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Sapienza University of Rome

Recovering the Humankind's Past and Saving the Universal Heritage

Archaeology is, among human sciences, the discipline with the strongest importance for the rediscovery, but also for the preservation and protection of cultural heritage, as Humankind’s universal patrimony. You will be introduced to the way we ourselves reflect on and are engaged with the study of human past: from the practical and material recovery of ancient traces in the field to the study and interpretation. On the other hand, the discovery of human past implies the correct conservation and presentation for both experts and general public: the study and protection of the past we share every day prevent from any possible destruction, misuse, abuse and thus cancellation of human memory. “Recovering the Humankind's Past and Saving the Universal Heritage” presents to a large public Archaeology as a historical discipline: through an inter-disciplinary perspective you will follow the evolution and change of archaeology to the moment when natural sciences contributed to make the historical reconstructions scientifically sound; the aid of informatics and of virtual reconstructions gives new fascination to the already strong suggestion of Archaeology, as the discipline of discovery par excellence. Within this frame, Ebla, which is the glory of the Sapienza school of Oriental archaeology, will have an exemplary meaning in the course development as a long lasting experience on the field and an excellent example of the scientific results of combined researches and disciplines. Moreover, the course will focus on actual, innovative instruments to preserve, monitor and give value to cultural heritage through a multidisciplinary approach, based on a deep archaeological and historical knowledge but also on ICT technologies. The wide adoption of ICT technologies in our daily life is also impacting in the way in which we interact with our cultural heritage in particular in terms of preservation and dissemination of cultural objects. In this course you will learn the basic techniques to digitize cultural objects and obtain 3D digital copies of a physical objects such as statues, vases or archaeological sites. We will also discuss how to structure the raw data in order to facilitate and make effective the access to digital contents. In particular, we will present the European Data Model, a framework for collecting, connecting and enriching data on cultural objects provided by a number of museum, archives, sites and libraries in Europe.

Status: Scientific Methods
Status: Anthropology
Course13 hours

Featured reviews

RR

5.0Reviewed Feb 12, 2019

It is beneficiary for both excavation and preserving the heritage related artifects.

SJ

4.0Reviewed Jan 2, 2024

It covers general theory and insights of digital archaeology.

JE

5.0Reviewed May 26, 2018

Excellent course material. Very Interesting and easy to follow.

EH

4.0Reviewed Jun 25, 2017

Its a good course, i got to learn many things,, i really liked the technology part. 4 star because, the course was not upto the mark of what i expected

RK

4.0Reviewed Apr 18, 2017

Very interesting course. The virtual reconstruction work was new.

MO

5.0Reviewed Oct 9, 2021

What an excellent course that nourishes a beginner with well defined knowledge to love the course!

EP

5.0Reviewed May 13, 2024

I learned so much from this course. Highly recommend for undergraduate archeology students or anyone who is simply interested in archaeology.

VN

5.0Reviewed Dec 20, 2024

I enjoy this course because I can easily keep up with all of the course material because of the lecturer's good explanations. Thank you so much for making this course! I love it

HV

5.0Reviewed Apr 16, 2022

It was excellent and recommended to all those who have studied in the fields related to this course.

GG

4.0Reviewed Mar 17, 2021

I like this course a lot. It provides basic knowledge for understanding archaeology and the attitude towards history. Though some parts could be improved, I advice focusing on the content.

EP

4.0Reviewed Jan 27, 2023

Loved the information! A little dry but he knows his stuff, thank you everyone!

AI

5.0Reviewed Sep 2, 2018

it is really useful and amazing , I enjoyed this course so much

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