Digital Archaeology
The use of computational recording and analysis in archaeological workflows — from databases to 3D and spatial models.
Digital heritage is infrastructure for memory. Cards below are interactive-looking entry points to methods, not live classified systems.
GIS
Layered spatial data with documented coordinate systems and metadata.
Remote Sensing
Imagery as a survey aid, always checked on the ground when claims are made.
Photogrammetry
Overlapping photographs processed into measurable models. Scale bars and colour charts are mandatory in teaching.
3D Heritage
Models for research, conservation monitoring and education. File formats and archive packages are specified.
Virtual Reconstruction
Clearly labelled hypotheses, never presented as photographs of the past.
Digital Archives
Fixity, metadata, migration plans and access rules.
Heritage Mapping
Public maps that do not reveal vulnerable site coordinates.
Drone Documentation
Only where law and permission allow. Not demonstrated as an active IIACH flight programme.
LiDAR
Explained as a method. No restricted datasets hosted.
AI-assisted Documentation
Assistance in transcription or image sorting, with human review. No claim of autonomous discovery.
Digital Preservation
Bit-level preservation plus meaningful metadata.
Open Heritage Data
Publish what ethics and law allow. Do not scrape or republish closed government inventories.