✨ Thank you for visiting us at Jumpstarter 2026 ✨ We were excited to be part of this dynamic and innovative event and to show how our interactive XR tools can support archaeological research and excavation. More from APSAP coming soon. Stay tuned! 🔗 www.jumpstarter.hk
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Our publication 'From the field to the museum: engaging young Armenians in the complete life-cycle of archaeological artifacts' in @tandfresearch.bsky.social has 700+ views! It is about an educational program in partnership with Armenian Heritage Development Foundation. doi.org/10.1080/2051...
an image with outlines of HKU campus and recruitment details of lecturer in BA(HDT) programme
The Faculty of Arts, HKU is recruiting a Lecturer in the interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and Digital Technologies programme. If you’re excited about interdisciplinary teaching and digital innovation in the arts, consider applying! jobs.hku.hk/en/job/53476...
image showing an ancient temple and details of the HKU archaeology summer program
Secondary school students: Join the HKU Academy for the Talented summer program to uncover the human past through the objects and spaces left behind. You’ll conduct excavations, analyze finds, and create an exhibit! Come dig, discover, and bring the past to life! talented.hku.hk/hku_programm...
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🎉New article by HKU’s Prof. Lukas Liu et al:
“Mapping Evidence-Based XR Experiences in Archaeology Education: A Systematic Review,” explores #XR in #archaeology education and the importance of instructional design.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... related to: digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/jae/vol8/iss...
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Congrats to Mechanical Engineering on the opening of HKU Engineering MSc Student Commons on 11 Feb 26—a dedicated space to Meet, Study, Collab. We are delighted to be able to work together each year with Mechnical Engineering Masters students on their dissertations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5pz...
Congrats @saa-aap.bsky.social!
Thrilled to share that Hayk Azizbekyan delivered a compelling presentation on 3D MR/AR with AI in Archaeological Fieldwork at the Hong Kong Association for Digital Humanities 2026 Conference!
The event at CUHK explored AI, multimodality, and digital humanities across diverse fields. 2026.hkadh.org
Read the latest digital review in @saa-aap.bsky.social:
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Congratulations to our team, including PJ Cobb, E Cobb, H Azizbekyan, A Petrosyan, and B Gasparyan, for HKU Research Output Prize 2024-2025, the article: "Defending the Vedi River Valley of Armenia" by Bulletin of @asor-research.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1086/732090
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Thanks CTTN for featuring our APSAP project! We're excited to share updates on our 4th season of fieldwork in the Vedi River Valley, Armenia in summer 2025. CTTN is an interdisciplinary network focused on #Caucasus #archaeology and the past. Subscribe here: 🔗 sway.cloud.microsoft/CrhnJsdAZ0Ha...
The new issue of @saa-aap.bsky.social from @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org has now been published, containing this digital review. See full issue: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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📢Our Open Access article “Designing the Ideal MR Headset for Archaeological Fieldwork” is published in #XR Extended Reality by @springernature.com ! We present our suggestions for building a better MR headset for fieldwork. 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Check out the latest #digitalreview in @saa-aap.bsky.social of @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org that considers how archaeologists can best engage online, especially with short-form video: doi.org/10.1017/aap....
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How is lidar reshaping how we talk about the past? An open-access article in @saa-aap.bsky.social shows how recent lidar work gets recast as finding “lost cities.” Lidar is revolutionizing archaeological mapping, but responsible storytelling matters as much as the data. doi.org/10.1017/aap....
✨Thank you, SIGGRAPH Asia 2025! ✨Thanks for visiting our booth and exploring our project, “Immersive Interaction & Interpretation of Ancient Spatial & Shape Data”. It was inspiring to share how XR tools support archaeological research via hands-on XR experience and engaging conversations with you.
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New issue of Bulletin of the American Society of Overseas Research Vol 394 (2025) www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/basr/202... @asor-research.bsky.social @chicagojournals.bsky.social @karalarson.bsky.social
@petramcreamer.bsky.social @pudukhepa.bsky.social
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Our project is exhibited at SIGGRAPH Asia 2025! 🎉Come join us to explore how interactive XR tools can support archaeological research.
📅Dec 15–18, 2025
📍HK Convention and Exhibition Centre
Article: doi.org/10.1145/3761...
🎥Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSqv...
🔗Event: asia.siggraph.org/2025
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So thrilled to see our paper “Defending the Vedi River Valley of Armenia” published by @asor-research.bsky.social & @uchicagopress.bsky.social reached 2200+ views — thanks for your support! Vedi River Valley is a key corridor connecting Ararat Plain and surrounding mountains. doi.org/10.1086/732090
Screencap of the article showing a student wearing a VR headset and the cover of Near Eastern Archaeology
Our Open Access article “Immersing in Mesopotamia: VR Site Tours in the Remote Classroom,” published by @asor-research.bsky.social, reached 2200+ views. It explores how immersive VR site tours can transform the ways we teach and learn in an archaeology university course. doi.org/10.1086/725775
Our digital review for our themed issue on #NAGPRA by R. Eric Hollinger, examines the expanding use of #3D digitization by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, Indigenous communities, and others. #archaeology #repatriation
Read it Open Access here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Our Open Access article: “The Apple Vision Pro: Useful MR/AR Headset for Archaeology or Not Quite There Yet?” in @saa-aap.bsky.social of @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org assesses the Apple VisionPro’s potential for archaeological fieldwork, data visualization and engagement. doi.org/10.1017/aap....
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Proud moment for HKU — ranked #1 in Asia by the global higher education analytics organisation Quacquarelli Symonds in QS World University ranking 2026. This recognition reaffirms the University’s sustained leadership across Asia's academic landscape.
let's keep things strange!
Check out our new #openaccess article with @juusonieminen.bsky.social on "Epistemic Cultures in Undergraduate Education," in @teachinginhe.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1080/1356...
Participants experiencing our VR tour in Arts Tech Lab
Thank you for joining us at the Info Day at HKU on October 25. We loved sharing our project and meeting so many amazing participants who enjoyed our AR/VR experience of an ancient site! Stay tuned for more updates — follow us 👉 @apsap.bsky.social or other platforms: linktr.ee/apsap
Image of a VR headset user with HKU students excavating in the background
Immersive Archaeology: Securing the Human Past with Cutting-edge Technologies by Keynotes HKU. Researchers are advancing archaeology through 3D scanning, #drones and #MR. Their work redefines excavation by allowing archaeologists to preserve while discovering. www.keynotes.hku.hk/story/immers...
✨The #Extended #Reality in #Archaeology event concluded successfully! 🏛️💫Huge thanks to CUHK Libraries and CUHK Archaeology for hosting and supporting this inspiring session, participants explored how #technology and #archaeology come together in innovative ways. Here’s to more discoveries ahead!🚀✨
Hosted by the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) and the SAA Public Education Committee, watch archaeologists as they discuss challenges in research, excavation, fieldwork, and more, and answer your questions for the 2025–2026 FIRST #LEGO League #UNEARTHED Season!
