Mapping Historical Archaeology and Industrial Heritage: The Historical Spatial Data Infrastructure

Excavation Techniques in Historical Archaeology

This paper discusses the development of excavation techniques in England and their application to historical archaeology in Australia. Edward Higginbotham, a consultant archaeologist in Sydney, applies his experience of excavations in both countries to a critical analysis of various excavation methods, including test-pits, trial-trenches, the grid method, and area excavation. The advantages, ef...

Virtual Historical Heritage: Yuso Monastery

Due to the maturity acquired by the new technologies, the research work developed within the project of the Virtual Reconstruction of the monastery of San Millan de la Cogolla, is focused on the use of VR techniques in very different environments, such as historical documentation or artistic purposes. This project consists of the development of a VR application with spreading aims. The research...

Historical Archaeology and the Importance of Material Things

Developing a Spatial Data Infrastructure for Archaeological and Built Heritage

Although the INSPIRE Directive provides a roadmap and technical specifications for providing interoperability of spatial information created and held by public bodies across Europe, its relevance to archaeological and built heritage information is unclear. Whilst there is a clear need for access to information about the historic environment by a range of audiences actively engaged in the manage...

Industrial Policy in Historical Perspective

Janet Rothenberg Pack provided very helpful comments on an earlier draft. Wai-Lumn Foong provided excellent research assistance.