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EAA 2018 Session: Human, Post-Human, Trans-Human Digital Archaeologies “The slow regard of silent things…” Working Through Digital/Experimental Archaeologies/Deep Mapping
This paper is intended to act as introduction and guide to the Pallasboy Project - an ‘experimental archaeological’ investigation of the process of creation of prehistoric wooden artefacts recovered from wetland environments, beginning with the Irish Iron Age ‘vessel’ which gives its name to the project, and extending to include prehistoric wooden anthropomorphic figurines, notably the Iron Age Ballachulish ‘Goddess’ from Scotland (and most recently, an Iron Age wooden canoe, not discussed here).
We hoped to draw different voices, perspectives and communities of practice (woodworkers, archaeologists, artists, students) into conversation around the archaeological and re/crafted artefacts and for this we drew inspiration from the practice of ‘deep mapping’ and in particular the theoretical approach of Springett (2015). In this paper we outline the role of digital techniques and approaches and also hope to encourage critical discussion concerning our approaches, experiences and methods. Other interactions or involvements in the project moving forwards are always welcomed.
Re-crafting of the wooden artefacts was carried out by professional woodworker, Mark Griffiths, although other individuals also contributed to the process, with workshops on woodcrafting also held. The project has been meticulously documented by artist Brian Mac Domhnaill. Digital methods were central to the project as it unfolded, and to the creation of an open, interactive and (as far as possible) accessible archive. Other digital technologies included three dimensional laser scanning to record the re-crafted wooden artefacts and one of the original artefacts (The Ballachulish Goddess). We begin with a short introduction to recent debates in experimental archaeology concerning the uneasy relationship between ‘scientific’ method, research and public engagement.
More, with onward links here
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l6ze1Jx0R24v-prcEuGWGIvxWE8YTJlmk_LKYv_Fq3w/edit
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