This article modifies an old archaeological adage—"excavation is destruction"—to demonstrate how advances in practice suggest a new iteration: "excavation digitization." Digitization, fully digital paradigm, refers to practices that leverage onsite, image-based modeling and volumetric recording, integrated databases, data sharing. Such were implemented 2014 during the inaugural season of Kaymakçı Archaeological Project (KAP) western Turkey. The KAP recording system, developed from inception...

Archaeology is a destructive discipline, and, unfortunately, the majority of methods employed by archaeologists to record and preserve archaeological consist two-dimensional representations three-dimensional (3D) subjects. Recent breakthroughs in 3D technology, however, have potential revolutionize discipline. In recent years, multiple software suites capable generating spatially accurate, photorealistic models with series digital photographs become available. Following successful season...

Chipped stone tools are difficult to illustrate in publications with line drawings or analog photographs, and previous attempts improve on tool illustration stereoviews, coatings, casts have not been widely adopted by lithic analysts. New software makes it possible create interactive photorealistic 3D digital images of the field laboratory without specialized expensive equipment. These can be replicated printers, based our experiments using three different printing media we demonstrate that...

ABSTRACT As archaeologists continue to adopt geographic information systems and computer-aided design software packages record store spatial data, excavations have begun forgo hand-drawn plans in favor of digital recording. The purpose this article is present two case studies that successfully utilized drafting techniques create architectural at multiple scales. first presents on-site 2D 3D documentation the site Tel Akko, Israel, square, field, tell second study combines orthophotos legacy...

It has long been recognized that perceptions of individual posthumous memory and the commemorative devices harnessed to maintain it differ greatly through time. In pre-Christian Rome, belief an enjoyed afterlife perpetuation their before after death was central Roman social identity encompassed not only act reproducing or recalling anindividual event, but reflected individual’s character virtues. Recent studies demonstrate material correlates behavior pervaded visual landscape. Although...

La basilique Sud de Polis-tes-Chrysochou (ancienne Arsinoé), construite à la fin du vie siècle apr. J.-C., est une église chypriote typique l’Antiquité. Nous discutons ici les modalités des transformations apportées sa structure et façon dont ses constructeurs ont résolu problèmes que présentait ce site, en particulier qui concernait l’eau son drainage. présentons pour première fois chronologie bâtiment partir témoignages archéologiques contexte non d’une analyse stylistique éléments...

This monograph is one of a handful important recent studies Hellenistic Cyprus undertaken by cohort young scholars. Other notable works include Jody Gordon's post-colonial study and Roman (2012) Paul Keen's analysis coinage from (2012). The proliferation focusing on the Cypriot period significant, given that corpus evidence for era plagued chronology issues, comparatively incomplete historical record, poor archaeological coverage outside major urban spheres. not unique to Cyprus.It neither...

Since 2003 the Pyla-Koutsopetria Archaeological Project has systematically investigated a small region near modern village of Pyla in southeastern Cyprus. Within this study region, Hellenistic site Pyla-Vigla is set atop promontory same name, toponym meaning "lookout." Dating to late 4th and early 3rd centuries B.C., was founded occupied during turbulent period Cypriot history, one that saw transition from rule by local city kingdoms outright foreign imperial domination. represents key...

Since 2003 the Pyla-Koutsopetria Archaeological Project has systematically investigated a small region near modern village of Pyla in southeastern Cyprus. Within this study region, Hellenistic site Pyla-Vigla is set atop promontory same name, toponym meaning "lookout." Dating to late 4th and early 3rd centuries B.C., was founded occupied during turbulent period Cypriot history, one that saw transition from rule by local city kingdoms outright foreign imperial domination. represents key...

The aim of the present study is to examine mechanisms Diadochoi implemented gain and maintain control over Cyprus using Pyla-Vigla, a recently discovered fortified garrison, as case study. Alexander Great’s successors faced seemingly insurmountable problem: How does one govern, control, largest territorial empire world had ever seen? Alexander’s imperial strategy was predicated upon maintaining native governing institutions newly subjugated lands appointing new leaders. This system could not...