Teaching Workshop: Digital Archaelogy

The aim of the teaching workshop is to provide the student with a general overview of the main IT tools applied to archaeological research, with particular reference to data management through databases and geographic information systems (GIS). A theoretical and methodological introduction to digital archaeology will be also provided, with specific insights dedicated to relational databases, geomatics, cartography, GIS and photogrammetry, giving the opportunity to better understand and consolidate the theoretical aspects through practical exercises on real case studies.
The exercises will include the data collection, visualisation, management, analysis and presentation with digital tools both in the context of an archaeological excavation and in the context of a landscape archaeology research.

Students of the teaching workshop will acquire the basic knowledge to be able to evaluate the most suitable digital tools in the development of an archaeological research. They will also acquire the basic skills to organise and analyse archaeological data with the help of computer-based tools in their research and the skills to evaluate the correct use of information technology in the projects he will encounter in his training and professional path.