THE AUGUST EDITION OF STRATA: PORTRAITS OF HUMANITY IS NOW AVAILABLE ON COMCAST ON-DEMAND

(Eugene, OR) - Strata: Portraits of Humanity is a half-hour, monthly video news magazine comprising a collection of stories from the wide world of cultural heritage and archaeology. Since October 2014, we have covered 25 stories coming from 7 US states and territories and 12 other countries. The November edition of Strata is now available for viewing on Comcast OnDemand in the western Oregon region. To view the show on their televisions, Comcast customers simply need to follow these instructions:

• Press the OnDemand button on your Comcast remote
• Scroll down to and select the “Get Local” section in OnDemand
• Find and select “Strata” and the episode

Here is what we have in store for the November edition of Strata:

(1) About 2000 years ago, Mt. Vesuvius in southern Italy exploded, carbonizing a private library in Herculaneum. The papyrus scrolls are extremely fragile and many have been damaged. Using technology similar to a CAT scan, two specialists have been able to look through the scrolls, one page at a time. (2) William Culverville, a British miner in the Cariboo mining district of British Columbia, skedaddled (i.e., escaped debts) to Nevada. While driving a stagecoach, he saw an opportunity to begin a ranch, which later became the city of Caliente, Nevada.
Our preview for the August 2015 edition is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT69-jvUnYU

Strata is also available online at archaeologychannel.org and on 35 cable television channels across the country, including Community Television of Lane County on Comcast Channel 29.