SIG-RSE, the CAA Special Interest Group on robotics, sensors, and embedded systems in archaeology, was officially approved at the CAA 2026 AGM in Vienna. Sign up to the mailing list:
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The proceedings of @caaint.bsky.social in 2023 are finally out! Proud of our nice book that brings together many different themes. All papers are recommended through @pciarchaeology.bsky.social
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Advances in Digital Archaeology
Proceedings of the 2023 conference Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology – 50 years of synergy
📚 Read online for free or purchase a printed copy at www.sidestone.com/books/advanc...
#digital #3dmodeling #imageanalysis
Cover of the CAA2023 Proceedings. A blue cover with a 3D digital model of stone structure superimposed on a background showing a stylised blue network map. The text reads "Advances in Digital Archaeology. Proceedings of rhe 2023 conference Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology - 50 years of synergy. Edited by J.W.H.P. Verhagen, J. Waagen, A. Brandsen, A. Queffelec, R.M. Visser & D. Taelman."
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Advances in Digital Archaeology: Proceedings of the 2023 conference Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology – 50 years of synergy
📚 Read online for free or purchase a printed copy at www.sidestone.com/books/advanc...
Text reading: Hominins lived for most of their history as foragers in complete dependence on plants and animals in their surroundings. Depending on the regions they occupied, the available resources may have differed greatly intra- and inter-annually while shifts in climate altered the available ecosystems over time. How hominins may have behaved under these conditions and adapted to new challenges is increasingly studied using agent-based models (ABMs), as they allow researchers to recreate different behavioural and environmental scenarios and test the consequences (i.e., home range size, viability of the group). The goal of this article is to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of research on ABMs simulating hominin foraging behaviour and connected processes, highlighting key findings, methodologies and theoretical frameworks. Our analysis reveals several prominent trends in the application of ABMs focused on hominin foraging behaviour, including the use of optimal-foraging (OFT) or central-place foraging (CPF) approaches. Additionally, we identify common challenges faced by researchers, such as implementing suitable reactions of the hominins to varying environmental conditions without relying on CPF, the difficulties in implementing comprehensive interactions between foragers and how to observe and interpret the resulting behaviour. This paper underscores the importance of refining ABMs to better capture the complexity of subsistence strategies in foraging hominins. We propose future directions for research that could enhance model accuracy and applicability.
Just out! Reschke, J-O, Cucart-Mora, C, Lomborg, K, Hertler, C, Saqalli, M, Grove, M and Moncel, M-H. 2026. Subsistence Strategies in Agent-Based Models of Foraging Hominins: State of the Art and Challenges. Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology, 9(1): 135–150. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/jcaa...
This is happening today! There's still time to book your free ticket: events.humanitix.com/machine-lear...
#digital #archaeology #machinelearning
So this is me and @apolitopoulos.bsky.social discussing a fully analog Worldbuliding card game that came out of digital archaeological visualisation at the #CAA2026.
The game positions craft, time and community as central for creative archaeological knowledge production.
Watch this space, etc. ☺️
Come to a free online panel on #MachineLearning and #archaeology, this Wednesday 6.30 pm AEST: events.humanitix.com/machine-lear...
Big news from #CAA2026 in Vienna!
The 3D Analysis SIG roundtable session was a big success. The new board was voted in & we'll be reaching out to new members soon!
Equally as exciting, a new CAA Japan national chapter has been approved! More info & updates also coming out soon!
#archaeology 🏺
Our free online panel on #MachineLearning in #archaeology is happening in just a few days! Book your tickets now: events.humanitix.com/machine-lear...
Fun week in Vienna for the #CAA2026, also squeezed in some time to finally see the Ephesos museum and the Parthian marbles
The meeting time tomorrow for both excursions of #CAA2026 is 8:30 AM at Maria-Theresien-Platz (Burgring), next to the Art History Museum. The buses will leave at 9:00!
Really enjoying the functionality of this app. It's been a big help in planning and keeping track of presentations! #CAA2026 🏺
Just in case you haven’t heard, we’re organising #CAAUK in #Glasgow this November! Hope to see familiar and new faces there!
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We’ve just presented our #ML paper “Hierarchical Point Patch Transformer for Semantic Segmentation of High Resolution Multimodal Archaeological LiDAR Point Clouds” at #CAA2026. Thanks to all co-authors and @lmu.de Prof. Rügamer for connecting us with his wonderful Data Science students #AcademicSky
Join us for the #CAA2026 AGM @ 17.00 today!
📍 Auditorium
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Check out the interactive app for the #CAA2026, and create your own calendar to attend the different presentations and sessions!
@clmorgan.bsky.social and @apolitopoulos.bsky.social on Worldbuilding 🗺️ in the #CAA2026
I’ve played the game #AndWhatRemains and I loved it so much! Amazing tool for teaching and public engagement :) 👾
Presentations happening right now on Day 3 of the #CAA2026
Day 3 of #CAA2026! Come listen to mine and @joeroe.archaeo.social.ap.brid.gy's session on failed modelling approaches ("All models are wrong", S16) in Hörsaal 05, ongoing now!
Also, I’ll be presenting a proposal at the #CAA2026 AGM tomorrow for a new SIG on **Embedded Systems, Sensor Technologies & Robotics in Archaeology**.
If this interests you, feel free to reach out or come say hi during the coffee breaks ☕
The presentations for #CAA2026 are now underway!
If you’re in Vienna, do check out our session:
**S37 – Future Sight on Past Landscapes: Vision Foundation Models for Archaeological Remote Sensing and Landscape Archaeology**
📍 Friday | Hörsaal 01
What do you do after a full day of listening to digital archaeologists?
Find a bar in a crypt where there is no WiFi and no cell service, obvs
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From the Icebreaker Reception yesterday at the #CAA2026
