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French Women In Art: Reclaiming The Body Through Creation/Les Femmes Artistes Françaises : La Réclamation Du Corps À Travers La Création, Liatris Hethcoat
French Women In Art: Reclaiming The Body Through Creation/Les Femmes Artistes Françaises : La Réclamation Du Corps À Travers La Création, Liatris Hethcoat
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
The research I have conducted for my French Major Senior Thesis is a culmination of my passion for and studies of both French language and culture and the history and practice of Visual Arts. I have examined, across the history of art, the representation of women, and concluded that until the 20th century, these representations have been tools employed by the makers of history and those at the top of the patriarchal system, used to control women’s images and thus women themselves. I survey these representations, which are largely created by men—until the 20th century. I discuss pre-historical …
Research And Study Of Fashion And Costume History Spanning From Ancient Egypt To Modern Day, Kaitlyn E. Dennis Miss
Research And Study Of Fashion And Costume History Spanning From Ancient Egypt To Modern Day, Kaitlyn E. Dennis Miss
Posters-at-the-Capitol
Through a generous donation to Morehead State University, research has been conducted on thousands of slides containing images of artwork and artifacts of historical significance. These images span from Egyptian hieroglyphs to the inaugural dress of every first lady of the United States. The slides are in the process of being recorded and catalogued for future use by students in hopes of furthering academic comprehension and awareness of the influence of fashion and costume history through the ages. Special thanks to the family of Gretel Geist Rutledge, faculty mentor Denise Watkins, as well as the Department of Music, Theatre, and …
5.2. Response: Mobilizing (Ourselves) For A Critical Digital Archaeology, Adam Rabinowitz
5.2. Response: Mobilizing (Ourselves) For A Critical Digital Archaeology, Adam Rabinowitz
Mobilizing the Past
Mobile platforms, paperless recording systems, and High Density Survey and Measurement techniques are a new frontier for archaeological documentation. But like all frontiers, the borderland at the intersection of the material and digital offers both opportunity and unexpected hazards. This response calls for a critical perspective on digital methods and approaches in archaeology, and examines the other contributions to the volume from three perspectives: celebratory, reflexive, and cautionary. These perspectives are framed within three manifestos that praise, ponder, or criticize the effects of new technologies—and the historical, social, or economic contexts of those technologies—on their users. The reader is urged …
5.1. Response: Living A Semi-Digital Kinda Life, Morag M. Kersel
5.1. Response: Living A Semi-Digital Kinda Life, Morag M. Kersel
Mobilizing the Past
The following observations draw on my personal experience as an archaeologist working in the Eastern Mediterranean who has dabbled in the digital world. In considering the papers in this volume, I reflect on what it means to “live a digital life” in field archaeology. I argue we are living a “semi-digital kinda life” (à la Third Eye Blind, the US rock band formed in the early 1990s) where many of us are part paper and part digital, which I contend is not a bad state of affairs. In assessing our half in/half out digital archaeology, I speculate that new technologies …
Mobilizing The Past: The Potential Of Digital Archaeology, Erin Walcek Averette, Jody Michael Gordon, Derek B. Counts
Mobilizing The Past: The Potential Of Digital Archaeology, Erin Walcek Averette, Jody Michael Gordon, Derek B. Counts
Digital Press Books
Mobilizing the Past is a collection of 20 articles that explore the use and impact of mobile digital technology in archaeological field practice. The detailed case studies present in this volume range from drones in the Andes to iPads at Pompeii, digital workflows in the American Southwest, and examples of how bespoke, DIY, and commercial software provide solutions and craft novel challenges for field archaeologists. The range of projects and contexts ensures that Mobilizing the Past for a Digital Future is far more than a state-of-the-field manual or technical handbook. Instead, the contributors embrace the growing spirit of critique present …
4.2. Click Here To Save The Past, Eric C. Kansa
4.2. Click Here To Save The Past, Eric C. Kansa
Mobilizing the Past
This chapter owes much to the trenchant criticism of Internet utopianism offered by Evgeny Morozov in his influential book, To Save Everything, Click Here (2014). As such, this essay reflects on some issues in the social and professional context of digital archaeology that rarely see public discussion. Digital archaeology is profoundly shaped by an institutional landscape that demands the commoditization, marketing, and branding of scholarship “as a service.” These forces make it extraordinarily difficult to sustain substantive and reflective intellectual engagement in our increasingly digitized discipline. As a strategy to overcome these issues, this contribution highlights why digital engagement requires …
4.1. Slow Archaeology: Technology, Efficiency, And Archaeological Work, William Caraher
4.1. Slow Archaeology: Technology, Efficiency, And Archaeological Work, William Caraher
Mobilizing the Past
Slow archaeology situates contemporary, digital archaeological practice both in the historical tradition of the modern discipline of archaeology and within a discourse informed by calls for Taylorist efficiency. Rather than rejecting the use of digital tools, slow archaeology calls for archaeology to embrace a spirit of critical engagement with the rapidly changing technological landscape in the field. This contribution draws upon lessons from the popular "slow moment" and academic discussions of modernity and speed to consider the impact that the rapid adoption of digital tools has on archaeological practice and knowledge production. Slow archaeology pays particular attention to how digital …
3.4. The Development Of The Paleoway Digital Workflows In The Context Of Archaeological Consulting, Matthew Spigelman, Ted Roberts, Shawn Fehrenbach
3.4. The Development Of The Paleoway Digital Workflows In The Context Of Archaeological Consulting, Matthew Spigelman, Ted Roberts, Shawn Fehrenbach
Mobilizing the Past
PaleoWest Archaeology began to develop technology and methods for digital data collection in 2010, and quickly became the first archaeological consulting firm in the United State to adopt an all-digital workflow. The initial phase of research and development of this workflow coincided with a period of rapid software and hardware development, most notably the launch of the first- and second-generation iPads. The digital archaeological toolkit we assembled was used to collect survey data from tens of thousands of acres, document thousands of isolated artifacts, and record hundreds of archaeological sites throughout the American Southwest and elsewhere. This experience informed a …
3.3. Css For Success? Some Thoughts On Adapting The Browser-Based Archaeological Recording Kit (Ark) For Mobile Recording, J. Andrew Dufton
3.3. Css For Success? Some Thoughts On Adapting The Browser-Based Archaeological Recording Kit (Ark) For Mobile Recording, J. Andrew Dufton
Mobilizing the Past
The Archaeological Recording Kit (ARK) is an open-source system for flexible, web-based archaeological data management. As new advances in mobile technology have changed the way archaeologists think about data collection, ARK has evolved to meet the needs of on-site methodologies. This chapter outlines the history of ARK development and explores some possible trajectories for adaptation of the system to mobile workflows. Examples from the commercial sector, academic research, and public outreach demonstrate the efficiency of customizing the Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) controlling ARK’s web interface to facilitate tablet recording. Increasing global access to mobile broadband networks will make web-based recording …
3.2. Measure Twice, Cut Once: Cooperative Deployment Of A Generalized, Archaeology-Specific Field Data Collection System, Adela Sobotkova, Shawn A. Ross, Brian Ballsun-Stanton, Andrew Fairbairn, Jessica Thompson, Parker Vanvalkenburgh
3.2. Measure Twice, Cut Once: Cooperative Deployment Of A Generalized, Archaeology-Specific Field Data Collection System, Adela Sobotkova, Shawn A. Ross, Brian Ballsun-Stanton, Andrew Fairbairn, Jessica Thompson, Parker Vanvalkenburgh
Mobilizing the Past
The Federated Archaeological Information Management Systems (FAIMS) Project is an Australian, university-based initiative developing a generalized, open-source mobile data collection platform that can be customized for diverse archaeological activities. Three field directors report their experiences adapting FAIMS software to projects in Turkey, Malawi, and Peru, highlighting three themes: (1) the transition from paper to digital recording has upfront costs with backend pay-off, (2) the transition involves decisions and tradeoffs that archaeologists and technologists need to make together, and (3) digital recording has both short- and long-term benefits. In the short-term, project directors reported efficient acquisition of richer, more accurate, data. …
3.1. Cástulo In The 21st Century: A Test Site For A New Digital Information System, Marcelo Castro LóPez, Francisco Arias De Haro, Libertad Serrano Lara, Ana L. MartíNez Carrillo, Manuel Serrano Araque, Justin St. P. Walsh
3.1. Cástulo In The 21st Century: A Test Site For A New Digital Information System, Marcelo Castro LóPez, Francisco Arias De Haro, Libertad Serrano Lara, Ana L. MartíNez Carrillo, Manuel Serrano Araque, Justin St. P. Walsh
Mobilizing the Past
The site of Cástulo, located near Linares (in the province of Jaén, Andalusia, Spain), was continuously occupied from prehistory through the sixteenth century c.e. The site offers a rich archaeological history, and it is currently under study by the Institute for Iberian Archaeological Research’s interdisciplinary project, Forvm MMX. Wanting to incorporate traditional archaeological excavation and recording methods with new technology, the project created a new system of archaeological documentation, called Imilké. The system was created with several concepts in mind, including the immediate transmission of archaeological data from the site to a database and the ability to allow the simultaneous …
2.4. An Asv (Autonomous Surface Vehicle) For Archaeology: The Pladypos At Caesarea Maritima, Israel, Bridget Buxton, Jacob Sharvit, Dror Planer, Nikola MišKović, John Hale
2.4. An Asv (Autonomous Surface Vehicle) For Archaeology: The Pladypos At Caesarea Maritima, Israel, Bridget Buxton, Jacob Sharvit, Dror Planer, Nikola MišKović, John Hale
Mobilizing the Past
With the advent of new digital site recording technologies, archaeologists must manage spatial and visual datasets that have grown far beyond the capacity of last century’s paper notebooks. Turning to purely digital recording systems (“going paperless”) in underwater archaeology presents a different set of challenges from terrestrial archaeology and requires a specialized toolkit. The Pladypos prototype, an autonomous surface vehicle, responds to the need for underwater archaeological site mapping tools to be simple, robust, highly portable, and—where appropriate—to coordinate its operations effectively with human divers and tablet-based digital recording systems. Over several days in 2014, the Pladypos was deployed to …
2.3 Beyond The Basemap: Multiscalar Survey Through Aerial Photogrammetry In The Andes, Steven A. Wernke, Gabriela Oré, Carla HernáNdez, Aurelio RodríGuez, Abel TraslaviñA, Giancarlo Marcone
2.3 Beyond The Basemap: Multiscalar Survey Through Aerial Photogrammetry In The Andes, Steven A. Wernke, Gabriela Oré, Carla HernáNdez, Aurelio RodríGuez, Abel TraslaviñA, Giancarlo Marcone
Mobilizing the Past
The revolutionary capabilities of digital aerial photogrammetry open new avenues for archaeological research design, cultural heritage management, and spatial visualization and analysis. The low cost and high speed of aerial photogrammetry democratize and accelerate both the production and distribution of high-resolution digital 2D and 3D spatial representations of archaeological features, sites, and landscapes. With cultural patrimony disappearing at alarming rates around the world, the adoption of these techniques is an urgent priority. We review our methods and experiences using 3D photogrammetric registry at several scales in the diverse environmental conditions of the Andean region, using an array of inexpensive aerial …
2.2. The Things We Can Do With Pictures: Image-Based Modeling And Archaeology, Brandon R. Olson
2.2. The Things We Can Do With Pictures: Image-Based Modeling And Archaeology, Brandon R. Olson
Mobilizing the Past
Since the wide-spread availability of cost efficient image-based modeling software emerged five years ago, the discipline of archaeology has seen a proliferation of all things digital. The implementation of 3D modeling specifically is well attested as evidenced initially by a wave of peer-reviewed studies testing the technology for archaeological purposes, which has then been followed by colloquia, conferences panels, workshops, and publications focusing on the technology’s analytical benefits. It remains evident that although digital archaeology is not a new development, it now has a heretofore unpresented degree of staying power. The intention here is to present a critical analysis of …
2.1. Reflections On Custom Mobile App Development For Archaeological Data Collection, Samuel B. Fee
2.1. Reflections On Custom Mobile App Development For Archaeological Data Collection, Samuel B. Fee
Mobilizing the Past
With the widespread adoption of tablet computers in 2010, archaeologists quickly began to envision new ways of completing traditional tasks. The technology seemed particularly well-suited for replacing the paper-and-pencil approach to data collection. In 2011, a custom mobile application—PKapp—was developed for the 2012 field season of the Pyla-Koutsopetria Archaeological Project in Cyprus. That application illuminated numerous possibilities for digital workflow in archaeological field research. Subsequently, mobile devices and software development tools have improved, making it easier to develop custom applications for data collection. Open-source HTML5 standards can ensure the software runs on any device regardless of platform, a robust selection …
1.7. Digital Pompeii: Dissolving The Fieldwork-Library Research Divide, Eric E. Poehler
1.7. Digital Pompeii: Dissolving The Fieldwork-Library Research Divide, Eric E. Poehler
Mobilizing the Past
The advent of new forms of digital archaeological practice is revolutionizing the ways in which archaeologists work in the field. We have already witnessed the first part of the revolution, which has transformed archaeological methods of data collection and how such data are accessed and deployed in the field. In the second act of this revolution, published scholarship in digital form will be as easy to implement in the field as the trowel, effectively (if theoretically) dissolving the spatio-temporal division between fieldwork and library work. This paper describes two examples of this dissolution of the fieldwork-library divide, one archival in …
1.6. Digital Archaeology In The Rural Andes: Problems And Prospects, Matthew Sayre
1.6. Digital Archaeology In The Rural Andes: Problems And Prospects, Matthew Sayre
Mobilizing the Past
This chapter explores the social context of digital archaeology conducted in a developing nation, with an emphasis on the archaeological project at Chavín de Huántar, in Peru. One might argue that the relevance, audience, and benefits of digital archaeology are primarily designed for and associated with wealthy universities, but this chapter attempts to demonstrate that digital archaeology is relevant to a broader public and community audience than just academics in the global north. Digital methods are able to be both relevant and beneficial to local communities. These communities, however, are not always naturally included stakeholders in these conversations, and this …
1.5. Enhancing Archaeological Data Collection And Student Learning With A Mobile Relational Database, Rebecca Bria, Kathryn E. Detore
1.5. Enhancing Archaeological Data Collection And Student Learning With A Mobile Relational Database, Rebecca Bria, Kathryn E. Detore
Mobilizing the Past
In 2011, the Proyecto de Investigación Arqueológico Regional Ancash (PIARA) inaugurated an archaeological field school that employed a comprehensive digital data collection protocol. Students learned to record data on iPads using our customized relational databases for excavation, human skeletal analysis, and artifact classification. The databases integrated digital media, such as vector drawings and annotated photos. In a final research project, the students used the tablet system to analyze excavation contexts and artifacts, visualize relationships between the data, conduct literature reviews, and present their findings. This chapter discusses how students develop a greater comprehension of archaeological concepts and stronger research skills …
1.4. Diy Digital Workflows On The Athienou Archaeological Project, Cyprus, Jody Michael Gordon, Erin Walcek Averett, Derek B. Counts, Kyosung Koo, Michael K. Toumazou
1.4. Diy Digital Workflows On The Athienou Archaeological Project, Cyprus, Jody Michael Gordon, Erin Walcek Averett, Derek B. Counts, Kyosung Koo, Michael K. Toumazou
Mobilizing the Past
For the last 25 years, the Athienou Archaeological Project (AAP) has conducted pedestrian survey and excavations of domestic, religious, and funerary sites in the Malloura Valley on Cyprus. To enhance the project’s research goals, excavation methods, and pedagogical mission, AAP has recognized the utility of thoughtfully integrating emergent technologies into the excavation process and has acknowledged the importance of acquainting students with such technologies. Indeed, AAP has participated in the transition from handwritten notebooks to born-digital, tablet-based recording. In 2011 AAP was among the earliest projects to embrace the “paperless” archaeology revolution that is quickly becoming standard in field archaeology. …
1.3. Sangro Valley And The Five (Paperless) Seasons: Lessons On Building Effective Digital Recording Workflows For Archaeological Fieldwork, Christopher F. Motz
1.3. Sangro Valley And The Five (Paperless) Seasons: Lessons On Building Effective Digital Recording Workflows For Archaeological Fieldwork, Christopher F. Motz
Mobilizing the Past
Since 2011 the Sangro Valley Project (Italy) has employed a custom-built paperless recording system with iPads and FileMaker at its core. This paper summarizes the evolution of the project’s paperless system and presents lessons learned during five seasons of use (2011–2015) and during the author’s work with two other projects: the Pompeii Archaeological Research Project: Porta Stabia (Italy), and the Say Kah Archaeological Project (Belize). It identifies problems commonly encountered during the implementation of paperless systems and offers recommendations for avoiding or fixing them. Many of these problems are not unique to projects with digital recording systems, and most difficulties …
1.2. Are We Ready For New (Digital) Ways To Record Archaeological Fieldwork? A Case Study From Pompeii, Steven J. R. Ellis
1.2. Are We Ready For New (Digital) Ways To Record Archaeological Fieldwork? A Case Study From Pompeii, Steven J. R. Ellis
Mobilizing the Past
Beyond outlining some of the experiences and outcomes of the conversion of the University of Cincinnati’s excavations at Pompeii to a “paperless” project, particularly through the highly publicized adoption of iPads to record our archaeological fieldwork, this paper is about our discipline’s polarized response to such developments. In particular, it aims to set the pessimism about paperless methods, held by a sizable demographic, within a wider socio-academic context. Much of it is about admitting we have a problem: that is, a disciplinary consternation for changes to the ways we record data and produce knowledge in the field. More than a …
1.1. Why Paperless: Technology And Changes In Archaeological Practice, 1996–2016, John Wallrodt
1.1. Why Paperless: Technology And Changes In Archaeological Practice, 1996–2016, John Wallrodt
Mobilizing the Past
The past 20 years have witnessed a slow march toward complete digitization of archaeological field data. In this paper, I assess the last two decades of academic archaeological fieldwork based on my experience with field projects in the Mediterranean, and propose a historical context for the adoption of paperless recording in the field. Drawing on the examples of the Troy excavations, the Pompeii Archeological Research Project: Porta Stabia, and the Kea Regional Archaeological Project, I review trends that include the commoditization of hardware, the early adoption of new hardware by specialists, the incorporation of specialist data into site-wide datasets, and …
0.2. Mobile Computing In Archaeology: Exploring And Interpreting Current Practices, Jody Michael Gordon, Erin Walcek Averett, Derek B. Counts
0.2. Mobile Computing In Archaeology: Exploring And Interpreting Current Practices, Jody Michael Gordon, Erin Walcek Averett, Derek B. Counts
Mobilizing the Past
Since 2010, a range of mobile and internet-connected tablet computing devices (e.g., iPads) have been integrated into archaeological practice, with projects experimenting with new approaches to documenting, interpreting, and publishing material culture. The rapid pace of this change has led to a tension in the discipline as archaeologists have begun to realize how creating and manipulating born-digital data could fundamentally alter archaeological knowledge production. We are thus at a critical time for archaeology as it moves from a paper-based discipline to an increasingly digital one. There is a growing sense that the change is good, but that it must be …
Mobilizing The Past For A Digital Future : The Potential Of Digital Archaeology, Erin Walcek Averett, Jody Michael Gordon, Derek B. Counts
Mobilizing The Past For A Digital Future : The Potential Of Digital Archaeology, Erin Walcek Averett, Jody Michael Gordon, Derek B. Counts
Mobilizing the Past
Mobilizing the Past is a collection of 20 articles that explore the use and impact of mobile digital technology in archaeological field practice. The detailed case studies present in this volume range from drones in the Andes to iPads at Pompeii, digital workflows in the American Southwest, and examples of how bespoke, DIY, and commercial software provide solutions and craft novel challenges for field archaeologists. The range of projects and contexts ensures that Mobilizing the Past for a Digital Future is far more than a state-of-the-field manual or technical handbook. Instead, the contributors embrace the growing spirit of critique present …
Northwest Coast Native American Art: The Relationship Between Museums, Native Americans And Artists, Karrie E. Myers
Northwest Coast Native American Art: The Relationship Between Museums, Native Americans And Artists, Karrie E. Myers
Museum Studies Theses
Museums today have many responsibilities, including protecting and understanding objects in their care. Many also have relationships with groups of people whose items or artworks are housed within their institutions. This paper explores the relationship between museums and Northwest Coast Native Americans and their artists. Participating museums include those in and out of the Northwest Coast region, such as the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, the Burke Museum, the Royal British Columbia Museum, the American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Museum. Museum professionals who conducted research for some of these museums included Franz Boas, …
The Acrobatic Body In Ancient Greek Society, Jonathan R. Vickers
The Acrobatic Body In Ancient Greek Society, Jonathan R. Vickers
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
In this thesis I collate the textual, artistic, and material evidence for acrobatics in sport and spectacle in Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic Greece, and analyze gymnastic performances with regard to their respective socio-cultural contexts. I develop the theoretical perspective that all body movement is socially qualified in order to demonstrate how the extreme manipulations of an acrobatic body carry particular social meaning: in sport, the male acrobatic body approaches superhumanism, and in spectacle the female acrobatic body approaches subhumanism. I argue, on the one hand, that men’s tumbling took place at the early Panathenaia festival in Athens, both in martial …
Bronze Statuettes From The Athenian Agora: Evidence For Domestic Cults In Roman Greece, Heather F. Sharpe
Bronze Statuettes From The Athenian Agora: Evidence For Domestic Cults In Roman Greece, Heather F. Sharpe
Heather Sharpe
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Modern Interpretations Of Ancient Roman Mosaics, Emily Pastore
Modern Interpretations Of Ancient Roman Mosaics, Emily Pastore
Honors Theses
Ancient Roman mosaics have much to offer the modern viewer. This thesis takes into account modern archaeology and conservation techniques in studying and classifying these works of art. Since the thesis is focused on comparing the histories of and the mosaics found in the Ancient Roman port cities of Populonia and Ostia, it begins with the historical background of both cities. With close ties to the sea and to various religious cults, both cities held much in common, which can be seen in the mosaics they designed. I then discuss mosaic conservation and classification techniques in chapters two and three. …
Roman Archaism In Depictions Of Apollo In The Augustan Period, Alisha Sanders
Roman Archaism In Depictions Of Apollo In The Augustan Period, Alisha Sanders
Honors Projects
At the end of the first century BCE, in order to spread the values and concepts that he wanted to perpetuate in his new political order, Augustus Caesar revived an archaistic art style based on that of the archaic period of ancient Greece. It was in this time that the Roman Empire was being established, and Augustus was taking sole power of the Roman world. This study is focused on works that include depictions of Apollo because one of the first and most studied examples of Augustus’s use of Roman archaism was the decorative program of the Temple of Apollo …
The Art Of Controversy: The Role Of Museums Exhibiting Works By Kara Walker, Carmen Lookshire
The Art Of Controversy: The Role Of Museums Exhibiting Works By Kara Walker, Carmen Lookshire
MALS Final Projects, 1995-2019
An art museum’s purpose is to collect, preserve, research, and display art. This is also true for works that may be potentially controversial. The introduction of this thesis presents the style and background of artist Kara Walker whose art has, in the past, been considered controversial. To create exhibits, a museum must consider administrative elements such as mission statement, staff, funding, research, design, marketing, and educational programming. These elements are outlined in the Roles in Arts Administration section. Questions were posed to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, and The Walker Art Center regarding their …