSMOUTH, RHODE ISLAND) [THIS PROJECT WILL CONDUCT NON-DESTRUCTIVE ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMAGING ANALYSES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION FORTIFICATION AT BUTTS HILL IN PORTSMOUTH, RHODE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER SUBTERRANEAN WARTIME STRUCTURAL FEATURES SUCH AS MILITARY BARRACKS CAN BE IDENTIFIED. RESULTS WILL THEN BE AGGREGATED WITH PREVIOUS ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION TO REALIZE: (1) ON-SITE STORYBOARD EXHIBIT SIGNAGE THAT RECOUNTS THE HISTORY OF BUTTS HILL FORT DURING WARTIME, AS WELL AS (2) A VIRTUAL EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTING ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMAGING RESULTS, HISTORICAL MAPS, AND SATELLITE/AERIAL IMAGERY OVERLAID WITH HISTORICAL TEXT IN AN INTERACTIVE ON-LINE INTERFACE. THE PROPOSED DUAL APPROACH COMBINING TRADITIONAL ON-SITE PUBLIC DISSEMINATION CONTENT WITH A WIDE-REACHING DIGITAL HUMANITIES APPROACH WILL SERVE TO ENGAGE LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND A NATIONAL VIRTUAL AUDIENCE IN CELEBRATING THE SUCCESS OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE LEADING UP TO THE NATION?S SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL.]