ARKDIS project maps the implications and opportunities of the digitalisation of information and information work in the domain of archaeology and to develop and evaluate conceptual and practical methods and procedures for enhancing archaeological information work in the digitalised environment.

1. Archaeological information
in the digital society
Isto Huvila
Docent
Institutionen för ABM
Uppsala universitet
Archaeological information in the digital society
Arkeologisk information i det digitala samhället

2. research project
funded by SRC 2013-2016/7
framework programme in
digital society
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3. People
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Isto Huvila (UU, ALM)
Daniel Löwenborg (UU, archaeology)
Bodil Petersson (LinU, archaeology)
Per Stenborg (GU, archaeology)
Nicolò dell’Unto (LU, archaeology)
Lisa Börjesson (UU, ALM)
Carolina Larsson (LU, HUMLAB)
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4. The purpose of the project is to map the
implications and opportunities of the
digitalisation of information and
information work in the domain of
archaeology and material cultural
heritage, how it changes the production
and use of archaeological knowledge
in the different stages of the its
lifespan.
Isto Huvila 2013 | förnamn.efternamn@abm.uu.se

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6. Reporting
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8. Research questions
1. To find how the contemporary
documentation and information
management practices of archaeologists
and prevailing information technologies
affect the usability
2. To explain how collaboration is built up
between different actors within the digital
cultural and archaeological heritage
management
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9. Research questions
3. To identify and develop innovative
research methods and approaches or
addressing diverse stakeholder needs
4. To develop and test a new visualisation
based method for capturing and
documenting archaeological information
work
5. To investigate how digital technology can
be used as an pedagogical tool for
mediating cultural heritage information
Isto Huvila 2013 | förnamn.efternamn@abm.uu.se

10. Work packages
1. What’s going on on macro and microlevel
2. The birth of an exhibition from museum
and from from the field
3. How to use the existing data sets
4. Visualisation of the information process
5. How ’users’ can use archaeological
information to learn
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11. Activities
• Workshops in Uppsala and Lund
– Exhibition workshop (LU)
– Image based analysis (UU)
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CAA-SE 2013 (LU)
Conference 2016 (UU)
Research
Publications
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13. Read more at
http://arkdisproject.blogspot.se
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14. Archaeological information
in the digital society
Isto Huvila
firstname.lastname@abm.uu.se
www.istohuvila.se
@ihuvila
Archaeological information in the digital society
Arkeologisk information i det digitala samhället