Day of Archaeology: Large-scale Collaborative Digital Archaeology
Author(s): Matt Law; Andrew Dufton; Stu Eve; Tom Goskar; Patrick Hadley; Jess Ogden; Daniel Pett; Lorna J Richardson
Year: 2013
Summary
Day of Archaeology (http://www.dayofarchaeology.com) is an annual event which offers a view of the working day of archaeologists worldwide, and answers the question "what do archaeologists do?" On the first event, on July 29th 2011, over 400 people working, studying or volunteering in archaeology contributed blog posts describing their day. The published text is not scripted by the organisers, and only minimally edited. The resulting website presents a behind-the-scenes view of archaeology that incorporates not only the exciting discoveries often showcased in public archaeology, but also everyday details of archaeological work. This paper presents details of the project, how it was organised and who participated, as well as critical reflections on how the project has engaged with different audiences.
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Day of Archaeology: Large-scale Collaborative Digital Archaeology. Matt Law, Andrew Dufton, Stu Eve, Tom Goskar, Patrick Hadley, Jess Ogden, Daniel Pett, Lorna J Richardson. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Leicester, England, U.K. 2013 ( tDAR id: 428323)
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Keywords
General
Blogging
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Day of Archaeology
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digital archaeology
Geographic Keywords
United Kingdom
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Western Europe
Spatial Coverage
min long: -8.158; min lat: 49.955 ; max long: 1.749; max lat: 60.722 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 307