A lecture for the Public Archaeology course at UCL, 3/12/12
Links for all things mentioned are on the penultimate slide, it would mean far more with the text to go with it.
1) Various approaches are used to interpret evidence from artifacts in order to understand how they were made and used, including archaeological analysis, scientific analysis, ethnographic analogy, and experimental archaeology.
2) Stone tools were made through processes like knapping and were used as tools for hunting, butchery, and other tasks. Organic materials like bone, antler, wood, and plant fibers were also used to make tools and structures, and their forms and functions have been studied through replication experiments.
3) The evolution of stone tool technologies progressed from simple Oldowan tools in the Lower Paleolithic to more advanced blade-making in the Upper Paleolithic, showing increasing complexity over time.
Theory and Principals of Archaeology Links with social Anthropology. Etc.,.pptDr. Ashwani Asthana
This document outlines several key concepts in archaeology. It defines archaeology's focus on material culture and discusses important terms like artefact, industry, assemblage, and culture. It then describes the development of archaeology into a more scientific discipline from the 1960s onward, including the emergence of new archaeology/processual archaeology and its emphasis on developing testable models and hypotheses. Paradigms in archaeology like morphological, ecological, anthropological, and geographical are also outlined.
Evolution of writing materials with emphasis to india project ignouPallab das
This document discusses the evolution of writing materials in India from ancient to modern times. It begins with hard materials like stone and metal plates, then transitions to softer materials like wooden boards, birch bark, palm leaves, cloth, and leather. Papermaking originated in China but later spread to India, where early paper industries developed in Kashmir in the 15th century and other centers across India. The techniques of papermaking involved pounding waste materials, soaking them, and filtering the pulp to form sheets, which were pressed and dried. Handmade paper in India was notable for its quality and was exported.
The document summarizes the evolution of early humans and their development of tools over time. It discusses that the earliest hominids like Australopithecus afarensis lived around 3 million years ago and used found tools like sharp stones. Later, Homo habilis were the first to make tools out of stone around 2 million years ago. Following groups like Homo erectus began making more advanced tools like hand axes and were the first to control fire. Later humans continued developing more complex tools for hunting, fishing, and other tasks, which helped their evolution and survival.
Design and development of information product by geeta gadhaviGeeta Gadhavi
The document discusses the design and development of information products. It outlines several key points:
1. Information needs can be academic or non-academic and arise from research, decision making, and other activities.
2. Information users and their needs vary in attributes like goals, capabilities, and experiences. Information professionals act as intermediaries.
3. Students at the Department of Library and Information Science at Gujarat University have designed over 140 information products like manuals, directories, and guides covering various topics.
4. The process of creating information products involves identifying the audience, designing for the appropriate format, and ensuring effective marketing. The student-designed products have received praise from library professionals.
The document provides an overview of early Greece, including the following key points:
- Greece fell into a dark age when the Dorian tribe took over around 1200 BCE because the Dorians did not write things down like previous groups, so all written records stopped.
- Previous groups like the Minoans and Mycenaeans explored the Mediterranean and built towns, but natural disasters like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions led to the decline of the Minoans.
- The document outlines the topics that will be covered in slides about ancient Greece, including early Greece, myths and legends, Greek city-states, daily life, wars and expansion, and contributions from the Greeks.
Michelle Ufford of Netflix presented on their approach to data quality. They developed Quinto, a data quality service that implements a Write-Audit-Publish pattern for ETL jobs. It audits metrics after data is written to check for issues like row counts being too high/low. Configurable rules determine if issues warrant failing or warning on a job. Future work includes expanding metadata tracking and anomaly detection. The presentation emphasized building modular components over monolithic frameworks and only implementing quality checks where needed.
Cloud storage is one of the primary service offered by almost all the leading cloud service providers. This presentation looks into the options of Cloud storage in Azure, AWS and Google Cloud platform.
Colombo Cloud User Meetup
1) Various approaches are used to interpret evidence from artifacts in order to understand how they were made and used, including archaeological analysis, scientific analysis, ethnographic analogy, and experimental archaeology.
2) Stone tools were made through processes like knapping and were used as tools for hunting, butchery, and other tasks. Organic materials like bone, antler, wood, and plant fibers were also used to make tools and structures, and their forms and functions have been studied through replication experiments.
3) The evolution of stone tool technologies progressed from simple Oldowan tools in the Lower Paleolithic to more advanced blade-making in the Upper Paleolithic, showing increasing complexity over time.
Theory and Principals of Archaeology Links with social Anthropology. Etc.,.pptDr. Ashwani Asthana
This document outlines several key concepts in archaeology. It defines archaeology's focus on material culture and discusses important terms like artefact, industry, assemblage, and culture. It then describes the development of archaeology into a more scientific discipline from the 1960s onward, including the emergence of new archaeology/processual archaeology and its emphasis on developing testable models and hypotheses. Paradigms in archaeology like morphological, ecological, anthropological, and geographical are also outlined.
Evolution of writing materials with emphasis to india project ignouPallab das
This document discusses the evolution of writing materials in India from ancient to modern times. It begins with hard materials like stone and metal plates, then transitions to softer materials like wooden boards, birch bark, palm leaves, cloth, and leather. Papermaking originated in China but later spread to India, where early paper industries developed in Kashmir in the 15th century and other centers across India. The techniques of papermaking involved pounding waste materials, soaking them, and filtering the pulp to form sheets, which were pressed and dried. Handmade paper in India was notable for its quality and was exported.
The document summarizes the evolution of early humans and their development of tools over time. It discusses that the earliest hominids like Australopithecus afarensis lived around 3 million years ago and used found tools like sharp stones. Later, Homo habilis were the first to make tools out of stone around 2 million years ago. Following groups like Homo erectus began making more advanced tools like hand axes and were the first to control fire. Later humans continued developing more complex tools for hunting, fishing, and other tasks, which helped their evolution and survival.
Design and development of information product by geeta gadhaviGeeta Gadhavi
The document discusses the design and development of information products. It outlines several key points:
1. Information needs can be academic or non-academic and arise from research, decision making, and other activities.
2. Information users and their needs vary in attributes like goals, capabilities, and experiences. Information professionals act as intermediaries.
3. Students at the Department of Library and Information Science at Gujarat University have designed over 140 information products like manuals, directories, and guides covering various topics.
4. The process of creating information products involves identifying the audience, designing for the appropriate format, and ensuring effective marketing. The student-designed products have received praise from library professionals.
The document provides an overview of early Greece, including the following key points:
- Greece fell into a dark age when the Dorian tribe took over around 1200 BCE because the Dorians did not write things down like previous groups, so all written records stopped.
- Previous groups like the Minoans and Mycenaeans explored the Mediterranean and built towns, but natural disasters like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions led to the decline of the Minoans.
- The document outlines the topics that will be covered in slides about ancient Greece, including early Greece, myths and legends, Greek city-states, daily life, wars and expansion, and contributions from the Greeks.
Michelle Ufford of Netflix presented on their approach to data quality. They developed Quinto, a data quality service that implements a Write-Audit-Publish pattern for ETL jobs. It audits metrics after data is written to check for issues like row counts being too high/low. Configurable rules determine if issues warrant failing or warning on a job. Future work includes expanding metadata tracking and anomaly detection. The presentation emphasized building modular components over monolithic frameworks and only implementing quality checks where needed.
Cloud storage is one of the primary service offered by almost all the leading cloud service providers. This presentation looks into the options of Cloud storage in Azure, AWS and Google Cloud platform.
Colombo Cloud User Meetup
Definition, factors and actions of preservation of ManuscriptsDr. Utpal Das
This document defines key terms related to the preservation of manuscripts and outlines factors that can lead to the deterioration of manuscripts as well as actions that can be taken to preserve them. It defines preservation, conservation, restoration, and reformatting and discusses the goals of each. The main factors that can cause deterioration are environmental conditions like temperature and humidity, biological agents like insects and mold, chemical composition of the manuscripts, man-made factors like improper handling, and natural disasters. Specific techniques for controlling temperature, humidity, and biological infestations are also outlined.
The document compares the Indus Valley and Mesopotamian civilizations. Both civilizations developed around rivers, with Indus Valley along the Indus River in modern-day Pakistan and Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the Middle East. While the Indus Valley cities had planned grids and drainage systems, Mesopotamian cities had temples and defensive walls. Religion, government, and writing also differed between the civilizations, though they shared similarities like brick construction and agricultural dependence.
Moving eBay’s Data Warehouse Over to Apache Spark – Spark as Core ETL Platfor...Databricks
How did eBay move their ETL computation from conventional RDBMS environment over to Spark? What did it take to go from a strategic vision to a viable solution? This paper will take you through a journey which lead to an implementation of a 1000+ node Spark Cluster running 10,000+ ETL jobs daily, all done in a span of less than 6 months, by a team with limited Spark experience. We will share the vision, technical architecture, critical Management decisions, Challenges and Road ahead. This will be a unique opportunity to look into this awesome Spark success story at eBay!
Presentation given at the Analytics Frontier in Charlotte on March 21. The presentation covers the opportunities and risks of AI and how consumers, businesses, society, and governments can mitigate these risks.
Ancient Egypt was the first country to be united under a single government and culture, establishing the concept of a nation-state. Its geography, isolated by deserts and waterways, helped foster a unified culture. The annual flooding of the Nile River allowed Egypt to develop a large, centralized population and surplus agriculture. This led to the rise of powerful pharaohs who ruled as divine kings and directed labor toward massive construction projects like the pyramids. The strict social hierarchy and religious beliefs centered on Ra and Osiris helped maintain political and social stability in Ancient Egypt.
The Mesolithic Age occurred between 10,000-8,000 BCE. During this time, humans moved out of caves and began building huts. They invented new stone tools like bows and arrows for hunting and boats for fishing. Humans also began domesticating wolves, which eventually became dogs. Societies grew larger and people started making pottery and jewelry. However, humans still maintained a nomadic lifestyle, hunting and gathering food and then migrating to new areas once resources were depleted.
Papyrus was used as a writing material in Ancient Egypt, made from pressed reeds. It was used for everyday writings as well as important documents placed in tombs. Museums would cut rolled papyri into sheets for easier storage and display. Papyri provide information about daily life in Egypt and their beliefs about the afterlife, often depicting gods, people, and symbols. Scenes from the Book of the Dead show funerary rituals and the deceased undertaking tasks in the afterlife.
The document provides background information on the early civilization of Mesopotamia, including Sumer, Akkadians, Babylonia, and Assyria. It discusses the geography and environment of the region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. It also summarizes key aspects of Sumerian culture such as the development of writing, legal codes, religion, science, and innovations that established Mesopotamia as the cradle of civilization.
The document discusses the Paleolithic Age from 2.6 million to 10,000 years ago, covering the Lower, Middle, and Upper Paleolithic eras. It examines the climatic conditions and ways of living during this period, including food and nutrition, shelter, tools, religion, beliefs, art, and music. The Paleolithic Age marked early human evolution and the development of stone tool technology.
This document introduces Couchbase, an open-source distributed operational database. It discusses how Couchbase provides scalability and high performance through its architecture which allows independent scaling of data, querying, and indexing workloads. It also highlights Couchbase capabilities like JSON document storage, N1QL querying, asynchronous writes, SDKs, full-text search, and cross data center replication. Examples of Couchbase uses at large companies like eBay are also presented.
Productionizing Machine Learning Pipelines with Databricks and Azure MLDatabricks
Deployment of modern machine learning applications can require a significant amount of time, resources, and experience to design and implement – thus introducing overhead for small-scale machine learning projects.
The document discusses the distinction between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods, also known as the Old and New Stone Ages. The Paleolithic period began around 2.6 million years ago with the advent of stone tools and lasted until around 10,000 BCE. It was characterized by nomadic hunter-gatherer societies using chipped stone tools. The Neolithic period began around 10,000 BCE and lasted until around 2,000 BCE, characterized by more settled agricultural societies using polished stone tools and domesticating plants and animals. Key differences included permanent dwellings, private property, more advanced tools and weapons, clothing, and the development of trade networks and organized religion/government in the Neolithic period.
A brief understanding into the ancient river valley civilisations and their modern day stories in understanding architecture, religion & design philosophy
This document discusses various types of megaliths, large prehistoric stone structures found across Europe. It describes dolmens, structures made of large upright stones supporting flat capstones, and mentions the Dolmen of Menga, one of the largest in Europe. It also discusses menhirs, single upright standing stones, and alignments of multiple menhirs. Some of the most famous alignments are located at Carnac, France, consisting of nearly 3,000 standing stones arranged in long rows. Megaliths such as Stonehenge and Avebury were built as circular arrangements of stones and may have served ceremonial purposes related to astronomy.
Mesopotamia, located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, was the site of the earliest civilization. Sumerian civilization arose there around 3000 BCE and was characterized by the growth of cities, specialized workers, writing in the form of cuneiform, and advanced technologies like the wheel, plow, and use of bronze. Sumerian cities were ruled by priests and kings and had complex social hierarchies. Though constantly at war, Sumerian achievements in law, literature, and science influenced later Mesopotamian civilizations like Babylon and Assyria. The Code of Hammurabi established early principles of retaliation, different treatment under the law, and government responsibility.
Ancient Egypt developed along the fertile banks of the Nile River from around 5000 BCE. The annual flooding of the Nile provided rich soil for agriculture and allowed Egyptians to develop irrigation canals to increase farmland. By 3000 BCE, towns and cities had emerged along the Nile, with Egypt becoming a core civilization in the Mediterranean region. The Old Kingdom period from 2660-2160 BCE saw the rise of a strong central government and construction of pyramids. The Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom periods saw further cultural and artistic advances as well as military expansion. Egyptian society was organized into a rigid class structure with some rights and roles for women. Egypt had a polytheistic religion and positive views of the afterlife
The document provides an overview of the ancient Mesopotamian civilization located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in modern-day Iraq. Key points include: the Sumerians established city-states around 3000 BC and developed writing, agriculture, and organized religion; cities were ruled independently but often in conflict over resources; the landscape comprised river basins that provided fertile soil for farming when flooded.
CAA2014 Community Archaeology and Technology: Create Once, Consume Anywhere: ...Nicole Beale
Michael Charno
Paper presented at Computer Applications in Archaeology Conference 2014, 22nd - 25th April 2014, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris as part of Session 12: Community Archaeology and Technology. Session organisers: Nicole Beale and Eleonora Gandolfi. Session blog: http://blog.soton.ac.uk/comarch/
The document discusses how W.G. Hoskins used aerial photography to study medieval rural settlements in England, noting that vertical photographs can be used to create accurate plans while oblique photographs provide perspective views to clarify sites, and that aerial photography allows visualization of archaeological features through crop marks, soil marks, and earthworks seen as shadow sites.
Definition, factors and actions of preservation of ManuscriptsDr. Utpal Das
This document defines key terms related to the preservation of manuscripts and outlines factors that can lead to the deterioration of manuscripts as well as actions that can be taken to preserve them. It defines preservation, conservation, restoration, and reformatting and discusses the goals of each. The main factors that can cause deterioration are environmental conditions like temperature and humidity, biological agents like insects and mold, chemical composition of the manuscripts, man-made factors like improper handling, and natural disasters. Specific techniques for controlling temperature, humidity, and biological infestations are also outlined.
The document compares the Indus Valley and Mesopotamian civilizations. Both civilizations developed around rivers, with Indus Valley along the Indus River in modern-day Pakistan and Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the Middle East. While the Indus Valley cities had planned grids and drainage systems, Mesopotamian cities had temples and defensive walls. Religion, government, and writing also differed between the civilizations, though they shared similarities like brick construction and agricultural dependence.
Moving eBay’s Data Warehouse Over to Apache Spark – Spark as Core ETL Platfor...Databricks
How did eBay move their ETL computation from conventional RDBMS environment over to Spark? What did it take to go from a strategic vision to a viable solution? This paper will take you through a journey which lead to an implementation of a 1000+ node Spark Cluster running 10,000+ ETL jobs daily, all done in a span of less than 6 months, by a team with limited Spark experience. We will share the vision, technical architecture, critical Management decisions, Challenges and Road ahead. This will be a unique opportunity to look into this awesome Spark success story at eBay!
Presentation given at the Analytics Frontier in Charlotte on March 21. The presentation covers the opportunities and risks of AI and how consumers, businesses, society, and governments can mitigate these risks.
Ancient Egypt was the first country to be united under a single government and culture, establishing the concept of a nation-state. Its geography, isolated by deserts and waterways, helped foster a unified culture. The annual flooding of the Nile River allowed Egypt to develop a large, centralized population and surplus agriculture. This led to the rise of powerful pharaohs who ruled as divine kings and directed labor toward massive construction projects like the pyramids. The strict social hierarchy and religious beliefs centered on Ra and Osiris helped maintain political and social stability in Ancient Egypt.
The Mesolithic Age occurred between 10,000-8,000 BCE. During this time, humans moved out of caves and began building huts. They invented new stone tools like bows and arrows for hunting and boats for fishing. Humans also began domesticating wolves, which eventually became dogs. Societies grew larger and people started making pottery and jewelry. However, humans still maintained a nomadic lifestyle, hunting and gathering food and then migrating to new areas once resources were depleted.
Papyrus was used as a writing material in Ancient Egypt, made from pressed reeds. It was used for everyday writings as well as important documents placed in tombs. Museums would cut rolled papyri into sheets for easier storage and display. Papyri provide information about daily life in Egypt and their beliefs about the afterlife, often depicting gods, people, and symbols. Scenes from the Book of the Dead show funerary rituals and the deceased undertaking tasks in the afterlife.
The document provides background information on the early civilization of Mesopotamia, including Sumer, Akkadians, Babylonia, and Assyria. It discusses the geography and environment of the region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. It also summarizes key aspects of Sumerian culture such as the development of writing, legal codes, religion, science, and innovations that established Mesopotamia as the cradle of civilization.
The document discusses the Paleolithic Age from 2.6 million to 10,000 years ago, covering the Lower, Middle, and Upper Paleolithic eras. It examines the climatic conditions and ways of living during this period, including food and nutrition, shelter, tools, religion, beliefs, art, and music. The Paleolithic Age marked early human evolution and the development of stone tool technology.
This document introduces Couchbase, an open-source distributed operational database. It discusses how Couchbase provides scalability and high performance through its architecture which allows independent scaling of data, querying, and indexing workloads. It also highlights Couchbase capabilities like JSON document storage, N1QL querying, asynchronous writes, SDKs, full-text search, and cross data center replication. Examples of Couchbase uses at large companies like eBay are also presented.
Productionizing Machine Learning Pipelines with Databricks and Azure MLDatabricks
Deployment of modern machine learning applications can require a significant amount of time, resources, and experience to design and implement – thus introducing overhead for small-scale machine learning projects.
The document discusses the distinction between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods, also known as the Old and New Stone Ages. The Paleolithic period began around 2.6 million years ago with the advent of stone tools and lasted until around 10,000 BCE. It was characterized by nomadic hunter-gatherer societies using chipped stone tools. The Neolithic period began around 10,000 BCE and lasted until around 2,000 BCE, characterized by more settled agricultural societies using polished stone tools and domesticating plants and animals. Key differences included permanent dwellings, private property, more advanced tools and weapons, clothing, and the development of trade networks and organized religion/government in the Neolithic period.
A brief understanding into the ancient river valley civilisations and their modern day stories in understanding architecture, religion & design philosophy
This document discusses various types of megaliths, large prehistoric stone structures found across Europe. It describes dolmens, structures made of large upright stones supporting flat capstones, and mentions the Dolmen of Menga, one of the largest in Europe. It also discusses menhirs, single upright standing stones, and alignments of multiple menhirs. Some of the most famous alignments are located at Carnac, France, consisting of nearly 3,000 standing stones arranged in long rows. Megaliths such as Stonehenge and Avebury were built as circular arrangements of stones and may have served ceremonial purposes related to astronomy.
Mesopotamia, located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, was the site of the earliest civilization. Sumerian civilization arose there around 3000 BCE and was characterized by the growth of cities, specialized workers, writing in the form of cuneiform, and advanced technologies like the wheel, plow, and use of bronze. Sumerian cities were ruled by priests and kings and had complex social hierarchies. Though constantly at war, Sumerian achievements in law, literature, and science influenced later Mesopotamian civilizations like Babylon and Assyria. The Code of Hammurabi established early principles of retaliation, different treatment under the law, and government responsibility.
Ancient Egypt developed along the fertile banks of the Nile River from around 5000 BCE. The annual flooding of the Nile provided rich soil for agriculture and allowed Egyptians to develop irrigation canals to increase farmland. By 3000 BCE, towns and cities had emerged along the Nile, with Egypt becoming a core civilization in the Mediterranean region. The Old Kingdom period from 2660-2160 BCE saw the rise of a strong central government and construction of pyramids. The Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom periods saw further cultural and artistic advances as well as military expansion. Egyptian society was organized into a rigid class structure with some rights and roles for women. Egypt had a polytheistic religion and positive views of the afterlife
The document provides an overview of the ancient Mesopotamian civilization located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in modern-day Iraq. Key points include: the Sumerians established city-states around 3000 BC and developed writing, agriculture, and organized religion; cities were ruled independently but often in conflict over resources; the landscape comprised river basins that provided fertile soil for farming when flooded.
CAA2014 Community Archaeology and Technology: Create Once, Consume Anywhere: ...Nicole Beale
Michael Charno
Paper presented at Computer Applications in Archaeology Conference 2014, 22nd - 25th April 2014, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris as part of Session 12: Community Archaeology and Technology. Session organisers: Nicole Beale and Eleonora Gandolfi. Session blog: http://blog.soton.ac.uk/comarch/
The document discusses how W.G. Hoskins used aerial photography to study medieval rural settlements in England, noting that vertical photographs can be used to create accurate plans while oblique photographs provide perspective views to clarify sites, and that aerial photography allows visualization of archaeological features through crop marks, soil marks, and earthworks seen as shadow sites.
Social media for researchers workshop 071112Nicole Beale
This document summarizes a workshop on using social media for researchers. The workshop covered defining social media, why academics use social media, how social media can be used throughout the research cycle, popular social media tools and platforms, and strategic approaches to using social media. The workshop provided information on social media analytics, digital professionalism, and ethical considerations for researchers using social media. It also included interactive sessions to discuss applying social media concepts.
CAA2014 Community Archaeology and Technology: The ACCORD project: Archaeology...Nicole Beale
Stuart Jeffrey and Sian Jones
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The document discusses several lost civilizations including Atlantis and the Minoans. It suggests that the ancient Minoan civilization on the island of Crete may have inspired Plato's story of Atlantis. Archaeologists have discovered three large Minoan palaces on Crete dating back to around 1500 BC, including the largest palace of Knossos. The Minoan civilization mysteriously declined around 1500 BC, possibly due to a large volcanic eruption on the island of Thera (Santorini) that caused a tsunami and earthquakes. Archaeological evidence suggests this natural disaster may have destroyed the Minoan civilization on Crete.
CAA2014 Community Archaeology and Technology: Community archaeology and geoph...Nicole Beale
This document discusses the Sensing the Iron Age and Roman Past in Hertfordshire Project, which aimed to train community archaeologists in geophysical surveying techniques like magnetometry. The project partnered with various archaeological societies to survey several Iron Age and Roman sites in Hertfordshire, including Verulamium. Some key successes were the popular training course, effective surveys that added to knowledge of sites, and collaboration between groups. Ongoing goals include publishing survey results and conducting more site work. Challenges involve resources for precise georeferencing and logistics of multi-site surveys.
This slide deck was designed to accompany the Montpelier Archaeology Department's Crowdsourcing project at MicroPasts, which was designed to encourage the public to help data enter catalog sheets. It primarily focuses on nails, and how they inform the landscape changes at James Madison's home in Virginia.
Domestic archaeology examines how domestic spaces and living arrangements have changed over time as reflections of broader social changes. It can reveal how public and private spaces evolved, from medieval hall houses with communal living to modern homes with more private family spaces. While domestic architecture superficially changes slowly, the ways people live within homes can transform enormously in response to industrialization, urbanization, and evolving social norms. Houses are adapted over time to suit changing needs and lifestyles on both large and small scales. Examining old and new domestic structures provides clues about past societies and how living arrangements continually evolve.
An Archaeology of the East Midlands, Class 9. Radcliffe Autumn 2014Keith Challis
This document summarizes an archaeology class on the East Midlands region of England. The class covered how the region's history and cultural heritage have shaped its identity. It discussed defining characteristics of the East Midlands, reviewed key topics taught in the class on the region's prehistory and history, and assessed student learning outcomes. The class aimed to help students understand how archaeology can provide insight into the unique history and culture of the East Midlands.
This document summarizes a class about W.G. Hoskins and the English landscape. The class was divided into several sections: A Desirable Spot to Build Upon discussed the early industrial landscape and the impact of water power, steam power, and urbanization on the landscape. An Unexpected Corner examined Hoskins' views on different types of towns. Sixty Years On reviewed critiques of Hoskins' work and developments in urban archaeology. What did W.G. Hoskins Ever do for Us discussed Hoskins' contributions to landscape studies. The class included a field trip to examine landscape features and evidence of development.
CAA2014 Community Archaeology and Technology: Making community-driven, open s...Nicole Beale
Benjamin Ducke
Paper presented at Computer Applications in Archaeology Conference 2014, 22nd - 25th April 2014, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris as part of Session 12: Community Archaeology and Technology. Session organisers: Nicole Beale and Eleonora Gandolfi. Session blog: http://blog.soton.ac.uk/comarch/
This document outlines research questions about the enslaved landscape at St. Mary's Manor in Maryland from 1774 to around 1900. It discusses the ownership and development of the property over time by the Mackall, Brome, and Ashcom families and how the landscape changed with slave quarters, agricultural areas, and other buildings being constructed or moved. The document poses questions about how these changes affected the enslaved community on the plantation and their social status, and how the landscape shifted with emancipation after the Civil War.
An Archaeology of the East Midlands: Class 2. Radcliffe Autumn 2014Keith Challis
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Archaeology involves carefully digging up and studying artifacts and remains to piece together clues about past civilizations. Over time, soil erosion and other natural and human processes have buried evidence of ancient human activity deeper underground. By combining small finds with other evidence, archaeologists work to solve the puzzle of past human life, though their work preserves only a fraction of what once existed.
The document discusses the United Irishmen rebellion from the late 18th century. It summarizes the key events leading up to the rebellion including the American and French Revolutions. It then describes the two failed French invasions of Ireland in 1796 and 1798 aimed at supporting the United Irishmen. Both attempts resulted in battles between the French and British navies in Bantry Bay, Ireland. The document concludes by noting that rebellions often occur in response to tyrannical powers.
CAA2014 Community Archaeology and Technology: Developing 'Crowd and Communit...Nicole Beale
Chiara Bonacchi, Daniel Pett, Andrew Bevan and Adi Keinan-Schoonbaert
Paper presented at Computer Applications in Archaeology Conference 2014, 22nd - 25th April 2014, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris as part of Session 12: Community Archaeology and Technology. Session organisers: Nicole Beale and Eleonora Gandolfi. Session blog: http://blog.soton.ac.uk/comarch/
Archaeology of the East Midlands: Class 3. Radcliffe Autumn 2014Keith Challis
This document discusses an archaeology class on cultural transitions in the East Midlands from the Iron Age to the Dark Ages. The class covers the Late Iron Age landscape and society; the brief Roman occupation and influence; and the debate around whether the early post-Roman period represented a "Dark Age" or continuation of the Iron Age. Key points include the continuity of settlement patterns between these periods, the impact of Roman rule and decline, and the origins and material culture of Anglo-Saxon communities in England. Geophysical survey techniques like lidar, magnetometry, and ground-penetrating radar are also introduced for non-invasive archaeological prospection.
The document discusses Hadza forager women in Tanzania and their subsistence patterns of food collecting. It explains that foraging, also called hunting and gathering, was the dominant human subsistence strategy for most of our history. Foragers live in small, mobile groups at low population densities in order to sustainably collect wild foods from their environment based on its carrying capacity. While foraging is now a minority subsistence practice, examples are given of historically known foragers like the Ju/’hoansi in southern Africa and the Inuit in Arctic regions who have adapted their strategies based on environmental conditions.
The MSU Campus Archaeology Program: Community Engagement, Community EducationTerry Brock
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This document discusses different perspectives on digital humanities. It partitions digital humanities into four areas: traditional scholarship about digital things, data analysis using digital tools, data representation using digital tools, and making digital tools. Each area is then briefly described, with examples provided. The document also discusses how digital tools and techniques are being applied in humanities research processes and outputs.
From digital to social collections. A short story of collections online.Elena Lagoudi
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This document provides an agenda and overview for a workshop on digital scholarship at the British Library. The workshop aims to define digital scholarship, explore how digital technologies are reshaping research, and discuss some key concepts like text mining, data visualization, georeferencing, crowdsourcing, and collaboration. The agenda includes introductions, defining digital scholarship, discussions of specific techniques behind common buzzwords, a group activity, and planning next steps. Examples of digital scholarship projects involving the British Library are also presented.
This document discusses four trends accelerating change in U.S. museums in 2016: indoor navigation, new technologies like 360 video and VR/AR/MR, external pressure from grassroots initiatives, and internal pressure to undergo digital transformation. It provides examples of how museums are implementing indoor navigation apps, using new technologies to enhance visitor experiences, and responding to activist campaigns. It also examines how museums are shifting to network organizational models and the challenges of building a digital culture within institutions.
Keynote address for the cultural heritage hackathon Coding da Vinci Schleswig-Holstein, 11 June 2021
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This document discusses the context and structure of cultural heritage knowledge shared on social media and Wikipedia. It analyzes how "Roman archaeology" information was shared in 2011 versus 2014, noting increased tracking online. It performs network and centrality analyses of the Wikipedia page structure, finding categories and quality pages often ranked highly. It argues academics should surface high-quality work on Wikipedia to shape understanding, become key sources, and advocate for valid information on problematic pages. Shouting into social media preaches mainly to the choir; focusing contributions on Wikipedia could have more impact on shaping wider cultural heritage knowledge.
The document provides an overview of digital research at the British Library. It discusses how digital tools and large datasets are transforming research in the humanities and social sciences. Key points include:
- Tools like Google Ngram Viewer and text analysis allow researchers to analyze millions of digitized texts and better understand cultural trends over time.
- Projects like "Reading the Riots" use social media data and computational methods to analyze the spread of information during times of crisis.
- Quantitative analysis of digitized books and newspapers enables new perspectives on a large scale not previously possible.
- The digital humanities represents a shift in how interdisciplinary collaboration and computer-assisted methods are used in research.
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The document discusses the British Library's efforts to promote digital creativity and scholarship through various programs and projects. It summarizes some of the Library's digital collections and initiatives to support digital scholars. It also highlights several competitions run by the Library called Off the Map that challenged students to create interactive works using the Library's digital collections as inspiration, with many of the winning entries being games or interactive stories.
Digital humanities tools and techniques like visualization can provide new ways of doing research and generating insights. Visualization allows researchers to notice historical relations and ask new questions that may have otherwise gone unnoticed. It also allows testing of stories and narratives about the past. Examples of digital humanities projects that combine text and 3D models were presented to help integrate different forms of evidence. Issues discussed included how to represent cultural knowledge and inhabitants' points of view, how to convey the meanings and significance of cultural artifacts, and how to evaluate whether digital projects truly support learning about the past.
This document provides an overview of digital humanities and discusses some key topics in the field. It summarizes that digital humanities explores how new technologies can be used to study the humanities in new ways, bringing both opportunities and challenges. Some areas of debate discussed include whether digital humanities is a tool or transforms humanities work, the role of quantitative analysis, and how critical approaches fit within digital humanities. Examples are given of digital projects exploring manuscripts, text analysis, and maps.
Digital Transformations: keynote talk to Listening Experience Database Sympos...Andrew Prescott
Discussion of AHRC Digital Transformations theme, followed by discussion of nature of digital disruption and change. Examples of transformative projects involving use of sound, as part of symposium organised by the Listening Experience Database: http://led.kmi.open.ac.uk
The document discusses various projects at the British Library that involve playing and making, including games and digital experiences created using the Library's collections. It summarizes several competitions and projects that engaged students and the public, such as the Off the Map competition, Playing Beowulf project, Litcraft, Ambient Literature, and Poetic Places. International Games Week and AdventureX are also mentioned as events focused on narrative games.
This document discusses the purpose and value of digitizing cultural heritage materials like manuscripts and artifacts. It provides examples of how digitization has allowed new ways of exploring objects through different lighting and imaging techniques. However, it also notes critiques that digitization can reinforce the prominence of only certain culturally significant works, and that access to digital surrogates is often too restricted. The document argues that for digitization to achieve its potential, digital images and data need to be shared openly across platforms in order to be analyzed and engaged with in new ways. Restricting access and only providing single, controlled views of objects limits this.
Panel at AAM2013 regarding evaluating the effectiveness of mobile apps in museums. This slide deck represents the opening presentation, introducing the speakers, my company's research into real space social engagement, and the criteria for evaluating success that our panel identified.
Other presentations in this session:
http://www.slideshare.net/LoicT/120520-loic-aam-apps-effective-ss-22423632
http://www.slideshare.net/nancyproctor/evaluating-mobile-success-for-aam2013
This document provides an overview of the daily responsibilities and tasks of a digital wizard who maintains a search engine and database for archaeological finds. The digital wizard cleans data, maintains system uptime, writes and optimizes code, answers public queries, and performs many other roles to keep the technology up-to-date on a limited budget. Traffic to the database website has grown significantly since 2006. The digital wizard develops code locally and on GitHub before deployment, and works to continuously improve features and integrate new data sources.
Presentation for Linked Ancient World Data Institutedejp3
The document discusses linking portable antiquities data to other resources using semantic web technologies. It describes work done to link finds data to places in Pleiades and people in Nomisma using RDFa. It also discusses extracting entities from text using OpenCalais and mapping data to ontologies like CIDOC-CRM. Challenges around implementation include knowledge, resources, and choosing appropriate ontologies. The presentation provides examples of how the data has been enriched by linking to resources like Wikipedia, Geonames, and DBPedia.
Sisyphus and the troll on the gate ofthe digital dividedejp3
The document discusses barriers to participation with the Portable Antiquities Scheme online database. It notes that while the database has grown significantly since 2001 and has over 750,000 objects recorded, a significant portion of the population still does not use the internet, most being over 65, disadvantaged, or on low incomes. Barriers exist both for producers of digital content, such as lack of funding, resources, and IT skills, and for consumers, such as poor usability, lack of skills, and slow internet access. The presenter emphasizes that producing digital content is an ongoing challenge requiring constant updating and that not all audiences can be pleased.
This document discusses strategies for increasing access to numismatic data and knowledge. It proposes developing a standardized format (NUDS) for recording coin data, creating a coin database that links to other resources, and optimizing search visibility and user experience through features like dropdown menus and linked data. The goal is to more widely distribute numismatic information and engage the public in contributing data to help research.
This presentation was given at the GLAM wiki conference held at the British Museum on the 27 - 28th November 2010. Some slides have been removed due to the image rights belonging to the finder of the Crosby Garrett Helemt.
W3G conference: Geodata at the British Museumdejp3
The British Museum uses geodata from the Portable Antiquities Scheme to enhance archaeological records. The Scheme has recorded over 640,000 objects found by 17,900 contributors, with 400,000 finds given geo-referenced locations. Spatial data is important for context and provenance without which museums cannot acquire objects. The Museum integrates old maps and obtains additional geodata by querying Flickr and other sources to provide more information about discovery locations.
MCG Spring meeting presentation: The Staffordshire Hoarddejp3
The Staffordshire Hoard was uncovered in July 2009 and was launched publicly on the 24th September with a hastily assembled website. This paper tells the story.
The document discusses using third party data sources and linking data to enrich information from various cultural institutions like museums and archives. It questions whether having many Twitter followers necessarily indicates high quality content or a broad geographic reach, noting the statistics can be flawed by cross-following. Extracting information from news articles and parliamentary records was also mentioned as a way to reuse cultural data.
The document discusses the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), which records archaeological objects found by the public in England and Wales. It notes that over 449,359 objects have been recorded online in the PAS database over the past 7 years. It also describes ongoing research projects, a new database built in-house, and new functions that pull and link data from other sources to enhance the PAS records. The document demonstrates some of the new database's mapping and visualization capabilities. It concludes by announcing a new website launching in April at www.finds.org.uk.
The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) database records archaeological objects found by the public in England and Wales. It contains over 400,000 records after just 7 years. The PAS database is freely available online and is used extensively by both professional researchers and the general public, receiving millions of online visitors each year. However, the PAS is continuing to develop the database further by enhancing the data, improving mapping functions, and enabling additional crowdsourced contributions to disseminate archaeological knowledge as widely as possible.
The document discusses the Portable Antiquities Scheme, which operates the largest archaeological database in the world containing records of over 480,000 objects found by the public in England and Wales. It provides an overview of the Scheme's importance in research, its transition to a centralized online database system, and examples of how the data is being reused and mashed up with other datasets through open APIs to create new opportunities for research and public engagement.
The document provides an overview and status update of the Project Beowulf database. It discusses what has been completed, including building a content management system, integrating sites, and developing search, numismatic, and reference interfaces. It also outlines what remains to be done, such as finishing image and data management, installing on new servers, and beta testing. The database was built using open source LAMP stack and integrates third party data sources and services.
The document discusses using data from the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) to analyze the distribution of Roman coins across Britain. It notes that the PAS database contains over 58,000 Roman coins and allows analyzing the national distribution of coins across more than 2,850 parishes. Compared to previous research focusing on excavated urban sites, the PAS data reveals over 400 new essentially rural sites discovered through metal detecting that have yielded more than 20 Roman coins. Regional analysis of coin distribution is demonstrated for Lincolnshire, and one site discussed in more detail is Piercebridge which has yielded over 100 datable coins.
The Portable Antiquities Scheme records archaeological objects found by the public in England and Wales. It has created the largest archaeological database online with over 338,000 records and images. The Scheme works with metal detectorists and the public to record finds that would otherwise be lost. It provides valuable data for research and heritage protection.
The document discusses eight groups of Roman coins called radiates from 27 BC to AD 330. Key points include:
1) Radiate bust coins were first introduced by Emperor Caracalla in AD 211-217 to represent the sun god Sol.
2) Silver radiates circulated from AD 238-260 during the decline of the Roman Empire. The coins of Gallienus and his family from AD 260-268 are the most commonly found radiates.
3) Usurpers in Gaul issued radiate coins under the Gallic Empire from AD 260-274, including Postumus and the Tetrici brothers. These issues were often more silver than contemporary Roman coins.
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Main Java[All of the Base Concepts}.docxadhitya5119
This is part 1 of my Java Learning Journey. This Contains Custom methods, classes, constructors, packages, multithreading , try- catch block, finally block and more.
This presentation was provided by Steph Pollock of The American Psychological Association’s Journals Program, and Damita Snow, of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), for the initial session of NISO's 2024 Training Series "DEIA in the Scholarly Landscape." Session One: 'Setting Expectations: a DEIA Primer,' was held June 6, 2024.
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How to Build a Module in Odoo 17 Using the Scaffold MethodCeline George
Odoo provides an option for creating a module by using a single line command. By using this command the user can make a whole structure of a module. It is very easy for a beginner to make a module. There is no need to make each file manually. This slide will show how to create a module using the scaffold method.
How to Setup Warehouse & Location in Odoo 17 InventoryCeline George
In this slide, we'll explore how to set up warehouses and locations in Odoo 17 Inventory. This will help us manage our stock effectively, track inventory levels, and streamline warehouse operations.
A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 42001, and GDPR: Best Practices for Implementation and...PECB
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How to Manage Your Lost Opportunities in Odoo 17 CRMCeline George
Odoo 17 CRM allows us to track why we lose sales opportunities with "Lost Reasons." This helps analyze our sales process and identify areas for improvement. Here's how to configure lost reasons in Odoo 17 CRM
5. Recent statements
"The future has to be, without question, the museum as a publisher and
broadcaster"
Neil MacGregor (Director of the British Museum)
"The challenge is, to what extent do we remain authors, and in what sense do
we become publishers providing a platform for international conversations?
I am certain that in the next 10 to 15 years, there will be a limited number of
people working in galleries, and more effectively working as commissioning
editors working on material online.”
Nicholas Serota (Director of the Tate)