Category Archives: heritage management

Reflections on the EAA 2013 Roundtable on “Ephemeral Landscapes”

In September, the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) held its meetings in Pilsen, Czech Republic.  I attended this meeting, and participated in a roundtable on ‘Ephemeral Landscapes,’ organized by Martijn vanLeusen, Andrew Bevan, Kayt Armstrong, and Wieke deNeef.  The workshop … Continue reading
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Lord Ashley Excavation Blog

The Lord Ashley site is currently undergoing excavation by the College of Charleston and Charleston Museum.  Excavation blog just went up.  The Lord Ashley site is a 17th century settlement/trading post, established by Lord Ashley – one of the original … Continue reading

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Managing Archaeological Data in the Digital Age: Best Practices and Realities

Reblogged from The Archaeology of the Mediterranean World: This past week, Deb Brown, who co-organized our panel at the Archaeological Institute of America’s annual meeting made the talks available on the YouTubes. All the papers were very solid on this … Continue reading
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Arches: Heritage Inventory & Management System

Arches is an open-source, web-based, geospatial information system for cultural heritage inventory and management. Purpose-built for the international cultural heritage field, Arches is designed to record all types of immovable heritage, including archaeological sites, buildings and other historic structures, landscapes, … Continue reading
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