an incredibly important project by Connie Walker — most Canadians don't know that the government has an archive of 38,000 residential school survivor testimonies, which are slated to be destroyed next year www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
My love/hate relationship with elegoo filament continues...
The black PLA+ prints great, but prints end in catastrophe at the end of the roll. Earlier spools would stick to glue holding the roll together on the inside, now they get caught with a bend holding filament to the roll... 😩 #3Dprinting
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...
This is happening today! There's still time to book your free ticket: events.humanitix.com/machine-lear...
#digital #archaeology #machinelearning
Bit of a blast from the past with this one!
We invite you to our upcoming Machine Learning for Archaeologists panel, Wednesday 8 April. Our speakers are Dr Jarrad Kowlessar, Dr Christopher Bateman, and Dr Robert Haubt, hosted by @touremily.bsky.social.
You can register for free at Humanitix: 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 🏺
I saw the general announcement. Sounds like a really interesting session!
I'll be attending his session with Fujita Haruhiro a little later today. Just finished attending a great talk on a Deep Learning Approach for 3D Morphological Ceramic Classification of Sue ware presented by Wataru Tatsuda from UCL & Kimiyasu Morikawa from Georgia Institute of Technology.
That being said, there so seem to be a few mismatches for scheduled time, so it's good to double-check!
Really enjoying the functionality of this app. It's been a big help in planning and keeping track of presentations! #CAA2026 🏺
htmlpreview.github.io?https://gith
Check out the interactive app for the #CAA2026, and create your own calendar to attend the different presentations and sessions!
CAA2026 Roundtable logo featuring two intersecting circles with an outline of a stylized Vienna skyline in blue contained within.
The 3D Analysis SIG is hosting a roundtable "New Advances & Directions of 3D Analysis in Archaeology" Thursday, from 8:30 to 10:30 in the Franz König Saal. We're looking forward to a productive group discussion on where the field is, where it's going, and how the 3D Analysis SIG can help! 🏺#CAA2026
Small green bird hanging upside down from a tree branch with a temple in the background.
Small green bird hanging upside down from a tree branch with a temple in the background.
Small green bird hanging upside down from a tree branch with a temple in the background.
Timeline cleanse of a cute little mejiro (warbling white-eye) being silly hanging upside down at the temple the other day. #Japan #Kyoto
Jomon pottery sitting on a black turntable with a black background setup behind it. A camera and flash are connected to a studio stand and a laptop is showing a live view from the camera.
Got a chance to do a bit of #photogrammetry work with some Final Jomon period pottery 🏺 (~2000yrs ago) from the Sugisawa site in Shiga Prefecture using the big turntable last week. Was a nice refresher on how all the bits a pieces of the system connect together. #Japan #archaeology #Jomon #3D
View of snowcapped Mt. Fuji with clear blue skies other than a small cloud in front taken from the shinkansen.
Some really nice views of Mt. Fuji on the way to and from Tokyo this weekend! #Japan #Fuji
"UP to 2cm accuracy" is the bit of the description that gave me pause when it came out. So 2cm is the best case scenario?
The Yanai Initiative is digitizing thousands of early modern Japanese books & manuscripts across the UC system in collaboration with Ritsumeikan University's Art Research Center, creating what could become the largest digital collection of its kind outside of Japan. newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ear...
theconversation.com/3d-scanning-... #archaeology #3D
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Couldn't get this idea out of my head in game so I made a little meme for my DnD group.
#dnd #ttrpg #fireball
View from VR headset of excavation scan aligned with an intricate Jomon pottery sherd.
Alignment updates. Changed file structure which disconnected meshes & textures (too many to auto-link). Linked textures back, VR plugin not working with Blender 5.0. Unable to append models to older version, so I had to re-import 100+ models again. Up & ready for next week🫠 🏺 #archaeology #3D #VR
We're still looking for new potential board members for the 3D Analysis SIG. Deadline for submissions is February 16th! #CAA2026 #archaeology #3D 🏺
3D models of artifacts including stone tools and pottery fragments spread out in a Blender 3D viewport.
Majority of my puzzle pieces are prepped 🏺. Hopefully the alignment process will go smoothly 🤞🤞
#archaeology #3D #Photogrammetry #Blender
We are looking for a research project manager for the upcoming FORAGER ERC Synergy Project. Based at the University of York, this is an exciting opportunity to work in a team of 37 researchers from the UK, the US, Canada, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia and Japan. Join us!
jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...
Photo of op-ed published in the Saturday newspaper.
Indigenous Archaeological sites in BC are not 'misfortunes'.
My op-ed about the again-delayed reforms to the Heritage Conservation Act looks to Japan for inspiration in protecting and caring for Indigenous archaeological places.
@uvicanthro.bsky.social
@uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social
Excited to share the job advert for the 1st of several PostDocs who will join us in the ERC Synergy FORAGER Project! This one is 5 year post at the University of Montana with Prof. Anna Prentiss, focusing on Pacitific Northwest Coast archaeology.
apply.interfolio.com/180545
Screenshot of my Sketchfab page showing a grid of pottery models which are displayed in black and white with red "Disabled" boxes next to the model names.
In case anyone was wondering, here's the view you'll get if you decide to cancel your Sketchfab account & have models that exceed the size limits of the free account. The download option is disabled as well which might be important if you don't have a local copy for some reason. #3D #archaeology 🏺
3D Analysis SIG board elections The members of the 3D Analysis SIG (Special Interest Group) Board are elected for a minimum term of 3 years with the right to be re-elected for a second term. All Board positions will be open to interested eligible candidates. 1. General Information about the Board of CAA-GR The 3D Analysis SIG provides a platform for bringing together researchers and practitioners to address the methodological, technical, and theoretical challenges of working with 3D data, from acquisition to analysis and dissemination. A founding goal of the group is to explore and advance the scope of 3D Analysis within archaeology. The task of the Board is to meet regularly for the purposes of the SIG. The Board has the right to opt for electronic voting whenever this is deemed appropriate. 2. Call for Candidacies The current interim board is launching the election procedure for new Board members. All eligible candidates are invited to apply for a Board position. The election of the Board shall take place at the General Meeting (GM) of the SIG during the CAA2026 in Vienna by show of hands. Submission of candidacy: Candidates should notify the current members of the 3D SIG Board for their willingness to stand for election by sending an email to the SIG’s email address (3d.analysis@caa-international.org) by Monday, February 16th 2026. In their email, the candidates should include a letter of intent (max. 1 page) and a short CV (max. 1 page) with webpage address and ORCHID-ID. All information on candidates will be made accessible via the CAA-International and/or national channels. 3. Important Dates Candidacy period open: Friday, 2 January 2026 Deadline for candidates: Monday, 16 February 2026 Voting: CAA2026 conference, Vienna, 31 March – 4 April 2026
4. Board Members Positions and Responsibilities The 3D Analysis SIG is administered by six Board members. The Chair provides coordination for the group. The Chair is responsible for making sure that the SIG’s activities are planned effectively, conducted according to the CAA-International constitution and that matters are handled in an orderly, efficient manner. They must be willing to commit a not insubstantial effort to the building of the community over the duration of their tenure. Apart from the Board’s Chair the remaining 5 positions have undifferentiated roles, to be further attuned by the newly elected board. Board members are expected to share steering responsibilities and workload as much as possible. All Board members act as representatives of the 3D Analysis SIG community in CAA International conference meetings and activities. They are expected to attend the CAA-International and National Chapters conferences to the best of their ability and work in connection with the relevant CAA-International committees to actively promote and coordinate the 3D Analysis SIG activities. At least one position on the Board is reserved for a PhD student. Candidates should indicate whether they opt for the Chair position. Geographic diversity is encouraged to enable broad international participation, and presence in forthcoming CAA International conferences. We invite interested colleagues to join our Discord channel (https://discord.gg/GRkuE4F4) for informal queries, updates, and community exchange. The interim board Markos Katsianis Wilhelm Kerle-Malcharek Kelly McClinton Corey Noxon James Taylor Jannis Werner
Elections to the 3D Analysis SIG committee will be held at #CAA2026. Details below if you're interested in joining, and more info about the SIG can be found here: caa-international.org/special-inte...
