Digital Archaeological Heritage [antikvár]

Digital archaeological heritage: an introductionA call to action for Europe's archaeology was set out In the Amersfoort Agenda (Schut et al. 2015). It identifies digital technologies and the expanding phenomenon of online and social media as fundamental aspects of the future of archaeological endeavour through Its three key agenda Items:Use emerging digital technologies to share, connect and provide access to archaeological Information; this will require improved collaboration and the development of (and participation In) European networksEncourage cooperation with other disciplines and share data In order to create a shared benefitAim for the greatest possible access to digital archaeological resources for various user groups and exploit digital databases to their full potential, including uses for the greater public.The 17"^ EAC Symposium (Europae Archaeologlae Consilium) In Brighton was convened under a concept note that recognised that 'Digital technologies are developing at an unprecedented speed. As they do, they are opening up many new possibilities for the conduct and presentation of archaeological research and Investigation. The digital realm Is one which knows few borders and so the sharing of understanding about these new methods, techniques and possibilities across Europe Is extremely valuable'.The Brighton Symposium was held over one and a half days (17-18 March 2016) and consisted of three presentation sessions, followed by discussions that included questions and comments from the floor. The presentations were aimed at one of the three broad themes of the symposium although, In actuality, a number of the presenters raised topics that spanned more than one theme. The three general themes were:Session 1. Measuring and sensingThe aim of this session was to explore developments In how we perceive, Identify and characterise archaeological landscapes, sites and artefacts. It Is clear that our capacity to use ever-growing processing power to visualise archaeology has developed dramatically over the last 20 years. Tools such as geophysics and GIS have led directly to wonderful new discoveries even on very well-studied sites, and will likely continue to do so. The papers presented In this session explored the latest developments in high-resolution remote sensing for mapping and analysis of buried archaeological and wider topographic landscape, to state-of-the-art laser scanning survey of sites and buildings deemed of national and international Importance.Session 2. Data to knowledgeInformation technology continues to unlock new ways that we can create information from raw data. In the computer sciences, and In related heritage work, researchers are exploring the best ways that some of that Information