Dunes on planet Tatooine: Observation of barchan migration at the Star Wars film set in Tunisia

Overview of attention for article published in Geomorphology, November 2013

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Fandom, Pilgrimage, and Media Landscapes

Archaeology and Material Culture, 25 Aug 2013

The Lars’ family home on Tatooine remains inTunisia (image from Stefan Krasowski). In the northwest of Middle Earth sits the…

Fandom, Pilgrimage, and Media Landscapes

Archaeology and Material Culture, 25 Aug 2013

The Lars’ family home on Tatooine remains inTunisia (image from Stefan Krasowski). In the northwest of Middle Earth sits the…

Tatooine Is About To Be Reclaimed by the Desert

Smart News, 22 Jul 2013

The “town” of Mos Espa, the home of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I. Photo…

Anakin Skywalker's hometown is about to be overtaken by sand dunes

io9: Top, 22 Jul 2013

If you build your home in the middle of a dune field, you're gonna have a bad time. Consider the buildings of Mos Espa (the…

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