Photo mosaics of underwater sites are useful for interpreting sites and increasing the level of d... more Photo mosaics of underwater sites are useful for interpreting sites and increasing the level of detail for areas too large for conventional photography. While this tool has been used for years at deep-water sites using camera platforms, such traditional devices are difficult to use in areas that are too shallow or too rough to maintain a consistent distance to the site. In addition, some sites, notably large shipwrecks, cannot be photographed at a well-maintained distance given the time constraints of many projects. Finding alternative methods to collect data and create photo mosaics is necessary.
ABSTRACT During the Seventh World Archaeological Congress (WAC-7), convened in Jordan in January ... more ABSTRACT During the Seventh World Archaeological Congress (WAC-7), convened in Jordan in January of 2013, the Faces of Archaeology project captured over 100 portraits of the attendees. This project was formed to document the diverse population of archaeologists and other heritage workers from around the world and to explore and make visible more intangible questions of identity and representation in archaeology. The portraits were subsequently displayed online and at the Theoretical Archaeology Group Meetings in the USA and Turkey. This combined article and photo essay presents a selection of these photos, discusses unexpected outcomes of the project, and provides thoughts on diversity and representation in world heritage.
Through intensive archaeological investigation of temples in Hawai'i, the authors reveal a se... more Through intensive archaeological investigation of temples in Hawai'i, the authors reveal a sequence of religious strategies for creating and maintaining authority that has application to prehistoric sequences everywhere. Expressed in the orientation and layout of the temples and their place in the landscape, these strategies develop in four stages over the course of a few hundred years, from the fifteenth to nineteenth century AD, from local shrines associated with agriculture to the development of a centralising priesthood serving the larger political economy.
During the Seventh World Archaeological Congress (WAC-7), convened in Jordan in January of 2013, ... more During the Seventh World Archaeological Congress (WAC-7), convened in Jordan in January of 2013, the Faces of Archaeology project captured over 100 portraits of the attendees. This project was formed to document the diverse population of archaeologists and other heritage workers from around the world and to explore and make visible more intangible questions of identity and representation in archaeology. The portraits were subsequently displayed online and at the Theoretical Archaeology Group Meetings in the USA and Turkey. This combined article and photo essay presents a selection of these photos, discusses unexpected outcomes of the project, and provides thoughts on diversity and representation in world heritage.
Photo mosaics of underwater sites are useful tools for interpreting sites and increasing the leve... more Photo mosaics of underwater sites are useful tools for interpreting sites and increasing the level of detail for areas too large for conventional photography. While this tool has been used for years at deep-water sites using camera platforms, such traditional devices are difficult to use in areas that are too shallow or too rough to maintain a consistent distance to the site. In addition, some sites, notably large shipwrecks, cannot be photographed at a well-maintained distance given the time constraints of many projects. Finding alternative methods to collect data and create photo mosaics is necessary. [Photos did not print with correct labeling in published version]
Photo mosaics of underwater sites are useful for interpreting sites and increasing the level of d... more Photo mosaics of underwater sites are useful for interpreting sites and increasing the level of detail for areas too large for conventional photography. While this tool has been used for years at deep-water sites using camera platforms, such traditional devices are difficult to use in areas that are too shallow or too rough to maintain a consistent distance to the site. In addition, some sites, notably large shipwrecks, cannot be photographed at a well-maintained distance given the time constraints of many projects. Finding alternative methods to collect data and create photo mosaics is necessary.
ABSTRACT During the Seventh World Archaeological Congress (WAC-7), convened in Jordan in January ... more ABSTRACT During the Seventh World Archaeological Congress (WAC-7), convened in Jordan in January of 2013, the Faces of Archaeology project captured over 100 portraits of the attendees. This project was formed to document the diverse population of archaeologists and other heritage workers from around the world and to explore and make visible more intangible questions of identity and representation in archaeology. The portraits were subsequently displayed online and at the Theoretical Archaeology Group Meetings in the USA and Turkey. This combined article and photo essay presents a selection of these photos, discusses unexpected outcomes of the project, and provides thoughts on diversity and representation in world heritage.
Through intensive archaeological investigation of temples in Hawai'i, the authors reveal a se... more Through intensive archaeological investigation of temples in Hawai'i, the authors reveal a sequence of religious strategies for creating and maintaining authority that has application to prehistoric sequences everywhere. Expressed in the orientation and layout of the temples and their place in the landscape, these strategies develop in four stages over the course of a few hundred years, from the fifteenth to nineteenth century AD, from local shrines associated with agriculture to the development of a centralising priesthood serving the larger political economy.
During the Seventh World Archaeological Congress (WAC-7), convened in Jordan in January of 2013, ... more During the Seventh World Archaeological Congress (WAC-7), convened in Jordan in January of 2013, the Faces of Archaeology project captured over 100 portraits of the attendees. This project was formed to document the diverse population of archaeologists and other heritage workers from around the world and to explore and make visible more intangible questions of identity and representation in archaeology. The portraits were subsequently displayed online and at the Theoretical Archaeology Group Meetings in the USA and Turkey. This combined article and photo essay presents a selection of these photos, discusses unexpected outcomes of the project, and provides thoughts on diversity and representation in world heritage.
Photo mosaics of underwater sites are useful tools for interpreting sites and increasing the leve... more Photo mosaics of underwater sites are useful tools for interpreting sites and increasing the level of detail for areas too large for conventional photography. While this tool has been used for years at deep-water sites using camera platforms, such traditional devices are difficult to use in areas that are too shallow or too rough to maintain a consistent distance to the site. In addition, some sites, notably large shipwrecks, cannot be photographed at a well-maintained distance given the time constraints of many projects. Finding alternative methods to collect data and create photo mosaics is necessary. [Photos did not print with correct labeling in published version]
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