by alexparsons | Aug 31, 2016 | Institute News & Updates, Institute Project
It’s been a little over a week now since the Institute ended. The second meeting was very different from the first because we were all working on our projects while we were in Michigan. We had informative lectures in the morning about a variety of topics then...
by nancy.hoffman | Aug 30, 2016 | Institute Project
Wrapping up the details for publication of my data in Open Context and pulling together the interpretive content to demonstrate the value of that data occupied most of my thoughts, if not most of my time, over the summer. Negotiating with Minnesota Historical Society...
by ksampec | Aug 30, 2016 | Example Projects, Institute Project
I am experiencing a bit of a philosophical conundrum. How can something end, when it feels like it is just the beginning? In my case, I started, then I stopped, then I started again. And now it’s over, but I am going. The conundrum deepens, as I have a launchless...
by apeles | Aug 29, 2016 | Institute Project, Updates
With the culmination of our year of digital archaeology, what have I ended up with? To recap my original goals: digital reconstruction of Natchez interactive console choose-your-own-adventure website I have ended with two out of four of my goals. Most of my time...
by Katherine Cook | Aug 29, 2016 | Institute Project, Updates
The Monumental Archive Project launched officially last week as the culmination of the Digital Archaeology Institute at Michigan State University. One year ago, almost to the day, I penned the first MAP blog (and in fact, one of my first blogs ever). One Heritage Jam...
by brightlisa | Aug 29, 2016 | Institute Project
Last Saturday Katy & I officially launched TOMB: The Online Map of Bioarchaeology. TOMB is an interactive gazetteer style website providing case studies and examples from mortuary archaeology and bioarchaeology. The purpose of this site is to provide a place for...