Digital Archaeology: Telling the Stories of the Past Using Technology of the Future

Summary

New digital technologies have been slow to be adopted by the archaeological field. While archaeologists are encouraged to undertake public education and outreach, we haven't yet fully embraced the immersive visual & interactive online tools available to us. Traditional means of publishing no longer suffices as a strategy for long-term preservation of our field. While young professional archaeologists are attempting to bridge this gap by providing first hand visual data from the field, it isn't effective unless the field wholly embraces this process. Scholars are often challenged by the engaging stories of treasure hunters and amateur archaeologists because these groups have embraced an aggressive digital presence to meet the public on their level of understanding and accessibility. In a world where scientific funding sources are drying up and becoming increasingly competitive, the field needs to utilize these technologies if we hope to continually educate the public on sustainable archaeological practices. 

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Setbacks and Solutions Within Archaeology   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2017

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