Category Archives: State of the Field

Reflections on the EAA 2013 Roundtable on “Ephemeral Landscapes”

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Jim Newhard

In September, the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) held its meetings in Pilsen, Czech Republic.  I attended this meeting, and participated in a roundtable on ‘Ephemeral Landscapes,’ organized by Martijn vanLeusen, Andrew Bevan, Kayt Armstrong, and Wieke deNeef.  The workshop … Continue reading →

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Gizmodo Features Archaeology

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Jim Newhard

Gizmodo.com is taking the opportunity of International Archaeology Day to write about the use of technology in archaeology: Geoff Manaugh:  The Technology of Archaeology Kelsey Cambell-Dollaghan:  “The Streets Are Hollow”: What’s It Like to Be an Archaeologist in NYC? Geoff … Continue reading →

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3D Thursday – low-cost 3D

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Jim Newhard

http://mediterraneanworld.wordpress.com/2013/10/10/closing-gaps-with-low-cost-3d/

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Three Dimensional Field Recording in Archaeology: An Example from Gabii

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Jim Newhard

Originally posted on Archaeology of the Mediterranean World:
This is the first in a series of posts exploring 3D modeling in Mediterranean and European archaeology. For more on this project click here. We hope these papers will start a discussion either…

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Three Dimensional Imaging in Mediterranean Archaeology: A Short Introduction to a Blog Project

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Jim Newhard

Originally posted on Archaeology of the Mediterranean World:
Over the past half decade, Mediterranean and Old World archaeology has entered a bold new world of inexpensive three-dimensional documentation. Using photogrammetry software like Agisoft Photoscan, increasingly powerful laptop computers, low-cost drones…

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Archaeology, Humanities, and Data Science | The ArchaeoInformant

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Jim Newhard

Archaeology, Humanities, and Data Science | The ArchaeoInformant.

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Posted on January 7, 2013 by Jim Newhard

Originally posted on Archaeology of the Mediterranean World:
Our panel yesterday on Managing Archaeological Data in a Digital Age was really nice. There was an engaged audience and a diverse but cohesive group of papers. What more could you want…

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