Between the 6th and 8th of December 2024, the network “Digitale Kompetenzen in der Archäologie” (DiKopA) is offering an Archaeogaming Hackathon. I am one of two tutors and am excited to share the news. In two mornings and two afternoons we will try to create playable games related to the past and archaeology. Why do…
From 23-24 September, I attended a workshop on “Future Developments of Digital Humanities and Didactics in Global Ancient Studies” at Northeastern Normal University in Changchun, China. It was one of the friendliest and most interesting workshops I have been lucky enough to attend. The long journey to Changchun was rewarded with lots of hospitality and…
So at the moment I am preparing for a trip. A big trip (for me anyway). I have been invited to attend a workshop in Changchun, China and I am really looking forward to it. I will also be spending some time in Beijing, but I will write about my experiences there another time. Today…
On the 3rd and 4th of June our network on “Digital Competencies in Archaeology” (DiKopA) met in Darmstadt, Germany. We had 10 presentations, 9 pitches and a World Café. The network and external visitors met in the lecture hall of the university library. Short story: I learned a lot from the DiKopA workshop. DiKopA I…
So, I have already written about our plans to organise an event on decolonising Archaeology. Also, how we moved that event to the ICAANE in Copenhagen. The workshop was great and this week we finally decided to move on with a publication of the individual presentations! This feels great as we are really looking forward…
Last weekend, I spent my time in a little German town called Weiden in Bavaria. I participated in an interdisciplinary workshop on Virtual Reality and the potential to use it to talk about the past. Little did I know, that I was the only archaeologist there in a room full of people doing Memory Studies,…
Last year in November, I announced a workshop that I am co-organising called West Asia in the Center. This workshop aims to be an inclusive discussion about the past and present in West Asia and colonialism. We extended the deadline for four more weeks and I encourage you to participate. Here is why. The workshop…