Skills For Culture: A Methodology for Community-Oriented Digital Archaeology Projects

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Archaeological Futures through a Virtual Past" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

African Digital Heritage (ADH) is a Nairobi-based nonprofit organization working to encourage a more critical, holistic, and knowledge-based approach to digital solutions within African heritage. Through this, we hope to cement the place of African culture in an era of rapidly changing technologies and endless frontiers. Our focus areas are digitization, innovation, research, and capacity building. This poster will present our pedagogical framework for immersive digital projects that work with archaeological data and the communities that inhabit these cultural landscapes. Our emerging curriculum is based on “Skills for Culture.” “Skills for Culture” is a series of educational programs specially curated over the past four years for cultural heritage practitioners working at community level. It is informed by workshops, research, and evaluation and provides a step-by-step guide for practitioners looking to improve their programs, with insights from fellow community-based cultural heritage experts. While ADH is based in Kenya, we firmly believe that our methodology holds broader applicability for archaeological projects endeavoring to incorporate innovative technologies in a conscientious manner. Our poster presentation seeks to foster a meaningful dialogue with fellow presenters, offering an opportunity for knowledge exchange and mutual enrichment.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Archaeological Futures through a Virtual Past   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 39477.0