Map Stories
Join the Mapping Archaeological Heritage in South Asia project and Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery as we explore the heritage of South Asia through maps and satellite imagery. This is a drop-in session that both adults and kids can enjoy, with crafts and activities as well vibrant discussion on all things archaeology and heritage in Pakistan and India.
South Asia has been mapped by many people for many reasons, but it was in the colonial period over 100 years ago that the largest mapping projects occurred across the subcontinent by teams of Indian and European surveyors. After all, you can’t control a territory if you don’t know what’s there. These maps now give us a snapshot of a landscape from over a century ago, land which has seen many changes since that time. As well as finding archaeology and heritage on the historic maps we are also exploring the stories that can be told through the maps. This session will tell these stories but we also want to hear your own stories about the landscape, maps and heritage of South Asia.
