How does the human past become data? What does it mean to turn the different kinds of traces we have into something that becomes… counted? And how does the act of counting change what gets valued? In this module, aside from setting up your digital work bench, you’ll get some experience of turning the world into data, and you will think deeply about what that means.
Each week, you have tasks, readings, and or things to listen to/watch that I would like you to complete. These should be done -or at least attempted- before moving onto the next week.
These modules roughly map onto the sequence of work in an archaeological project.
Module 1
September 8 - October 3
- Week 1: Sept 8 - Sept 12 Getting Your Digital Workspace Set Up
- Week 2: Sept 15 - Sept 19 Field Work: The Graveyard Project
- Week 3: Sept 22 - Sept 26 Field Work: Data Collection Issues and Representations
- Week 4: Sept 29 - Oct 3. Consolidation Week