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Digital Heritage and Archaeology in Practice

Name: Digital Heritage and Archaeology in Practice
Author: Ethan Watrall
ISBN: 9780813069302

Data, Ethics, and Professionalism

Edited by Ethan Watrall and Lynne Goldstein

Published by: University Press of Florida

Exploring the use of digital methods in heritage studies and archaeological researchThe two volumes of Digital Heritage and Archaeology in Practice bring together archaeologists and heritage professionals...

338 Pages6.13 × 9.2560 b/w illustrations, 5 tables, notes, bibliography, index

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Exploring the use of digital methods in heritage studies and archaeological research

The two volumes of Digital Heritage and Archaeology in Practice bring together archaeologists and heritage professionals from private, public, and academic sectors to discuss practical applications of digital and computational approaches to the field. Contributors thoughtfully explore the diverse and exciting ways in which digital methods are being deployed in archaeological interpretation and analysis, museum collections and archives, and community engagement, as well as the unique challenges that these approaches bring.

In this volume, essays address methods for preparing and analyzing archaeological data, focusing on preregistration of research design and 3D digital topography. Next, contributors use specific case studies to discuss data structuring, with an emphasis on creating and maintaining large data sets and working with legacy data. Finally, the volume offers insights into ethics and professionalism, including topics such as access to data, transparency and openness, scientific reproducibility, open-access heritage resources, Indigenous sovereignty, structural racial inequalities, and machine learning.

Digital Heritage and Archaeology in Practice highlights the importance of community, generosity, and openness in the use of digital tools and technologies. Providing a purposeful counterweight to the idea that digital archaeology requires expensive infrastructure, proprietary software, complicated processes, and opaque workflows, these volumes privilege perspectives that embrace straightforward and transparent approaches as models for the future.

Ethan Watrall is associate professor of anthropology, director of the Cultural Heritage Informatics Initiative, and director of the Digital Heritage Imaging and Innovation Lab at Michigan State University. Lynne Goldstein is professor emerita of anthropology and founding director of the Campus Archaeology Program at Michigan State University. She is the coauthor of Aztalan: Mysteries of an Ancient Indian Town. Goldstein is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for American Archaeology.

“Expertly surveys the rapidly expanding terrain of digital heritage studies in ways that will appeal to both newcomers and experts. The chapters skillfully weave together methodological experimentation, pedagogical innovation, and ethical responsibility.”—Edward González-Tennant, author of The Rosewood Massacre: An Archaeology and History of Intersectional Violence
“Champions diversity in the voices it brings to the table. Should be core reading material for any and all digital heritage and archaeology programs.”—Catriona Cooper, Royal Holloway, University of London

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Introduction. Digital Methods, Data, and Ethics; Framing a More Thoughtfully Open, Public, and Generous Approach to Digital Heritage and Archaeology
Ethan Watrall and Lynne Goldstein

Part 1. Digital Methods and Computational Approaches for Archaeological Analysis and Interpretation

Chapter 1. Introducing Preregistration of Research Design to Archaeology
Shawn A. Ross and Brian Ballsun-Stanton

Chapter 2. Engaging with Landscape Topography: Visualization, Depiction, and Interpretation in (Digital) Reality
Rachel Opitz

Part 2. Working with Digital Data in Heritage and Archaeology

Chapter 3. Narrating Transitions and Transformations in Cultural Heritage Digital Workflows Using a JSON-Encoded Dataset of Roman Amphitheaters
Sebastian Heath

Chapter 4. Practical Approaches to Managing Messy Data in Archaeology
Jolene Smith

Chapter 5. Approaches to Research Data Infrastructure for Archaeological Science
Phillip I. Buckland and Mattias Sjölander

Chapter 6. Emergent Archaeological Realities and Reusable Datasets: What Is the Priority?
Adela Sobotkova and Petra Hermankova

Chapter 7. Lydian Legacies: Hybrid Approaches to Data Management and Publication at the Archaeological Exploration of Sardis
Theresa Huntsman

Part 3. Engaging with Ethics and Professional Issues in Digital Heritage and Archaeology

Chapter 8. Technological Challenges to Practicing 3D Ethics in Archaeology
Heather Richards-Rissetto

Chapter 9. How to Align Disciplinary Ideals with Actual Practices: Transparency and Openness in Archaeological Science
Ben Marwick and Li-Ying Wang

Chapter 10. Theorizing the Archive and Ethics of Open Access Archaeology
Carrie C. Heitman

Chapter 11. Postcolonial and Indigenous Perspectives in Digital Archaeology
Neha Gupta, Ramona Nicholas, and Susan Blair

Chapter 12. Archaeological Practice and Digital Automation
Jeremy Huggett

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