Preserving Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age

Nicola Lercari is an Assistant Professor of Heritage Studies at the University of California, Merced. Willeke Wendrich holds the Joan Silsbee Chair in African Cultural Archaeology and is a professor of Egyptian Archaeology and Digital Humanities in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA. Benjamin W. Porter is an Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Archaeology at the University of California, Berkeley's Near Eastern Studies Department, and is a curator and former director of the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology. Margie M. Burton is a Research Associate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, San Diego. Thomas E. Levy is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Judaic Studies at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) where he holds the Norma Kershaw Chair in the Archaelogy of Ancient Israel and Neigboring Lands.

Preface Introduction - A Sense of Urgency Chapter 1 - At-Risk Cultural Heritage, Open Communication, and Stealth Archaeology Chapter 2 - Global Heritage, Knowledge Provenance, and Digital Preservation: Defining A Critical Approach Chapter 3 - Resolving Analog and Digital Records in Cultural Heritage Sites in Mexico: The Case of Cempoala Chapter 4 - From the Field to the CAVE: a Workflow for Collecting, Storing, and Sharing Archaeological Data Chapter 5 - A Diversified Approach to Earthen Architecture Conservation: Implementing Digital Monitoring and Spatial Analysis at atalhyk Chapter 6 - Ancient Egyptian Coffins in 3D: Digital Analysis, Visualization, and Dissemination Chapter 7 - The Digital Context of At-Risk Textual Archives Chapter 8 - CAVEkiosk: Cultural Heritage Visualization and Dissemination Chapter 9 - Data as At-Risk Cultural Heritage: The Dig Data Publication Initiative Chapter 10 - At-Risk Worldwide: Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Digital Data Chapter 11 - CollectionSpace at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology: A Strategic Information Platform