Anthony Caldwell, Assistant Director of the UCLA Digital Research ConsortiumThursday, July 23rd 2020 10:00am - 12:00pm (PT) This workshop will introduce 3D modeling through the use of SketchUp, an intuitive modeling application that lets you create and edit 3D models. The workshop will cover: navigating and understanding 3D space, drawing basics, textures, tags, importing and exporting, […]
Deidre Whitmore, Digital Archaeology LabThursday, August 6th 2020 10:00am - 12:00pm (PT)Data are messy. Nearly all datasets require cleaning and processing before they can be analyzed and interpreted. This workshop will cover how to use the free, open-source tool OpenRefine to more quickly and easily understand and clean your data. Participants will learn how to […]
Deidre Whitmore, Digital Archaeology LabThursday, August 13th 2020 10:00 - 11:00am (PT)This workshop will prevent headaches and save hours of work. The open-source tool Zotero not only makes gathering and organizing references fast and easy but also simplifies the process of adding citations and bibliographies to your publications. This workshop will cover how to add […]
Davina Two Bears' research documents the history of the Old Leupp Boarding School (OLBS), a Federal Indian boarding school on the Navajo Reservation, from 1909 to 1942, as it explores Diné (Navajo) survivance within the context of this school. Two Bears employs decolonizing research methods framed by postcolonial theory to investigate the OLBS, which currently […]
Doug Daniels, Emerging Technologies LibrarianThursday, August 27th 2020 10:00am - 12:00pm (PT) Doug Daniels is the Emerging Technologies Librarian at the UCLA Library and director of the Library’s Lux Lab. The Lux Lab is a suite of emerging technology services, including 3D printing, 3D scanning, laser cutting and etching, large format printing, 3D mapping, and a […]
Aaron Burke (CIoA Press Editor in Chief) and Randi Danforth (Publications Director)Thursday, September 3rd 2020 10:00am - 12:00pm (PT)CIoA Press Editor in Chief Aaron Burke and Publications Director Randi Danforth will present a session on academic publishing in two parts. First, "how do I decide where to publish something? Who should I publish it with? […]
Kristine Martirosyan-Olshansky, Postdoctoral Scholar, CIoA, UCLAAlan Farahani, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, UNLVSeptember 16, 2020, 1:00pm - 2:00pm PSTVirtual Pizza Talk Series This talk is a summary of research conducted at the archaeological site of Masis Blur, an early farming community located in the Ararat plain of Armenia and occupied continuously for nearly a millennium from ca. 6200 […]
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Dr. Glenn WhartonChair, UCLA/Getty Program in the Conservation ofArchaeological and Ethnographic Materialsinvites you to attendUCLA/Getty Program's Distinguished Speaker SeriesfeaturingDr. Spencer CrewActing Director of the National Museum of African AmericanHistory and Culture speaking onHistory, Memory and Conservation:Preserving the Past for Future Generationswith opening remarks byDr. Darnell HuntDean, UCLA Division of Social SciencesProfessor of Sociology and African American […]
Mary E. Voyatzis, Professor, University of Arizona, TucsonSaturday, October 3rd, 10:00am PSTThe mountainous region of Arcadia, situated in the heart of the Peloponnese, has attracted considerable interest and attention since antiquity. Many ancient authors described Arcadia in detail, discussing its rich mythology, many sites, unusual gods, numerous sanctuaries, engaging history, diverse geography, and the important […]