The Arch-I-Scan Project
@Arch_I_Scan
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Arch-I-Scan uses AI technology to collate Roman ceramic tablewares and investigate ancient eating and drinking practices. Follow us for project updates!
Leicester, England
Joined January 2020
Happy New Year from the Arch-I-Scan project! As we look forward to more research in 2023, we've shared some of the project’s 2022 highlights in our latest blog post. Check it out here: https://t.co/3OnJERFV4z
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A final volunteer spotlight in 2022 belongs to the wonderful bunch at the @VindolandaTrust. From October - early December, they processed sherds from Roman Vindolanda, utilising a new tabletop tool to capture details of rim sherds. Thanks for all your time and effort this autumn!
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The Arch-I-Scan Project welcomes Dr Tatiana Tyukina as an honorary team member in Mathematics. You can learn more about Tatiana through our latest blog post here:
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A massive THANK YOU to the amazing volunteers who helped record more of our #Roman ceramics last week for the @Arch_I_Scan project. This wonderous bunch have now documented all the #Colchester reference collection! (which is pretty huge btw). #SherdNerd #FindsFriday
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September was a busy month for Arch-I-Scan as scanning sessions took place at both @MOLArchaeology and @ColMuseums. We are so grateful to our project partners, pottery specialists and all the volunteers who have been making our ongoing research possible. Thank you!
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Hot off the press (and perfect for some late summer reading): Arch-I-Scan’s latest article, which covers 3D simulations of Roman samian pottery. Click on the link below to read, and let us know what you think! DOI: https://t.co/fjPXTsP3rB
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Arch-I-Scan post-doc, Daan, has been interviewed for a feature for Early Career Archaeologists, a community of the European Association of Archaeologists. In in, he shares about what led him to work in archaeology and his role on Arch-I-Scan. Click below to read!
Announcing out new Spotlight on the ECAs! - read about the experiences and the career path of Daniel Paul Van Helden, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Leicester. Happy Monday! https://t.co/WcWMyhcaFF
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The Study Group for Roman Pottery annual conference is this weekend, both in-person at Leicester and online via Zoom, and features a paper by Arch-I-Scan's Prof Penelope Allison and Dr. Daan van Helden. For details and to register, please follow the SGRP directions below.
We are delighted to announce that our annual conference will be a hybrid event held in person at Leicester, 18th June 2022 and live streamed via Zoom. #SGRP #archaeology #RomanPottery #sherdnerds Programme and ticket details can be found on our website: https://t.co/LZbGUZLH90
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Last month, Arch-I-Scan’s Penelope (Pim) Allison and Daan van Helden presented at the RAC-TRAC conference in Split, Croatia. In our latest blog post, Pim shares some highlights of her time at the conference. https://t.co/94M3CwtrOm
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Happy Earth Day! Our latest blog post covers how archaeologists and engineers came together at the recent #EngThePast symposium at the @uniofleicester to address the need for interdisciplinary cooperation & to reveal trends critical to developing better conservation strategies.
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Wishing everyone a happy, hoppy Easter from the Arch-I-Scan Project! Image: samian sherd with moulded rabbit decoration from the @VindolandaTrust collection.
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The Easter Holidays are almost here! While enjoying some time off, why not also check out this talk by Prof. Penelope Allison on the Arch-I-Scan Project and some of its recent progress, from the @ArchAncHistLeic YouTube channel? https://t.co/1KpbFJ5sol
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From 10am – 4pm at the Robin Birley Archaeology Centre, visitors will be able to meet members of the project team, hear more about Arch-I-Scan and learn how the Vindolanda collection is contributing to our cutting-edge research.
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Come visit us today, Thursday March 17th or Saturday March 19th at the @VindolandaTrust Roman Fort & Museum for some Arch-I-Scan Research Open Days. https://t.co/uxxeXDmOXM
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We have an exciting #volunteer project, supporting the national @Arch_I_Scan project. Whether you have a morning or whole week to spare, you could take part! To find out more: https://t.co/w9oMIhz5nS
#Volunteering #Roman #Collections #Photography #BehindTheScenes #Museums
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In January, the Arch-I-Scan Project welcomed a new team member:?Postdoctoral Research Associate in Mathematics, Zedong Zheng. You can learn more about Zedong in our latest blog post: https://t.co/eVWtSdyFrp
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Interested in photography, history or simply seeing #BehindTheScenes? Then why not volunteer? We're part of the @Arch_I_Scan project to create an image-recognition service that can identify #Roman pottery! To find out more: https://t.co/w9oMIhz5nS
#Volunteering #FindsFriday
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This Wednesday, Arch-I-Scan Principal Investigator, Prof Penelope Allison, is delivering the @ArchAncHistLeic Wednesday Research Seminar. The live talk will take place at the University of Leicester, and a recording of the talk will also be made available following the seminar.
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If you are local to Leicester and may be interested in joining us in these scanning sessions, please feel free to message us!
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