Wanna collect data digitally?
September 06, 2016 | By Ben Carter
This is my final post as a participant in the Institute for Digital Archaeology. This post serves three purposes. First, I announce a resource that I have created to enable digital data collection in archaeology. Second, I want to mention a few of my favorite aspects of the Institute. Finally,...
Introducing MINA | Map Indian Archaeology
September 05, 2016 | By Neha Gupta
This is my final post for the Institute. I take this opportunity to thank Ethan and Lynne for the chance to participate in the Institute. I am grateful to the faculty and participants for their ideas and support. Collectively, the Institute has been incredibly encouraging and I am thrilled to...
Introducing underwatermaya, the web page
August 31, 2016 | By Heather McKillop
Welcome to Maya world, underwater archaeological research on ancient Maya wooden architecture preserved in a peat bog below the sea floor in a shallow, salt-water lagoon on the coast of Belize, Central America. Join me in the discovery and mapping of the underwater wooden structures and the other salt...
On Beginnings: The Future of the Dead is Digital
August 31, 2016 | By Katherine Cook
The Monumental Archive Project launched officially last week as the culmination of the Digital Archaeology Institute at Michigan State University. One year ago, almost to the day, I penned the first MAP blog (and in fact, one of my first blogs ever). One Heritage Jam entry, one hackathon, and many...
A Virtual Museum
August 31, 2016 | By Alex Parsons
It’s been a little over a week now since the Institute ended. The second meeting was very different from the first because we were all working on our projects while we were in Michigan. We had informative lectures in the morning about a variety of topics then worked on our...
Alpha and Omega: Perspectives on Digital First Landscapes
August 30, 2016 | By Kathryn Sampeck
I am experiencing a bit of a philosophical conundrum. How can something end, when it feels like it is just the beginning? In my case, I started, then I stopped, then I started again. And now it’s over, but I am going. The conundrum deepens, as I have a launchless...
What’s your digital style?
August 29, 2016 | By Ann Stahl
Having had the privilege to work with a remarkable group of collegial and creative people through the Digital Archaeology Institute (DAI), I’ve observed a continuum of styles that I’ve come to think as “cannon ballers” and “toe dippers.” Cannon ballers fearlessly plunge themselves into the digital deep end, reveling in...
Virtual Valdivia Official Launch
August 29, 2016 | By Sarah M. Rowe
My project, Virtual Valdivia, is an online repository of ceramics pertaining to the Valdivia culture (ca. 4400-1450 BC) of coastal Ecuador. The project developed as outgrowth of my dissertation research, which examined variation in ceramic assemblages at multiple Valdivia sites. This inter-site comparison was the first of its kind undertaken...
Virginia Archaeology for Everyone: That's [Almost] A Wrap!
August 29, 2016 | By Jolene Smith
Update! 9/8/2016
Story of Cave Rock – Conclusion
August 29, 2016 | By Beth Smith
The Story of Cave Rock project began in February of 2015 and was the outcome of several events. A large scale rock fall from Cave Rock at Lake Tahoe, Nevada, had damaged US 50, and more events were likely in the future. The Nevada Department of Transportation was searching for...