COST Action, COST-ARKWORK CA15201 Training School 2017
In collaboration with the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports and the Association of Greek Archaeologists, the Digital Curation Unit, IMIS-Athena R.C. is organizing a Training School on Archaeological Research – knowledge production and the digital environment in the context of the COST-ARKWORK network (“COST Action COST-ARKWORK CA15201 Training School 2017”). The Training School aims to get participants acquainted with the goals, theories, concepts and methods of the study of archaeological practices, by examining state-of-the-art digital field methods and how these have changed archaeological knowledge production in science and heritage management. During the Training School we will explore how archaeologists are conducting fieldwork and how they document their work and findings in different countries and contexts. We will further examine how this analysis of archaeological knowledge work can contribute to developing fieldwork practices and the use and usability of archaeological findings by different stakeholder groups.
The Summer School will take place in Athens from 6 to 10 November 2017.
Closing date for participation: 3 July 2017
Call for participation: https://www.arkwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Callfortrainees_Arkwork_Athen.pdf?97fd2e
More information is available on the ARKWORK website at: https://www.arkwork.eu/2017/05/12/cost-action-cost-arkwork-ca15201-training-school-2017-call-for-trainees/
Preliminary programme
Monday, 6.11.2017 – Introduction and student research projects
9:00 – 11:00 Introduction – scope, theoretical framework.
11:00 – 16:00 (three sessions) Trainees present their own questions and/or research focus in the context of the School.
For preparation: trainees should bring material about their own research topics/questions.
16:00 – 17:00 Learning portfolios – students write down their learning objectives, start diary.
Tuesday, 7.11.2017 – Digital practices and methods panorama
9:00 – 17:00 A panorama of archaeological fieldwork practices in the digital environment.
Half-hour presentations (8-10 in total) about different methods, quick case studies/experiences of using digital methods and tools.
Wednesday, 8.11.2017 – Studying archaeological practices: critical issues in cross-disciplinary context
9:00 – 11:00 Roundtable I – Anthropological and Science and Technology Studies, STS issues and approaches.
11:30 – 13:30 Roundtable II – Information Science and Informatics issues and approaches.
Afternoon: individual reflection by students.
Assignment: 500-word reflection on issues of fieldwork as knowledge work.
Thursday, 9.11.2017 – Studying archaeological practices: research methods
9:00 – 13:00 Case Study I – Ethnography of Archaeology – Tonia Davidovic, Matt Edgworth Lecture/class interaction (9-10:30).
Workshop on the basis of dossier/case materials (11:00-13:00).
14:00 – 18:00 Case Study II – Interviewing and document analysis – Costis Dallas, Agiatis Benardou Lecture/class interaction (14:00 -15:30).
Workshop on the basis of dossier/case materials (16:00 – 18:00).
Friday, 10.11.2017
9:00 -17:00 Final discussions, Conclusion.
Excursions are possible on: Sunday, 5.11.2017 and Saturday, 11.11.2017.
