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Mobilizing the Past is a collection of 20 articles that explore the use and impact of mobile digital technology in archaeological field practice. The detailed case studies present in this volume range from drones in the Andes to iPads at Pompeii, digital workflows in the American Southwest, and examples of how bespoke, DIY, and commercial software provide solutions and craft novel challenges for field archaeologists. The range of projects and contexts ensures that Mobilizing the Past for a Digital Future is far more than a state-of-the-field manual or technical handbook. Instead, the contributors embrace the growing spirit of critique present in digital archaeology. This critical edge, backed by real projects, systems, and experiences, gives the book lasting value as both a glimpse into present practices as well as the anxieties and enthusiasm associated with the most recent generation of mobile digital tools. This book emerged from a workshop funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities held in 2015 at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. The workshop brought together over 20 leading practitioners of digital archaeology in the U.S. for a weekend of conversation. The papers in this volume reflect the discussions at this workshop with significant additional content. Starting with an expansive introduction and concluding with a series of reflective papers, this volume illustrates how tablets, connectivity, sophisticated software, and powerful computers have transformed field practices and offer potential for a radically transformed discipline.
ISBN
For paper: The Digital Press at the University of North Dakota. ISBN-13: 978-0692790137 | ISBN-10: 0692790136
Publication Date
10-1-2016
Publisher
The Digital Press @ University of North Dakota
City
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Keywords
archaeology, digital archaeology, archaeological theory, archaeological method, digital humanities, mobile computing, tablet computing, iPad, data recording, digital culture, paperless archaeology, born-digital data
Disciplines
Classical Archaeology and Art History
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Averett, Erin Walcek; Gordon, Jody Michael; and Counts, Derek B., "Mobilizing the Past for a Digital Future : The Potential of Digital Archaeology" (2016). Mobilizing the Past. 1.
https://dc.uwm.edu/arthist_mobilizingthepast/1