Theme:
2. Archaeological Sciences, Humanities and the Digital era: Bridging the Gaps
Title:
Digital Approaches in Textile Archaeology from the Field to the Museum
Content:
Organised by the EAA Community for Textile Archaeology and Conservation, the proposed workshop focuses on digital approaches in imaging, documenting, analysing, curating and digital reconstruction of archaeological textiles. Some advances in the field of computer sciences which have contributed to a boost in cultural heritage research represented by regular conferences such as Archiving, are only beginning to make their way into textile studies. Archaeological textile research takes place in different contexts: studying textiles in the field is often vastly different from a museum, and our practices need to answer different challenges. Harnessing the power of digital tools, this workshop will help in formulating different strategies for better and more sustainable quality research in all settings. The workshop thus aims to explore new technologies, strategies, policies, as well as methodologies through collecting examples of good practice. The workshop goal is to bridge the gaps in current practices by adopting, whenever possible, standardised protocols and by adhering to the international standards of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) International Committee for Documentation Conceptual Reference Model. These practices should respect the current norms in Digital Humanities regarding data standards, data management and FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) principles.
The workshop will include mini-talks on case studies divided into three main themes:
1. Archaeological textile documentation: including developing protocols for quick documentation using digital tools when time is of the essence; portable microscopy; 3D scanning; computed tomography scanning; multispectral imaging; Reflectance Transformation Imaging; and other techniques;
2. Archaeological textile and textile tool databases;
3. Digital reconstruction of archaeological textiles.
The final session will involve working groups consisting of diverse representatives in the field of textile research and conservation, which will address specific questions, followed by a discussion of recommendations presented by each group and further planning of ComTex activities.
Keywords:
Archaeological Textiles, Documentation, Digital, Database, Reconstruction, Imaging
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Session associated with CAA:
no
Session associated with DGUF:
no
Session associated with other:
EAA community for Textile Archaeology and Conservation (ComTex)
Main organiser:
Margarita Gleba (Italy) 1
Co-organisers:
Elsa Yvanez (Denmark) 2
Islam Shaheen (Italy) 3
Hana Lukesova (Norway) 4
Affiliations:
1. University of Padua
2. University of Copenhagen
3. Sapienza University of Rome
4. University of Bergen
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