Evidence Unfolded: Digital Humanities Applications for Provenience, Provenance and Context
A special issue of Humanities (ISSN 2076-0787).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 December 2024) | Viewed by 1423
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
3. Centre for Ancient Cultures, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia
4. Centre for Ancient Cultural Heritage and Environment, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Interests: digital humanities; archaeology; history; Egyptology; ancient Egypt; cultural heritage protection; cultural heritage preservation; museum studies; history of collections; curatorship; history of archaeology; archaeometry; manuscript studies
Interests: digital humanities; art history; history; archaeology; anthropology; Byzantinology; Byzantine art; Cappadocian studies; Balkan studies; iconography; iconographic program; icons; manuscripts; theology; liturgy; hymnography; hagiography; cultural heritage protection; cultural heritage preservation; museum studies, digital documentation; photogrammetry; RTI; gaming engine; VR; AR; digital twin; metaverse
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Technologies to protect and preserve cultural property have strengthened the role of cultural and educational institutions, as well as enabled more precise and less intrusive investigation techniques in archaeological and art history projects, even revealing evidence on ancient manufacturing and modern forgery.
The intersection between digital innovation and humanities has offered many tools and practices to meet the emergent needs of improved access and analysis for connecting the past, present, and future.
What benefits can digital methods bring to archaeology and art history and gaining a deeper understanding of collections in cultural institutions?
This Special Issue aims to provide insights on innovative research, current theories, practices, and the latest trends in digital humanities applications to investigate geographical origin (provenience), record of ownership (provenance), as well as cultural–historical significance (context). The volume aims to offer novel approaches and interdisciplinary methods to document, preserve, visualize, and enhance cultural heritage, with a focus on archaeology and art history (up to 1000 AD).
Examples of first-hand case studies, theoretical perspectives, and reflective practice from GLAM institutions (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) will also be considered.
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Dr. Carlo Rindi Nuzzolo
Dr. Hirofumi Sugawara
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- digital humanities
- provenance research
- provenience
- cultural property
- interdisciplinary studies
- cultural heritage preservation
- heritage science
- 3D imaging
- forgery
- museums and archives
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