12-10-2012, 10:34 PM
Aha, so that's why Mattingly missed TRAC/RAC this year...
I was pleasantly surprised by the programme. Although Dan Snow is the stereotypical Hunky Adventurer™ he at least emphasised his own limited archaeological knowledge/interest, and didn't feign total ignorance/expertise. The actual history was fairly basic, but seeing the key sites of the Dacian Wars was certainly interesting. The research presented was also fascinating - a paradigm shift in aerial archaeology? - and resulted in some important findings (and some unsurprising failings). Mattingly seemed impressed at least.
Mildly disappointed with the 3D reconstructions, which were as basic as they could possibly be. At least a little effort on textures would have been nice.
I was pleasantly surprised by the programme. Although Dan Snow is the stereotypical Hunky Adventurer™ he at least emphasised his own limited archaeological knowledge/interest, and didn't feign total ignorance/expertise. The actual history was fairly basic, but seeing the key sites of the Dacian Wars was certainly interesting. The research presented was also fascinating - a paradigm shift in aerial archaeology? - and resulted in some important findings (and some unsurprising failings). Mattingly seemed impressed at least.
Mildly disappointed with the 3D reconstructions, which were as basic as they could possibly be. At least a little effort on textures would have been nice.
