- ACASA - Archaeology
University of Amsterdam
BG1 - Turfdraagsterpad 9
Amsterdam 1012 XT
Jill Hilditch
University of Amsterdam, ACASA- Department of Archaeology, Faculty Member
- Archaeology, Material Culture Studies, Archaeological Method & Theory, Experimental Archaeology, Geoarchaeology, Archaeological Theory, and 19 moreCeramic Analysis (Archaeology), Ethnoarchaeology, Aegean Archaeology, Ceramics (Archaeology), Aegean Prehistory (Archaeology), Ancient Technology (Archaeology), Prehistoric Technology, Archaeological Chemistry, Cultural Transmission (Evolutionary Biology), Island archaeology, Coastal and Island Archaeology, Pottery technology and function, Aegean Bronze Age (Bronze Age Archaeology), Pottery (Archaeology), Aegean Prehistory, Archaeometry, Minoan Archaeology, Ceramic Technology, and Mediterranean prehistoryedit
- Current research interests • reconstruction of Bronze Age Cycladic interaction networks and ‘islandscapes’, at sites... moreCurrent research interests
• reconstruction of Bronze Age Cycladic interaction networks and ‘islandscapes’, at sites such as Kavos-Dhaskalio on Keros (EBA); Skarkos on Ios (EBA); Zas Cave and Grotta on Naxos (FN-EBA); Ayia Irini on Kea (MBA-LBA); Phylakopi on Melos (EBA-LBA) and Akrotiri on Thera (MBA-LBA).
• late Middle to Late Bronze Age communities of the Cyclades and their response to growing Minoan influence within the Aegean, particularly at Akrotiri on Santorini and Ayia Irini on Kea
• long-term diachronic study of local potting communities and their practices at Miletus in Anatolia, from the Chalcolithic to sub-Mycenaean levels, including local responses to Minoanization
• ceramic analysis, including macroscopic approaches, thin section petrography, experimental reconstruction, chemical and mineralogical analysis (NAA, ICP-MS, SEM-EDS analysis using QEMSCAN®)edit
This article aims to summarise the results of three periods of fieldwork carried out since 2006. These are the Cambridge Keros Project of 2006–2008, the Keros Island Survey of 2012–2013, and the Keros-Naxos Seaways Project of 2015–2018.... more
This article aims to summarise the results of three periods of fieldwork carried out since 2006. These are the Cambridge Keros Project of 2006–2008, the Keros Island Survey of 2012–2013, and the Keros-Naxos Seaways Project of 2015–2018. Taken together, these form a coherent, large-scale project that aimed to study a maritime landscape in some depth, putting the Kavos and Dhaskalio sites in a broader context, while through excavation understanding in great detail the formation, use and abandonment of the sanctuary site on Kavos and the large built-up area on Dhaskalio.
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The power of digital technologies to communicate archaeological information in a museum context has recently been critically evaluated (Paardekooper, 2019). A recent collaboration between members of the Tracing the Potter's Wheel... more
The power of digital technologies to communicate archaeological information in a museum context has recently been critically evaluated (Paardekooper, 2019). A recent collaboration between members of the Tracing the Potter's Wheel project, the 4D Research Lab, and the Allard Pierson Museum and Knowledge Institute illustrates the way that such collaborations can avoid or overcome a number of the pitfalls highlighted in that publication.
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This backstory article discusses the work of the Tracing the Potter’s Wheel Project (TPW), an integrated archaeological research project using the potter’s wheel as a prism through which to investigate the transmission of craft knowledge... more
This backstory article discusses the work of the Tracing the Potter’s Wheel Project (TPW), an integrated archaeological research project using the potter’s wheel as a prism through which to investigate the transmission of craft knowledge in the Bronze Age Aegean. The TPW methodology integrates theoretical perspectives on social interactions, technological processes and innovation, with experimental, 3D digital and analytical methods for visualising and interpreting ceramics. Two central goals have emerged: to provide high-quality resources and standardised guidelines for researchers to learn how to technologically assess assemblages in their own research, and to broadly define the nature of the uptake and use of the pottery wheel in the Aegean during the Late Bronze Age.
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... ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT 1 Mineralogical analysis and provenancing of ancient ceramics ... EHIIPottery from Thebes: An Integrated Typological, Technological and Provenance Study. ... Role ofautomated mineral analysis in the... more
... ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT 1 Mineralogical analysis and provenancing of ancient ceramics ... EHIIPottery from Thebes: An Integrated Typological, Technological and Provenance Study. ... Role ofautomated mineral analysis in the characterisation of mining-related contaminated ...
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This backstory article discusses the work of the Tracing the Potter’s Wheel Project (TPW), an integrated archaeological research project using the potter’s wheel as a prism through which to investigate the transmission of craft knowledge... more
This backstory article discusses the work of the Tracing the Potter’s Wheel Project (TPW), an integrated archaeological research project using the potter’s wheel as a prism through which to investigate the transmission of craft knowledge in the Bronze Age Aegean. The TPW methodology integrates theoretical perspectives on social interactions, technological processes and innovation, with experimental, 3D digital and analytical methods for visualising and interpreting ceramics. Two central goals have emerged: to provide high-quality resources and standardised guidelines for researchers to learn how to technologically assess assemblages in their own research, and to broadly define the nature of the uptake and use of the pottery wheel in the Aegean during the Late Bronze Age.
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Información del artículo The clay beds in the Velabrum and the earliest tiles in Rome.
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"In this book, Thomas F. Tartaron presents a new and original reassessment of the maritime world of the Mycenaean Greeks of the Late Bronze Age. By all accounts a seafaring people, they enjoyed maritime connections with peoples as... more
"In this book, Thomas F. Tartaron presents a new and original reassessment of the maritime world of the Mycenaean Greeks of the Late Bronze Age. By all accounts a seafaring people, they enjoyed maritime connections with peoples as distant as Egypt and Sicily. These long-distance relations have been celebrated and much studied; by contrast, the vibrant worlds of local maritime interaction and exploitation of the sea have been virtually ignored. Dr. Tartaron argues that local maritime networks, in the form of “coastscapes” and “small worlds,” are far more representative of the true fabric of Mycenaean life. He offers a complete template of conceptual and methodological tools for recovering small worlds and the communities that inhabited them. Combining archaeological, geoarchaeological, and anthropological approaches with ancient texts and network theory, he demonstrates the application of this scheme in several case studies. This book presents new perspectives and challenges for all archaeologists with interests in maritime connectivity. + Addresses an acknowledged gap in current knowledge about Mycenaean seafaring, reviewing the current state of research and ideas in this area and proposing a reorientation of research on a topic of great interest to Aegean prehistorians + Informed by a broad range of disciplines and inspired by twenty years of experience in coastal archaeology in Greece + Presents a research framework for coastal archaeology that can be evaluated and applied in modified form for use in many coastal areas around the world"
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Scientific, analytical or ‘archaeometric’ techniques for investigating ceramic material have been used within archaeology for over 50 years and now constitute an indispensable tool for archaeologists in the Aegean world (see Jones 1986... more
Scientific, analytical or ‘archaeometric’ techniques for investigating ceramic material have been used within archaeology for over 50 years and now constitute an indispensable tool for archaeologists in the Aegean world (see Jones 1986 for a detailed summary of early work in Greece and Italy) and beyond (Santacreu 2014). This paper provides a brief historical overview of research themes investigated by ceramic analysis in Greek archaeology along with reports on a small number of recent studies, in order to demonstrate current methodologies and results. The narrative is not chronological, either by the date of analysis or the material analysed, but instead focuses on the types of archaeological questions that ancient ceramic analysis can address in order to shed light upon who produced, distributed and consumed the ceramics under consideration. Ceramic analysis investigates both the composition and technology of fired clay vessels, evidenced most frequently in the ubiquitous broken p...
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Research Interests: Aegean Bronze Age (Bronze Age Archaeology), Aegean Prehistory (Archaeology), Aegean Archaeology, Cooking and Food Preparation (archaeology), Aegean Late Bronze Age, and 14 moreAegean Prehistory, Aegean Bronze Age, Archaeology of food, Archaeology - Food ways, Aegean Archaeology, Mediterranean Archeology, the island of Crete, Cyclades, Prehistoric Cyclades, Minoanization, Minoanisation and Mycenaeanisation as historical processes, Cycladic Archaeology, Archaeology of the Cyclades, Crete and the Cyclades, Ancient Cooking Vessels, and Minoanisation
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Scientific, analytical or ‘archaeometric’ techniques for investigating ceramic material have been used within archaeology for over 50 years and now constitute an indispensable tool for archaeologists in the Aegean world (see Jones 1986... more
Scientific, analytical or ‘archaeometric’ techniques for investigating ceramic material have been used within archaeology for over 50 years and now constitute an indispensable tool for archaeologists in the Aegean world (see Jones 1986 for a detailed summary of early work in Greece and Italy) and beyond (Santacreu 2014). This paper provides a brief historical overview of research themes investigated by ceramic analysis in Greek archaeology along with reports on a small number of recent studies, in order to demonstrate current methodologies and results. The narrative is not chronological, either by the date of analysis or the material analysed, but instead focuses on the types of archaeological questions that ancient ceramic analysis can address in order to shed light upon who produced, distributed and consumed the ceramics under consideration. Ceramic analysis investigates both the composition and technology of fired clay vessels, evidenced most frequently in the ubiquitous broken pot sherd, which can then be used to identify provenance, production sequence and cultural tradition, as well as to provide a relative date for production, in combination with typological and seriation techniques.
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This article examines processes of cultural and technological transmission by focusing on the effects of the introduction of the potter’s wheel. Since distinct production choices are tied to both micro- and macroscale processes that drive... more
This article examines processes of cultural and technological transmission by focusing on the effects of the introduction of the potter’s wheel. Since distinct production choices are tied to both micro- and macroscale processes that drive change in material culture, a study of such choices provides insight into processes of acculturation, technological transmission, and local social dynamics. The authors therefore examined macroscopically a large corpus of complete vessels from Ayia Irini, Kea, for evidence of the manufacturing technique(s) used in the production process. These locally produced pots, dating to the period spanning the Middle and Late Bronze Age in the Aegean (ca. 1900–1400 B.C.E.), when Ayia Irini acted as a hub of interregional exchange, attest to the adoption of the wheel by the local potters, presumably through contact with Cretan communities of practice who were already using this technique. Evidence for connections between local, Cretan, and Cycladic communities of practice is presented, and the reasons driving the process of innovation are considered. The results of this study confirm some established narratives about the introduction of the wheel but at the same time reveal significant differences between Aegean communities in their adoption of this new technology.
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In this paper ceramic imports are used to reconstruct the possible role of Miletus within southern Aegean exchange networks. We identify Cretan and other imports to Miletus, characterise the main local fabrics at the site, and then show... more
In this paper ceramic imports are used to reconstruct the possible role of Miletus within southern Aegean exchange networks. We identify Cretan and other imports to Miletus, characterise the main local fabrics at the site, and then show some recently discovered evidence for Milesian imports at Knossos, Akrotiri and Ayia Irini. These Milesian imports are quite diverse, ranging from conical cups, to jugs and amphoras, to loomweights. They appear to indicate a richly-textured set of connections across the Aegean, rather than a network geared solely towards the circulation of metals and exchange of commodities. We argue that the emergence of this particular network configuration in
the Neopalatial period is significant, as it coincides with the rising importance of Knossos and the diversification of links across the Aegean.
the Neopalatial period is significant, as it coincides with the rising importance of Knossos and the diversification of links across the Aegean.
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Why do standardised, mass-produced plain wares occur across many areas of the eastern Mediterranean in later prehistory? A common response is that it results from increased population in urban agglomerations and the concomitant need for... more
Why do standardised, mass-produced plain wares occur across many areas of the eastern Mediterranean in later prehistory? A common response is that it results from increased population in urban agglomerations and the concomitant need for specialists to ‘economise’ by producing more vessels in less time. The standardisation is seen as a result of routinisation, as potters spend more and more of their time producing pottery to meet demand, and the plainness of the pottery derives from the pressure to invest less labour in each pot. Certainly, such arguments have been put forward in the Aegean Bronze Age in connection with conical cups (Davis and Lewis 1985; Van de Moortel 2002; Berg 2004; see also Crewe, Chapter 5). While conical cups are by no means the only kind of plain ware in the Aegean Bronze Age—there are all manner of plain cooking pots—they are notable for being the form of plain drinking vessel, particularly for Minoan Crete. Conical cups appear to have been rapidly, and in some cases roughly, made, a fact that seemingly lends support to the ‘economising’ argument. Yet this angle fails to take into account the very widespread adoption of the form across sites of widely differing sizes from palatial centres like Knossos and Malia to small villages and farmsteads. Not only this, but the conical cup sees almost immediate uptake across sites beyond Crete, such as in the Cyclades and Asia Minor. Can a single ‘economising’ argument really apply to such a range of settlements? Might there not be another explanation?
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‘Standardization’ has traditionally been used to explain decreasing levels of formal and material variability within ceramic assemblages, with this decrease in variability often seen as a corollary to the development of mass production of... more
‘Standardization’ has traditionally been used to explain decreasing levels of formal and material variability within ceramic assemblages, with this decrease in variability often seen as a corollary to the development of mass production of ceramic goods, a key feature in the development of complex social and political structures within the Aegean. In this way, the concept of standardization has been perceived as a unilinear process, rather than a random or discrete phenomenon: once production moves beyond the ‘household’ then standardization becomes almost inevitable, to some degree. A touchstone for this argument is the potter’s wheel, a device allowing vast quantities of vessels to be successfully produced in a shorter space of time. Yet the relationship between production technique and standardization of production is far from simple. Factors such as skill, production organization and conspicuous consumption can all affect the standardization of an assemblage over time. This paper seeks to highlight the physical characteristics of compositional and technological standardization, as seen through the chaîne opératoire of conical cup production in the Middle to Late Bronze Age Aegean, and how the application of analytical techniques from the materials sciences can enhance our understanding of variability within the ceramic record and reassess traditional assumptions on the spread of the potter’s wheel.
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A wide range of existing mineralogical and geochemical methodologies such as optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction, manual scanning electron microscopy, ICP-MS and INAA have been utilised in the analysis of ancient ceramics, in attempts... more
A wide range of existing mineralogical and geochemical methodologies such as optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction, manual scanning electron microscopy, ICP-MS and INAA have been utilised in the analysis of ancient ceramics, in attempts to elucidate patterns of regional trade and interaction. However, advances in automated scanning electron microscopy with linked energy dispersive spectrometers (SEM-EDS) have created the potential to offer a seamless combination of textural and mineralogical data based on the acquisition of energy dispersive spectra that has so far been unattainable with existing techniques. In this pilot study on pottery from the Cycladic Bronze Age site of Akrotiri (Thera), we have quantified the mineralogy of the ceramics based on automated SEM-EDS using QEMSCAN® technology and imaged the textures of the ceramics through compositional mapping. Thirteen samples were analysed and, based upon the automated analysis, four groups of ceramic compositions are defined. These data are consistent with, but also refine, previous traditional petrographic examination of the ceramic samples, and enable the likely provenance of the raw materials used in the ceramic manufacture to be identified. This technique allows the acquisition of fully quantitative data, not only for the larger inclusions within the ceramics but also for the typically finer-grained groundmass/matrix, whilst also providing the overall texture of the ceramic.
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A wide range of existing mineralogical and geochemical methodologies such as optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction, manual scanning electron microscopy, ICP-MS and INAA have been utilised in the analysis of ancient ceramics, in attempts... more
A wide range of existing mineralogical and geochemical methodologies such as optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction, manual scanning electron microscopy, ICP-MS and INAA have been utilised in the analysis of ancient ceramics, in attempts to elucidate patterns of regional trade and interaction. However, advances in automated scanning electron microscopy with linked energy dispersive spectrometers (SEM-EDS) have created the potential to offer a seamless combination of textural and mineralogical data based on the acquisition of energy dispersive spectra that has so far been unattainable with existing techniques. In this pilot study on pottery from the Cycladic Bronze Age site of Akrotiri (Thera), we have quantified the mineralogy of the ceramics based on automated SEM-EDS using QEMSCAN® technology and imaged the textures of the ceramics through compositional mapping. Thirteen samples were analysed and, based upon the automated analysis, four groups of ceramic compositions are defined. These data are consistent with, but also refine, previous traditional petrographic examination of the ceramic samples, and enable the likely provenance of the raw materials used in the ceramic manufacture to be identified. This technique allows the acquisition of fully quantitative data, not only for the larger inclusions within the ceramics but also for the typically finer-grained groundmass/matrix, whilst also providing the overall texture of the ceramic.
"This paper concerns the integrated archaeological and scientific study of Early Helladic II ceramics from Thebes, Boeotia, which aims to shed light on aspects of pottery production and consumption. Detailed typological study shows two... more
"This paper concerns the integrated archaeological and scientific study of Early Helladic II ceramics from Thebes, Boeotia,
which aims to shed light on aspects of pottery production and consumption. Detailed typological study shows two co-existing ceramic traditions; a ‘local’ with vessel shapes derived from earlier local Helladic contexts and an ‘Anatolianising’, relating to the so-called ‘Lefkandi I’ pottery and linking the Theban assemblage to other sites in the Aegean. The analytical programme, incorporating petrographicanalysis and planned ICP-AES analysis, aims to achieve compositional, technological and, potentially, provenance characterisationof the products of the two ceramic traditions. Petrographic analysis of pottery and the procurement of, and experimentation with, geological samples from the broader area has laid the foundations for the consideration of ‘local production’ and the ‘Anatolianising’ vessel shapes; the latter as possible imports to the site, or as locally derived adaptations to a wider regional trend. In this way, the present study has significant social and cultural implications for understanding EBII society in Thebes but, furthermore, provides a new basis for assessing a more generalised phenomenon; the appearance of a small number of ‘Anatolianising’ drinking and pouring shapes in many sites across the Aegean during the later part of EHII."
which aims to shed light on aspects of pottery production and consumption. Detailed typological study shows two co-existing ceramic traditions; a ‘local’ with vessel shapes derived from earlier local Helladic contexts and an ‘Anatolianising’, relating to the so-called ‘Lefkandi I’ pottery and linking the Theban assemblage to other sites in the Aegean. The analytical programme, incorporating petrographicanalysis and planned ICP-AES analysis, aims to achieve compositional, technological and, potentially, provenance characterisationof the products of the two ceramic traditions. Petrographic analysis of pottery and the procurement of, and experimentation with, geological samples from the broader area has laid the foundations for the consideration of ‘local production’ and the ‘Anatolianising’ vessel shapes; the latter as possible imports to the site, or as locally derived adaptations to a wider regional trend. In this way, the present study has significant social and cultural implications for understanding EBII society in Thebes but, furthermore, provides a new basis for assessing a more generalised phenomenon; the appearance of a small number of ‘Anatolianising’ drinking and pouring shapes in many sites across the Aegean during the later part of EHII."
Hidden Stories: 3D techniques as tools for exploring archaeological assemblages Recent advances in the use 3D digital modelling technology, such as archaeological morphometric analysis, have the capacity to change the way we look at... more
Hidden Stories: 3D techniques as tools for exploring archaeological assemblages
Recent advances in the use 3D digital modelling technology, such as archaeological morphometric analysis, have the capacity to change the way we look at material culture. These techniques have allowed detailed comparison of characteristic features of objects that can shed light on the 'hidden stories' of artefacts, which can enhance their role within multi-scalar investigations. In short, 3D digital modelling challenges the ways we study, document, interpret and present material culture. However, the visualisation of unique objects or key features, essentially looking at distinct and small datasets within larger artefact assemblages, has dominated the field to date. This session seeks to take the applications of the approach further and to discuss the progression of 3D capture and modelling from individual and small-scale object analysis into a valuable tool for routine and assemblage scale analyses.
Recent advances in the use 3D digital modelling technology, such as archaeological morphometric analysis, have the capacity to change the way we look at material culture. These techniques have allowed detailed comparison of characteristic features of objects that can shed light on the 'hidden stories' of artefacts, which can enhance their role within multi-scalar investigations. In short, 3D digital modelling challenges the ways we study, document, interpret and present material culture. However, the visualisation of unique objects or key features, essentially looking at distinct and small datasets within larger artefact assemblages, has dominated the field to date. This session seeks to take the applications of the approach further and to discuss the progression of 3D capture and modelling from individual and small-scale object analysis into a valuable tool for routine and assemblage scale analyses.
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Jan 2015 - AIA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, US
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Sep 2014 - EAA Annual Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey
Session: Pottery as Experiment
Session: Pottery as Experiment
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Jan 2014 - AIA Annual Meeting, Chicago, US
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Nov 2013 - Archaeological Work in the Aegean Islands
Conference held in Rhodes, Greece
Conference held in Rhodes, Greece
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Jan 2013 - AIA Annual Meeting, Seattle, US
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Dec 2012 - ICLS Mycenaean Seminar, UCL, UK
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Oct 2012 - Insights to Innovation, in honour of David Peacock. University of Southampton, UK
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May 2010 - TAG-US, Brown University, US
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We are pleased to announce the closing conference of the NPAP project. We started in 2007 with research that mainly concerns the ancient pottery of excavation in Italy (Satricum) and excavations in Greece (Halos, Zakynthos). The main aim... more
We are pleased to announce the closing conference of the NPAP project. We started in 2007 with research that mainly concerns the ancient pottery of excavation in Italy (Satricum) and excavations in Greece (Halos, Zakynthos). The main aim was the development of new methodologies in archaeological pottery studies for increasing the quality and quantity of the information that can be derived from a basic ceramic dataset. Perspectives from a range of traditions in pottery studies were thus combined and integrated, such as technological, stylistic and geological approaches. Data from other regions mainly in Greece and Italy were also used and compared to increase the proportion of diagnostic material.
In this conference the final results of the NPAP material studies will be presented and specific research questions regarding the cross-regional production, distribution and use (consumption) of pottery will be addressed. The NPAP final conference aims at facilitating dialogue and interaction between young and established researchers. Merging a wide spectrum of pottery analyses and adopting cross-regional and cross-temporal approaches, this conference will represent a innovative multidisciplinary event for all those working with ancient ceramics and interested in a holistic approach to the subject.
In this conference the final results of the NPAP material studies will be presented and specific research questions regarding the cross-regional production, distribution and use (consumption) of pottery will be addressed. The NPAP final conference aims at facilitating dialogue and interaction between young and established researchers. Merging a wide spectrum of pottery analyses and adopting cross-regional and cross-temporal approaches, this conference will represent a innovative multidisciplinary event for all those working with ancient ceramics and interested in a holistic approach to the subject.
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Archaeological research that seeks dynamic answers to complex issues inevitably needs a range of specialisations, often necessitating the integration of multiple datasets, of which 3D data is becoming increasingly important. Our paper... more
Archaeological research that seeks dynamic answers to complex issues inevitably needs a range of specialisations, often necessitating the integration of multiple datasets, of which 3D data is becoming increasingly important. Our paper addresses the key problems for archiving 3D data alongside more traditional archaeological data while simultaneously constructing an accessible interface for both heritage specialists and non-specialists. Such integrated databases are difficult enough for specialists to navigate, so if we wish to truly engage non-specialists then they must be considered from the design phase. Such a system should function as intuitively as a library but also provide a more dynamic and interactive tool for data collection and manipulation. This flexibility is necessary to trigger a process of data diffusion across a wide array of stakeholders. This can democratise the participation in ongoing research and introduce users to the multiple potential uses of archaeological data.
A central goal of the Tracing the Potter’s Wheel project is to teach people the importance of ceramic technology for investigating the intangible dynamic behaviours that can be identified through the tangible remains of pottery. From the outset we have aimed to set up a 3D archive of pottery with guided accessibility. These guided pathways to learning, enabled through our archived 3D models, are built upon the way that data was collected, the process of identification, and the process of archaeological interpretation. In this way a structured and curated 3D archive serves as an effective teaching tool for specialist and non-specialist audiences, who might never gain physical access to the archaeological material. This allows all stakeholders to be able to use and re-use high-quality archaeological data to gain new knowledge and, from their diverse perspectives, be able to explore new narratives for cultural heritage study.
presented to the Centre for Digital Heritage meeting 2018: 3D Archives, (Re)Use and Knowledge Production’, Lund (Sweden), 18 – 20 Jun 2018.
A central goal of the Tracing the Potter’s Wheel project is to teach people the importance of ceramic technology for investigating the intangible dynamic behaviours that can be identified through the tangible remains of pottery. From the outset we have aimed to set up a 3D archive of pottery with guided accessibility. These guided pathways to learning, enabled through our archived 3D models, are built upon the way that data was collected, the process of identification, and the process of archaeological interpretation. In this way a structured and curated 3D archive serves as an effective teaching tool for specialist and non-specialist audiences, who might never gain physical access to the archaeological material. This allows all stakeholders to be able to use and re-use high-quality archaeological data to gain new knowledge and, from their diverse perspectives, be able to explore new narratives for cultural heritage study.
presented to the Centre for Digital Heritage meeting 2018: 3D Archives, (Re)Use and Knowledge Production’, Lund (Sweden), 18 – 20 Jun 2018.
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Programm of the session during the EAA meeting 2017 in Maastricht