Archaeogaming: the archaeology of and in gaming

01/09/20 • 23 min

We welcome Kaitlyn Kingsland, for a conversation about Archaeogaming. Kaitlyn is a doctoral student at the University of South Florida and a researcher at the Institute for Digital Exploration or iDEx. Her work focuses on 3D and digital applications to archaeology, history, and cultural heritage. She also studies archaeogaming and is the current manager and editor of Archaeogaming.com, a blog dedicated to the discussion of the archaeology both of and in video games.

Be sure to visit Archaeogaming.com and follow Kaitlyn on twitter at@ Archaeogaming. Interested in learning more about the subject? Check out the website’s resources page.

Be sure to visit Archaeogaming.com and follow Kaitlyn on twitter at@ Archaeogaming. Interested in learning more about the subject? Check out the website’s resources page.

Previous Episode

Born Digital: Rock Art at the British Museum

Join us for a conversation with anthropologist and digital humanities specialist, Elizabeth Galvin, as she shares with us her previous work at the British Museum as the project manager and leader of a major digital research project on African Rock Art. We discuss issues of technology, digital curation, and engagement and the ways digital outputs can aid in efforts to increase access to museums.

Elizabeth has worked throughout Africa, but mainly in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Ethiopia. She has collaborated with national and local museums throughout the continent, researching indigenous knowledge systems, material culture, and pictorial collections as well as increasing open access to museum collections and cultural heritage through online digital databases and resources.

In her current role as the Head of Learning and Digital Programs at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Elizabeth manages the research, formation, and implementation of digital programs and educational technology to explore collections. Her academic interests are focused on the intersection of technology and digital outputs in academia with traditional museum research and engagement practices

Browse 3-D models of the British Museum's African Rock Art collection.

Gamepass shelter (UNECSO World Heritage site) VR experience.

Follow Elizabeth on twitter @LisaGalvin_

Next Episode

Heritage Stewardship

A conversation with Wanda Raschkow and Elizabeth Hora reveals some of the possibilities along with some of the challenges for implementing a statewide site stewardship program.

Wanda serves as the Statewide Site Stewardship Program Coordinator for Friends of Cedar Mesa, a conservation-focused non-profit located in Bluff, Utah. Friends of Cedar Mesa works to ensure that public lands in San Juan County, with all their cultural and natural values, are respected and protected.

As part of that mission Friends of Cedar Mesa has partnered with the Utah Bureau of Land Management to develop a heritage stewardship program. Wanda served as a federal-agency archaeologist for 20 years before joining Friends of Cedar Mesa, she’s worked with the US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and National Park Service. In each agency, she trained and mentored volunteer site stewards.

Wanda believes that engaging the public in the care of our shared heritage is critical to preserving archaeological sites for the future.

My other guest is Elizabeth Hora. Elizabeth a Public Archaeologist for the Utah State Historic Preservation Office or SHPO in Salt Lake City, Utah. She holds a Masters in Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management from Utah State University and specializes in Fremont archaeology, radiocarbon dating, and dendroarchaeology. Her most recent work focuses on eliminating damage to archaeological sites through education, stewardship, and public outreach.

If you are interested in learning more about how to become involved in some of the initiatives we talked about in this episode you can reach out to Wanda Rashchow at [email protected]

Visit with Respect: https://www.friendsofcedarmesa.org/visit-with-respect/

ArchMonitor: https://www.friendsofcedarmesa.org/archmonitor/

Utah Heritage Stewardship Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/UtahHeritageStewardshipProgram/

Utah Public Archaeology Network (UPAN): https://history.utah.gov/antiquities/upan/

Utah Professional Archeological Council (UPAC): https://www.upaconline.org/

HB: 163 https://le.utah.gov/~2020/bills/static/HB0163.html