Digital Archaeology Group

Reminder! This is TODAY at 16.00 CEST, join us in Leiden (C1.24) or online via digarchgroup.nl/lecture

DAG Lecture, in cooperation with the Material Culture Group at Leiden:

Guilherme D’Andrea Curra

Analysis of clustering algorithms and performance evaluation metrics applied to samples of the Tell El-Yahudiya ware typology

24th of April, 16.00, C1.24 in Leiden, or join via digarchgroup.nl/lecture

Deep Mapping Dialogues: Proposal Submissions

Workshop on Deep Mapping: Towards a Systematic Deep Mapping Approach in Archaeology and History

24 September 2025, online

The deadline for submission is 1 June. More info and signup form here:

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This looks interesting in the context of debates surrounding digital archaeology vs computational archaeology ...

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Gender roles in videogames - an archaeologists view - It's more of a comment... Gender roles in videogames unnecessarily rely on certain stereotypes, as the example of female archaeologists in videogames show.

ICYMI: 🏺 🕹️ In this article I summarise an #archaeogaming paper published in 2021. I compare Lara Croft and Aliya Elasra from Heavens Vault. I show what Elasra can do, what Croft can't, and why we should play more independent games instead of AAA. #openaccess

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Hello friends at #bluesky, 👋
the SIG Scientific Scripting Languages in #Archaeology of the @CAA_int has now bridged from Mastodon over to you!
Anyone interested in #DigitalArchaeology #Archaeoinformatics #ComputationalArchaeology #DH #DigitalHumanities or #RSE is welcome to follow us. 🤗

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Call for papers in German, page 1

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In November, we're organizing the workshop “Collections of Historical Plaster Casts between Physical Presence & Digital Representation” in #Leipzig as part of our project on the Toro Farnese. We look forward to presentations on the digitization of cast collections & the use of digitized material!

WallGIS: A Database and GIS for Hadrian's Wall (Data paper) The WallGIS archive primarily consists of a geodatabase which holds descriptive information, spatial data, and many attribute options capturing the characteristics of Hadrian's Wall and its features. ...

You can find further details about the WallGIS database & GIS shapefiles in @kmurphster.bsky.social & @duxbritanniarum.bsky.social’s datapaper, WallGIS: A Database & GIS for Hadrian’s Wall, now available on @intarcheditor.bsky.social #Archaeology #DigitalArchaeology doi.org/10.11141/ia....

presenter in black clothing stands at a podium with arms raised enthusiastically. Behind him is a dramatic blue-tinted projection showing DNA helices and futuristic scientific imagery with molecular structures, a crescent moon, and geometric patterns. The audience is visible from behind, seated at rows of desks with laptops open.

When archaeology meets AI! 🧬✨ Energetic discussion by @matthewcollins.bsky.social about bringing cutting-edge tech into archaeological research. The future is here, and it's helping us unlock mysteries of the past in ways we never imagined! #DigitalArchaeology #AI #UCPH

The DiGA Project—Digitization of Gandhāran Artefacts – Part 2 In my last post, I discussed the DiGA project with two of its members – Dr Jessie Pons, project leader, and Dr Cristiano Moscatelli, research associate. We chatted about the project’s incipit, logi…

🗃️ In part 2 of @alicecasalini.bsky.social interview with the DiGA project team, we learn about the practical challenges and creative solutions in digitizing Gandhāran artifacts ☸️ #DigitalArchaeology #Buddhiststudies #CulturalHeritage #SouthAsianStudies

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Legacies of Past Land Use: Mapping Anthropogenic Landforms in Forest Areas of Eastern Bavaria, Germany Reconstructing (pre-)historic land use distribution is essential for understanding past human societies and their impacts on the environment. Various land use forms result in distinct alterations of ....

Legacies of Past Land Use: Mapping Anthropogenic Landforms in Forest Areas of Eastern Bavaria, Germany by
Schneider, Raab, Raab and Bonhage.

Great use of LiDAR to investigate human impacts on landscapes in areas that are forested today. #archaeology

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"Practical Necromancy for Beginners. On ‘AI’, its ghosts, corpses, gods, and other use cases in archaeology" - an online talk by @electricarchaeo.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy. 28 November 16.30GMT. Details and registration: www.tetrarchs.org/index.php/20... #digitalarchaeology #archaeology #ai

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AI reverberations

Jeremy Huggett: we need slower approach to AI #Archaeology

Details of Emily's talk at PyCon AU 2024, titled '"Introducing Potnia: A Python language library for the conversion of ancient texts to Unicode". PyCon AU is being held at the Melbourne Convention Centre from 22–26 November 2024. Speakers are Emily Tour and Kabir Manandhar Shrestha, and talk will be held at Eureka 2, Saturday, 1:30pm. Registration link is pycon.org.au/attend

This Sat @ 13:30 AEDT, I'll be presenting at my first programming conference, on a little Python library I've been working on with some colleagues 🐍 Nervous about speaking in front of a technical audience, but excited to show 'Potnia' off to the world (or Melbourne, at least 😅) #digitalarchaeology

Immersive 3D Technology Reshapes the Study of the Human Past Revolutionizing Archaeology: Bridging the Past and Future with Cutting-Edge Tech

HKU archaeologists pioneer MR/AR tech in Armenia, enabling real-time artifact visualization and hands-free recording. This innovation, detailed in JCAA, transforms archaeological methods and artifact analysis.
#DigitalArchaeology #AncientHistory #AugmentedReality #Archaeology

Poster for Archaeo-Informatics 2024 conference on the use and challenges of AI in Archaeology. Includes a picture of an amphora embedded in a QR code.

Archaeo-Informatics 2024 - Use and Challenges of AI in Archaeology - 25-26 November, online and in person. The aim of the conference is to discuss the use and challenges of AI in the archaeological sciences.
See www.dainst.org/veranstaltun... for details.
#digitalarchaeology #ai #archaeology

Super excited to be taking part in this #digitalarchaeology symposium next week 😊 I'll be presenting on a recent collab I've been involved in, looking at using #machinelearning techniques in ancient script and language research (including undeciphered scripts, like Linear A). Check it out!

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Don't forget, this is the last week to get your paper, poster or workshop abstracts in for #CAA2025, being held next year in Athens!🗓️ Due 24 November 2024 🗓️Select your session and get typing! 2025.caaconference.org/call-for-pap... #digitalarchaeology #archaeology #cfp

Sebastian Fajardo - From Above: Revealing Pre-Hispanic Landscapes in the Mountainous Tropical Forest YouTube video by Digital Archaeology Group

The lecture from last week has been recorded, and is now available on our Youtube channel: youtu.be/epnAIY8sNAs

Unfortunately I started recorrding a bit too late, apologies for the missing part of the introduction!