Vikings
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Vikings Step into the time tunnel and find yourself in a Viking town. You'll uncover 165 archaeological artifacts, and meet experts who let you try on the hats of the historian, archaeologist, and scientist in this incredibly rich resource. Meet Viking people and hear about their fascinating lives. The program's easy-to-navigate interface lets you explore a time line, exhibitions with archeological and historical finds, a map of Viking towns, and a real excavation dig. Attractive graphics and high-quality photos give students a close look at rune stones, crosses, glass beads, combs, and other well-preserved Viking artifacts. How can you tell a Viking town by its name? Where did the Vikings come from? Who was Aethelred the Unready? Narrated text and interactive graphics will lead you to the answers for all sorts of questions like these. Learn about stories of Viking gods and heroes, then read the illustrated "Saga of Sigurd the Dragonslayer." Become a historian and learn how to examine sources of evidence such as runes and other writings on wood and stone. Visit the archeologist in the Site Office to investigate the processes of sieving, digging, dating, preserving, and recording. Discover how scientists conserve, examine and display artifacts. Clicking on a Viking coin in the corner of the screen sends you back in time to 950, where you can enter a Viking town and meet Erik, a slave, a trader, and many others. Audio files accompany informative text, and you can even hear what the Viking language sounded like! Students will be completely immersed in the culture and lore of the Vikings with this comprehensive and compelling resource. Produced in conjunction with the world-renowned Jorvic Center in York, England, Vikings includes over 500 photographs, videos, and drawings as well as realistic voice and sound samples to make it the world's finest collection of Viking imagery. Minimum system requirements Win 95 or later, 66 MHz, 8 MB RAM, 640 x 480, 256 colors Mac OS 7+, 8 MB RAM, 256 colors, 640 x 480 |
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