Indiana Jones: Myth, Reality And 21st Century Archaeology

21st century archaeology is all about making use of the latest technology in order to access and analyze sites and artifacts in new and unique ways. Although archaeologists may be focused on learning from the past, they are constantly developing new ways to do so using today’s newest technological innovations. Examples of this include using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to map sites in three dimensions, remote sensing underground to discover new sites, and as we will discuss in this segment, 3D scanning of artifacts. Digital curation involves a scanner that uses lasers to create a 3D model of artifacts in order to make them available to researchers, educators, and students across the country. Join us and special guest Dr. Bernard Means, director of the Virtual Curation Laboratory at Virginia Commonwealth University, as we discuss digital curation, 3D archaeology, and the use of technology in archaeology.