Research Project Overview and Description
This project conducts archaeological fieldwork in the Vedi River Valley of Armenia to investigate human occupation and mobility from the Bronze Age to the modern period. By integrating digital humanities methods, including data science and mixed reality, the research aims to improve the recording and analysis of archaeological findings. The initiative focuses on excavations at the Vedi Fortress to understand societal changes and historical transformations in the landscape.
The Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) conducts archaeological fieldwork in the Vedi River Valley of Armenia to investigate human occupation and mobility from the Bronze Age to the modern period. By integrating digital humanities methods—including data science and immersive technologies like augmented and mixed reality—the research aims to improve the recording and analysis of archaeological findings. The initiative focuses on excavations at the Vedi Fortress to understand societal changes and historical transformations in the landscape, bridging traditional archaeology with advanced computational analysis.
Research Outcome
The project provides a comprehensive digital record of archaeological findings in the Vedi River Valley, facilitated by GPU-enhanced rendering and dedicated server hosting for the project’s digital archives (https://medievalmanuscripts.atlab.hku.hk/). Key outcomes include the successful deployment of mixed-reality tools for field recording and the creation of spatial models to analyze long-term patterns of human mobility. The research is expected to yield peer-reviewed publications in archaeology and digital humanities journals, contributing new data to the study of Near Eastern historical transformations and establishing a methodological framework for technology-driven fieldwork.
About the researcher
Dr. Peter J. Cobb is an Associate Professor in the School of Humanities and the Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science at the University of Hong Kong. He holds a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and serves as the Deputy Director of the BA program in Humanities and Digital Technologies. As a field archaeologist and ceramics specialist, he directs the Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) in Armenia, where he integrates digital humanities and data science—including augmented and mixed reality—to improve archaeological recording and the analysis of the human past.
Fund Source
Not specified
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