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The 2nd Archaeogaming Hackathon in Darmstadt brought together 2 student groups to create unique games. One focused on Roman coins and trade, while the other explored Bronze Age architecture. Despite challenges like fire alarms, both teams worked very hard. 🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2025/02/21/s...

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You can make an argument--from their defunding of sexual violence resources to their treatment of incarcerated trans women to Trump himself--this is an adamantly pro-rape administration

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ICYMI: I went to a CAVE, a Cave Automatic Virtual Environment, and was really excited. I can see how it was great technology in the 90s, but compared to today's VR headsets, I was underwhelmed. Why spend so much 💰 on something that is easier to solve? 🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2022/09/09/i...

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Für ORF Topos hat mich der @rainersigl.bsky.social ausführlich zu Geschichte in Digitalen Spielen interviewt. Es ging um gefühlte Authentizität, Identität, Sinn und Geschichtsvermittlung: topos.orf.at/civilization... #GameStudies

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ICYMI: Pi-Ramesse (House of Ramses) is located in Egypt. It was founded by Ramses II. A nearly 7 minute animation was created over a period of 9 months. The urban structure of the city was very carefully visualised and resulted in this. 🔗 www.artefacts-berlin.de/portfolio-it...

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🏺 I gave a presentation to 80 children as part of a children's university. It was an experience and I (re)learnt how to ask questions. The presentation was about 3D reconstructions, so I had a simple topic to explain to an auditorium full of 8-12 year olds. 🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2025/02/14/p...

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#280CharAbstracts: The Emotive Project introduces a multi-component digital kit for using learning environments to foster prehistoric empathy in young people for #culturalheritage. @ubiquitypress #openaccess 🔗 doi.org/10.5334/bch.n

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ICYMI: 🏺 Mari, in Syria, is one of the most famous sites in western Asia. The Massif Rouge has a complicated history of excavation and research. We created a detailed model of the area by hand, the only way to create a 3D model from the excavation data. 🔗 www.artefacts-berlin.de/portfolio-it...

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🏺 🕹️ I have finished IJ and the Great Circle and these are my final thoughts. After an incredible journey with great mechanics, storytelling and visuals, I can say it's one of the best games I've ever played. The world building and challenges kept me hooked. 🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2025/02/07/f...

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ICYMI: Idea Napkins are a great tool to bring ideas to life. Although it originated in the tech industry, I see potential for academia as well. In this article I write about the concept and how you can use it for yourself. #productivity 🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2022/09/02/i...

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ICYMI: 🏺 The Stone Building (Steingebäude) at Uruk is a semi-subterranean stone building consisting of 3 rectangular rooms nested inside each other. Access was by a ramp leading down. The inner floor was paved with stone slabs. 🔗 www.artefacts-berlin.de/portfolio-it...

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🏺 Last year’s Archaeogaming Hackathon in Cologne was a success, so we're back! From Feb 16–18, TU Darmstadt will host round 2 as part of the DiKopA project. Students will explore archaeogaming, learn RPGMaker, and create games in teams. Interested? Join us! 🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2025/01/24/s...

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ICYMI: 🏺 🕹️ In this article I summarise an #archaeogaming paper published in 2021. I compare Lara Croft and Aliya Elasra from Heavens Vault. I show what Elasra can do, what Croft can't, and why we should play more independent games instead of AAA. #openaccess 🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2021/07/02/g...

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ICYMI: 🏺 The reconstruction of the Great Hall in Karakorum has been visualised using animation to explain the intricate composition of the terrace and the 'Great Hall', which shows influences of Chinese and Tibetan architecture. 🔗 www.artefacts-berlin.de/portfolio-it...

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🏺 This post is about my experience of my second CIDOC CRM workshop. This time we had time to look at my data… 🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2025/01/17/m...

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ICYMI: 🏺 We scientifically reconstructed and visualised the Riemchen-Building. Is was constructed subterranean and was only looking out of the sourounding area. It is assumed, that the building was only accessible through the roof with the help of a ladder. 🔗 www.artefacts-berlin.de/portfolio-it...

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🏺 📖 NEW: I read "Die Hängenden Gärten von Babylon" (The Hanging Gardens of Babylon) by S. Schweizer and have things I like and I dislike. You can read all about it in this short review of the book! 🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2025/01/10/b...

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ICYMI: So after finishing my #PhD, I wondered what writing a PhD in 🇩🇪 did actually cost me. Not so much the money I spent, but the money I missed out on. The result was surprising, although probably cheap by international standards. @ThePhDPlace 🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2022/08/26/w...

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🏺 ICYMI: In order to present the ancient Near Eastern epic in a form that would appeal to the general public, we decided to base the exhibition upon the nine most exciting episodes of Gilgamesh’s journey. The exhibition was displayed in Hannover in 2007/08. 🔗 www.artefacts-berlin.de/portfolio-it...

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📖 Every year I post the top 5 books I have read. This post is for 2024 and this time they are mostly NOT about archaeology. 🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2025/01/03/m...

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🏺 Day 4 in Beijing was mainly filled with a visit to the Forbidden City. Luckily, I had a friend and colleague to show me around. In this post I conclude my travel to Beijing fittingly. 🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2024/12/27/d...

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This 👇👇👇 AI (or really, LLMs) is destroying our planet. Or more specifically, we are destroying our planet at an exponential rate by using AI. AI isn’t the problem, we are

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🏺 The near rectangular building E measures around 57m². It was not preserved completely, but the ground plan could be reconstructed due to symmetrical reasons. It was constructed as a combination of 4 architectural wings, which enclosed a courtyard. 🔗 www.artefacts-berlin.de/portfolio-it...

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🏺 🕹️ I played Indiana Jones and the Great Circle for the first five hours and am really impressed by the game. It feels like becoming Indy again.. 🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2024/12/20/t...

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This is insane I’m so mad!!!! 😭 Thousands of archaeology scholars struggle to get funding for their projects every year across the world and this clown can do his Hunger Games in the pyramids just like that ?! 😩

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#280CharAbstracts: 🏺 @archaeobasti.bsky.social and S. van der Heyden compare their understanding of monumentality from their viewpoints: as an archaeologist and as a art historian. While writing this chapter, they learned from the others perspective. #openaccess 🔗 www.doi.org/10.14361/978...

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ICYMI: 🏺 For a short-term exhibition, we were to create an exhibition about the archaeological excavation at Tell Fecheriye/Syria, aimed at a wide, general audience. We decided to not only present scientific info, but an entire archaeological experience 🔗 www.artefacts-berlin.de/portfolio-it...

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🏺 The first DiKopA Archaeogaming hackathon was held in Cologne (6-8 December 2024). Three groups created three games and it was simply awesome! In this early report I write about the these three days. 🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2024/12/13/s...

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ICYMI: 🏺 I did a trip to Krefeld recently to take some #RTI photos of textiles. As a newbie to textiles I was quiet surprised how interesting they actually are. 🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2022/08/19/m...

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ICYMI: 🏺 In the areas UA1 and UA2 of Uruk, remains of a big wall enclosure, a couple of rooms as well as a pre-dynastic terrace were found. The terrace is situated exactly below the Eanna Ziqqurrat and might be it’s predecessor. 🔗 www.artefacts-berlin.de/portfolio-it...

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🏺 We had our second DoKopA network meeting in Darmstadt and were very productive. The 2nd half of our project will finally produce some results. 🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2024/12/06/n...

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I am actually floored by this post. It's the first time I've ever seen a physical scientist express real respect for the contributions of the arts, humanities, and social sciences. I would love to see other colleagues show this kind of solidarity.

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I have an idea for an academic #Goodreads Instead of finishing X books by the end of the year, I want to be rewarded for buying X books by the end of the year and ignoring them on my shelf...

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#280CharAbstracts: @jensnotroff.com & @oliverdietrich.bsky.social introduce us to #scicomm for archaeology,which they see as a chance instead of a chore: Creating a blog helped the project to react immediately to pseudoscience claims. #openaccess 🔗 journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/ar...

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"We cannot continue to participate in the social network feed of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists. (…) We invite all our members and all organizations defending freedom of expression to migrate to other platforms." www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...

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ICYMI: 🏺 Habuba Kabira is situated in modern Syria. Building H is situated in Area 3 in the NE corner of the city. It covers an area of about 500m², Building H consists of several rooms arranged around a central court and is one of the bigger buidlings. 🔗 www.artefacts-berlin.de/portfolio-it...

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This is day three of four in Beijing in which I visited the Temple of the Fire-God, drank tea, visitied two towers and had a food tour! 🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2024/11/29/d...

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ICYMI: Sophie Schmidt and I participated in the CAA 2022 in Oxford. While one was on site, the other participated remotely. We had different experiences and different opinions on how to continue. #CAA2022Oxford 🔗 archaeoinformatics.net/two-perspect...

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ICYMI: One of the architectural layers of Uruk carries the number 8. Architectural Layer 8 is a chronological predecessor to the famous monumental buildings of Uruk and consists essentially of three buildings of the Middle-Hall Type: Buildings F, G and H. 🔗 www.artefacts-berlin.de/portfolio-it...

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Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain

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🏺 I had a project meeting in Innsbruck and besides the work, I enjoyed the city. The view of the mountains as well as the food will bring me back for sure. Have you ever been? 🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2024/11/22/p...

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ICYMI: 📖 Book Review: Receptions of the Ancient Near East by L. Verderame and A. Garcia-Ventura. This volume offers a wide variety of articles concerned with the reception of West Asia. Feat, Star Trek, Heavy Metal, Opera, Cinema and much more! 🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2021/09/24/b...

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🏺 I visited Dubrovnik for the first time. While I was admiring the architecture and history, other tourists seemed to have other interests. I suddenly found myself in a Croatian Heritage Site between Heritage and #GoT 🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2024/11/15/d...

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ICYMI: I was travelling to Oxford in 2022 and I really liked it. In this post I talk about the travel, the sights and what I also liked in this wonderful city. Would I live here? No, but I sure would visit. 🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2022/08/12/m...

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