Full Description
In late August 2015, international media outlets and cultural institutions reported that the Islamic State beheaded the Syrian scholar Khaled al Asaad and destroyed the 1st-century CE Temple of Bel in Palmyra, Syria. The world was horrorstruck. Apart from the human tragedy, archaeologists and the international communities were shocked by the wanton destruction of ancient remains that had survived for millennia. However, warfare and ideological destruction contribute just a fraction of the ongoing devastation of our forebears' traces. This book brings attention to the magnitude of the silent loss of cultural heritage occurring worldwide and the even more insidious loss of knowledge due to the lack of publication and preservation of original data, notes, plans, and photographs of excavated archaeological sites. Highlighting a growing sense of urgency to intervene in whatever way possible, this book provides readers with a non-technical overview of how archaeologists and other stakeholders are increasingly turning to digital methods to mitigate some of the threats to at-risk cultural heritage. This volume is a gateway to enhancing the scale and reach of capturing, analyzing, managing, curating, and disseminating cultural heritage knowledge in sustainable ways and promoting collaboration among scholars and stakeholder communities.
Contents
Preface
Introduction - A Sense of Urgency
Chapter 1 - At-Risk Cultural Heritage, Open Communication, and Stealth Archaeology
Chapter 2 - Global Heritage, Knowledge Provenance, and Digital Preservation: Defining A Critical Approach
Chapter 3 - Resolving Analog and Digital Records in Cultural Heritage Sites in Mexico: The Case of Cempoala
Chapter 4 - From the Field to the CAVE: a Workflow for Collecting, Storing, and Sharing Archaeological Data
Chapter 5 - A Diversified Approach to Earthen Architecture Conservation: Implementing Digital Monitoring and Spatial Analysis at Çatalhöyük
Chapter 6 - Ancient Egyptian Coffins in 3D: Digital Analysis, Visualization, and Dissemination
Chapter 7 - The Digital Context of At-Risk Textual Archives
Chapter 8 - CAVEkiosk: Cultural Heritage Visualization and Dissemination
Chapter 9 - Data as At-Risk Cultural Heritage: The Dig Data Publication Initiative
Chapter 10 - At-Risk Worldwide: Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Digital Data
Chapter 11 - CollectionSpace at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology: A Strategic Information Platform
