Why Digital Archaeology? A Case Study - Ep 165

Archaeologists have been using digital technologies to augment traditional field archaeology for several decades (GPS and mapping mostly). However, as modern technologies continue to enter the archaeological space, most researchers are using these techniques almost as a second thought. The authors of this case study argue for development of a digital strategy that will allow researchers to plan and develop questions that are answered by a suite of techniques.

Links

• Why Digital Archaeology? A Case Study from Monte Albán, Oaxaca (SAA Archaeological Record)
• Archaeology at Monte Albán's Main Plaza (website)
• MADAP on Sketchfab
• The Open Digital Archaeology Textbook (ODATE) on GitHub
• CLSA Webinar: Drone Surveying Best Practices

Transcript

So, transcripts are new from our recording software. It doesn’t get everything right and the transcript is the raw recording with no editing. But, it’s better than nothing and I’m glad we have them now! Let me know what you think in the comments. (get the files from the website directly)

• Segment 1
• Segment 2
• Segment 3

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