Digital Impacts on Archaeological Fieldwork: Advantages and Limitations
New Volume in the Papers and Monographs from the Norwegian Institute at Athens edited by Paschalis Zafeiriadis, Markos Katsianis, and Søren Handberg
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The Norwegian Institute at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of Volume 16 in its Papers and Monographs from the Norwegian Institute at Athens series:
Digital Impacts on Archaeological Fieldwork: Advantages and Limitations, edited by Paschalis Zafeiriadis, Markos Katsianis, and Søren Handberg.
The volume presents the proceedings of the international workshop Digital Impacts on Archaeological Fieldwork: Advantages and Limitations, held at the Norwegian Institute at Athens on 4–5 December 2024, as part of the four-year workshop series Exploring the Layers of Digital Archaeological Practice (2024–2027).
Bringing together contributions from scholars working across different archaeological traditions and methodological backgrounds, the volume critically examines the growing integration of digital technologies into archaeological fieldwork and reflects on the broader epistemological, methodological, ethical, and political implications of this transformation. Rather than approaching digital archaeology solely through the lens of innovation and technological efficiency, the contributions explore how digital tools reshape archaeological documentation, interpretation, collaboration, accessibility, and knowledge production. Topics addressed include the social dimensions of digital workflows, interoperability and data management, standardization and experimentation, digital infrastructures in excavation practice, and the tensions between technological optimization and interpretive flexibility. Through a combination of theoretical reflections, historical perspectives, and case-based studies, the volume offers a nuanced and reflexive assessment of the opportunities and limitations of digital archaeological practice in the contemporary discipline.
The volume will soon be available in open access through the Institute’s website and the Norwegian Research Information Repository, so stay tuned for further updates.
We warmly congratulate the editors and contributors on this achievement. Our sincere gratitude also goes to the external reviewers, proofreader, and printer, whose expertise and dedication were essential to the completion of the volume.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone involved in bringing this publication to fruition.