Galactic Surveys in the Gaia Era [PDF]
The final astrometric data from the Gaia mission will transform our view of the stellar content of the Galaxy, particularly when complemented with spectroscopic surveys providing stellar parameters, line-of-sight kinematics and elemental abundances. Analyses with Gaia DR1 are already demonstrating the insight gained and the promise of what is to come ...
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Archaeological Sites Detection with a Human-AI Collaboration Workflow [PDF]
This paper illustrates the results obtained by using pre-trained semantic segmentation deep learning models for the detection of archaeological sites within the Mesopotamian floodplains environment. The models were fine-tuned using openly available satellite imagery and vector shapes coming from a large corpus of annotations (i.e., surveyed sites).
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The Role of Sculpture in Communicating Archaeology in Museums [PDF]
In this article I discuss an innovative museum strategy that aims to create a more evocative and engaging visitor experience. I argue that the inclusion of contemporary art, and specifically sculpture in exhibition design, activates visitor agency ...
Roberts, LA
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ABSTRACT Electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) is nowadays widely used in archaeological prospection. This study deals with an approach to make ERT more time‐efficient and flexible. It is based on calculating arbitrary 4‐point configurations by superposition of multiple pole–pole measurements.
Simon Levin Fischer+3 more
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Warehousing Complex Archaeological Objects [PDF]
Data organization is a difficult and essential component in cultural heritage applications. Over the years, a great amount of archaeological ceramic data have been created and processed by various methods and devices. Such ceramic data are stored in databases that concur to increase the amount of available information rapidly.
arxiv
Interpretation at the controller's edge: designing graphical user interfaces for the digital publication of the excavations at Gabii (Italy) [PDF]
This paper discusses the authors’ approach to designing an interface for the Gabii Project’s digital volumes that attempts to fuse elements of traditional synthetic publications and site reports with rich digital datasets.
Johnson, Tyler D., Opitz, Rachel S.
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Forensics and Archaeology: The Ethical Approach to Graves Excavation and Research
Is there a difference between the methods and techniques used in archeology and forensic archaeology? A grave from archaeological site Josipovac – Verušed near Osijek (Slavonia, Croatia) in 2007, which permeates both areas was described.
Zdravka Hincak, Krešimir Filipec
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Remote Sensing Analysis and LiDAR Experimenting in the Espique Valley (La Peza, Granada, Spain)
ABSTRACT The Espique valley is a small space at the foot of the mountain, practically closed, which hides a rich archaeological heritage, not only of habitats but also of varied productive spaces. For some years now, MEMOLab UGR has been carrying out research that is now enriched with the contribution of LiDAR, with whose application we are ...
Jesús Rodríguez Bulnes+2 more
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Archaeology in a Vacuum: Obstacles to and Solutions for Developing a Real Space Archaeology [PDF]
This paper outlines some of the difficulties faced by archaeologists studying human activity in outer space. The International Space Station Archaeological Project has identified solutions to these problems, including the use of historic photographic archives and documentation of discard practices such as processes associated with the return of space ...
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Collecting coins and connecting collectors : government and social networks in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1816-1860) [PDF]
Recent archival research has revealed new data on the history of collecting and archaeology in northern Sicily during the nineteenth century, when Sicily was ruled by the Bourbons and annexed to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
Crisa, Antonino
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