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Contribution: eamonmelvin Name: eamonmelvin Source Name/URN: AWOL – The Ancient World Online URL: link to the original post Entry: http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2013/05/styppax-academic-resource-for-study-of.html Language: English Format: text/html  STYPPAX: An Academic Resource for the Study of Cypriote SculptureThis site is maintained by Derek B. Counts Associate Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology … [...] Contribution: dot.porter Name: dot.porter Source Name/URN: Digital Humanities Questions & Answers » Recent Topics URL: link to the original post Entry: http://digitalhumanities.org/answers/topic/virtual-lightbox-or-what-are-some-good-image-comparison-tools#post-2002 Language: English Format: text/html I’m looking for a server-side tool I can use to compare some images. I’m familiar with the Virtual Lightbox at MITH (http://mith.umd.edu/lightbox/), but according to the site it hasn’t been touched since 2004 and I’m wondering if there is anything newe… [...] Contribution: Open Access Archaeology Name: Open Access Archaeology Source Name/URN: Open Access Archaeology URL: link to the original post Entry: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/openaccessarch/~3/62fsMyEy8vY/49680030261 Language: English Format: text/html
Looting at Apamea recorded via Google EarthThe two images below show the same archaeological site, the ancient city of Apamea, in Syria, firstly as captured by Google Earth on 20th July 2011, and then on 4th April 2012. The scale of looting in between the months when the images were taken can be seen clearly. These images are reproduced here with kind permission from Dr Ignacio Arce, Director of the Spanish Archaeological Mission to Jordan, who originally took the images from Google Earth. http://traffickingculture.org/data/looting-at-apamea-recorded-via-google-earth/
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum) adds content to tDARContribution: Leigh Anne Ellison Name: Leigh Anne Ellison Source Name/URN: The Digital Archaeological RecordThe Digital Archaeological Record URL: link to the original post Entry: http://www.tdar.org/news/2013/01/university-of-pennsylvania-museum-of-archaeology-and-anthropology-penn-museum-adds-content-to-tdar/ Language: English Format: text/html Digital Antiquity is pleased to announce the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (PennMuseum) collection in tDAR. Digital curators created metadata and uploaded all of the digital supplementary material from 18 books published by the Penn Museum. These incredible materials include rich data sets, images, and reports, all available for download by registered [...] [...] Contribution: aboutgeo Name: aboutgeo Source Name/URN: PELAGIOS URL: link to the original post Entry: http://pelagios-project.blogspot.com/2012/07/meketre-new-project-partner-introduction.html Language: English Format: text/html
The MEKETRE project seeks to systematically collect, research, and study the reliefs and paintings of Middle Kingdom tombs of Ancient Egypt. One of its main aims is to map and elaborate the development of the scenes and their content in comparison to the Old Kingdom. The project is funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and has a duration of three years (late 2009 until late 2012). The project’s technical part features an online repository (the MEKETREpository) for easy exploration of the collected data. Collected DataThe data in the MEKETREpository is, at the highest level, structured into tombs and fragments that contain themes, i.e. specific types of scenes that are part of the tomb decoration programme. Additional information can be attached to these themes in the form of annotations. To each tomb, theme and fragment multiple annotations can be attached that, e.g., highlight specific regions of interest. Furthermore, they connect these regions to descriptions which can be provided as free-text but also as classification terms or keywords from a controlled vocabulary. Annotations are an intuitive means to structure and organize information, for both data consumers and producers. So far, the egyptological staff of the project has gathered an extensive amount of data, e.g.:
As mentioned above, the project also develops a controlled multilingual vocabulary with the main purpose to unify the terminology used for the descriptions of icons attested in the two-dimensional art. It is also published online as Linked Data and available for download in various serialization formats. Linked Data UtilizationEvery item in the repository can be viewed by using a webbrowser (cf. this item). Additionally, there is also the option to download an RDF representation of the item by clicking at triple icon on the top left of the page. The controlled vocabularies used for annotating the repository items are created by using the third-party web application PoolParty. The tool supports scholors from the Egyptology domain in collaboratively building an online thesaurus following the SKOS de-facto standard for controlled vocabularies on the web. Our thesaurus is linked directly from the project’s homepage or can be accessed directly from the PoolParty server. In our implementation we use a MySQL database together with Triplify to generate the RDF representation of our content. It aims to adopt and reuse as many existing vocabularies as possible (e.g., Dublin Core, FOAF) but also makes use of our own core vocabulary. Future WorkAs a next step we intend to extend our repository by a separate web application that supports easy contribution (e.g., image uploading, creation of annotations, suggestion of new vocabulary terms) for interested users without scientific background. The goal is to collect even more material on Middle Kingdom artwork that can then be reviewed and amended by scholars. If the quality has reaches the necessary level, the material will be integrated into the MEKETREpository. [...] Contribution: prometheus – Das verteilte digitale Bildarchiv für Forschung & Lehre Name: prometheus – Das verteilte digitale Bildarchiv für Forschung & Lehre Source Name/URN: The prometheus Image Archive: High-quality images from the fields of arts, culture and history URL: link to the original post Entry: http://prometheus-bildarchiv.de/blog/neue-datenbank-iconotheque-aus-genf-integriert Language: English Format: text/html Die l’Unité d’histoire de l’art der l’Université de Genève hat ihre Datenbank “Iconothèque” über prometheus zugänglich gemacht. Damit sind nun knapp 34.000 neue Datensätze in prometheus recherchierbar. Das Bildmaterial aus kanonischen Werken zur Architektur, Malerei, Bildhauerei, angewandten Kunst, Städtebau und Gartenkunst seit den christlichen Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart wird ergänzt durch individuelle Aufnahmen von Lehrenden und Studenten. Die Datenbank ist 2003 zu Lehrzwecken an der Universität Genf entstanden. Aufbauend auf der großen Sammlung an Diapositiven, die seit Bestehen des Instituts entstanden und kontinuierlich gewachsen ist, wird die Datenbank stetig erweitert und soll diese langfristig ersetzen. La base d’images Iconothèque de l’Unité d’histoire de l’art a été créée en 2003 par l’Université de Genève pour répondre aux besoins des enseignants et de l’enseignement. Elle est venue compléter, puis, progressivement, remplacer l’important fonds de diapositives attaché à l’Unité dès sa création. Ce fonds est du reste en cours de numérisation. La collection est ouverte et continue de s’accroître en fonction de l’enseignement. Elle est également alimentée par des images prises par les enseignants. Les champs concernés sont l’architecture, la peinture, la sculpture, les arts appliqués, l’urbanisme, l’art des jardins, etc.des débuts de l’ère chrétienne jusqu’à nos jours. [...] |
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