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Thursday, July 16th 2020 10:00am - 12:00pm (PT)
Vector illustrations are common in archaeological publications and field documentation. In this workshop we'll cover how Adobe Illustrator and vector illustrations can be used for site maps, trench and elevation drawings, and artifact renderings. Participants will be introduced to the interface and tools associated with these types of illustrations. We'll cover how to bring scanned drawings into Illustrator and set up a drawing for digital tracing as well as tricks to speed up the process. Additionally, we'll walk through creating artifact drawings using common techniques including stippling.
Register here (Registration is limited to Cotsen affiliates)
Contact Deidre Whitmore
Email dal@ioa.ucla.edu
Phone
Alan Farahani, Assistant Professor in Anthropology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Thursday, July 9th 2020 10:00am - 12:00pm (PT)
This workshop will cover the basics of contemporary data manipulation using the R statistical programming language as well as provide an introduction to approaches to regression for archaeological applications. Topics covered will include philosophy of regression, model specification, parameterization, and evaluation, as well as the different distribution families used to analyze count (poisson, negative binomial, etc.) and continuous (gaussian) data. Participants should walk away (aka turn off their web cameras) with at least a basic understanding of the issues as well the ability to undertake some of the analyses using the R platform.
Register here (Registration is limited to Cotsen affiliates)
Contact Deidre Whitmore
Email dal@ioa.ucla.edu
Phone
Anthony Caldwell, Assistant Director of the UCLA Digital Research Consortium
Thursday, July 2nd 2020 10:00am - 12:00pm (PT)
Photogrammetry, or Structure-from-Motion, is a technique for constructing three dimensional models from a series of photographs. This technique can be utilized by archaeologists to record objects, features, and sites both quickly and relatively inexpensively. In this workshop, you'll learn how to systematically photograph objects and the steps to processing these photographs into a 3D model with Agisoft's MetaShape (previously named PhotoScan).
Register here (Registration is limited to Cotsen affiliates)
Contact Deidre Whitmore
Email dal@ioa.ucla.edu
Phone
Vanessa Muros, Director of the Experimental and Archaeological Sciences Lab
Thursday, June 25th 2020 10:00am - 12:00pm (PT)
Portable x-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy has become a widely used analytical tool in the fields of archaeology and conservation for the non-destructive elemental analysis of cultural heritage materials. But once you've collected your data, how do you interpret it? This workshop will provide a general introduction to the three types of pXRF data that can be generated (qualitative, quantitative, and semi-quantitative) and through the use of case studies, illustrate how the data can be interpreted and used to answer research questions about cultural heritage.
Register here (Registration is limited to Cotsen affiliates)
Contact Deidre Whitmore
Email dal@ioa.ucla.edu
Phone
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Urban Animals Past
and Present
Graduate Student Workshop
and Public Lectures
Saturday October 20, 2018
UCLA La Kretz Garden
Pavilion
Cities are full of animals: wild and domestic, tame and feral. In this workshop, we will focus
on all of the ways that animals exist within human urban ecosystems as sources of food,
companionship, and aesthetic pleasure, and how animals also act as scavengers, nutrient
recyclers, and vectors for the transmission of diseases such as plague, rabies, and monkeypox.
Given the global and rapid pace of urbanization, these phenomena constitute a critical
component of urban studies as well as animal management strategies.
Schedule
9:00-12:00
Graduate student presentations (if you would like to participate, please submit a five-page,
double-spaced summary of your dissertation research no later than October 1, 2018)
Lunch break
2:00-5:00
Public presentations by
Judy Stamps (University of California, Davis)
Levent Atici (University of Nevada-Las Vegas)
Ian MacGregor-Fors (INECOL Institute of Ecology, Veracruz, Mexico)
Reception to follow
For further details please contact co-organizers
Monica L. Smith (smith@anthro.ucla.edu) and Pamela Yeh (pamelayeh@ucla.edu)
Sponsored by:
UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA Department of Anthropology,
UCLA Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Navin and Pratima Doshi Chair in Indian Studies
UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, UCLA Department of Urban Planning
Contact
Email smith@anthro.ucla.edu
Phone
Urban Animals Past and Present
Graduate Student Workshop and Public Lectures
Saturday October 20, 2018
UCLA La Kretz Garden
Pavilion
Cities are full of animals: wild and domestic, tame and feral. In this workshop, we will focus on all of the ways that animals exist within human urban ecosystems as sources of food, companionship, and aesthetic pleasure, and how animals also act as scavengers, nutrient recyclers, and vectors for the transmission of diseases such as plague, rabies, and monkeypox. Given the global and rapid pace of urbanization, these phenomena constitute a critical component of urban studies as well as animal management strategies.
Schedule
9:00-12:00 Graduate student presentations (if you would like to participate, please submit a five-page,
double-spaced summary of your dissertation research no later than October 1, 2018)
Lunch break
2:00-5:00 Public presentations by
Judy Stamps (University of California, Davis)
Levent Atici (University of Nevada-Las Vegas)
Ian MacGregor-Fors (INECOL Institute of Ecology, Veracruz, Mexico)
Reception to follow
For further details please contact co-organizers
Monica L. Smith (smith@anthro.ucla.edu) and Pamela Yeh (pamelayeh@ucla.edu)
Sponsored by:
UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA Department of Anthropology,
UCLA Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Navin and Pratima Doshi Chair in Indian Studies
UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, UCLA Department of Urban Planning
Contact Monica L. Smith and Pamela Yeh
Email smith@anthro.ucla.edu & pamelayeh@ucla.edu
Phone
This workshop focuses on the design of archaeological games that entice users to engage with archaeological skills, methods, questions and results. What are possible goals of such games, and how can these be reached through narratives, interactive mechanics and visual, aural and motive stimulants.
Beyond providing exercises in archaeological approaches, can emergent gameplay have a significant heuristic function? If so, what are the requirements for availability and quality of data, player choice and player skill development?
View the workshop program for details on the talks and activities. Guests are invited to join in-person or remotely view and participate in the workshop on Zoom: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/631730989
Image credit: Screenshot from “Deadfall” https://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/06/its-a-global-archeological-adventure-i...
PROGRAM
Thursday, January 25
10.00-10.15 Willeke Wendrich -- Welcome and purpose of the workshop
10.15-11.00 Tara Copplestone -- Rethinking Archaeology Through Game Design
11.00-11.15 coffee break
11.15-12.00 Erik Champion -- The Sin of Completeness versus the Lure of Fantasy in Contested Possibility-Spaces
12.00 – 1.00 Lunch Break
1.00-1.45 Willeke Wendrich -- Walking through Empty Buildings, Everybody Wears the Same Shoes
1.45-2.30 Hannah Scates Kettler -- Jumping into the Animus: Revisiting old video games to create new ones
2.30-3.15 David Fredrick -- Secrets in the Garden: Modeling Vulnerability and Information Exchange in the House of Octavius Quartio
3.15-3.30 Coffee break
4.15-5.00 Rosa Tamborrino -- The sense of Time in Videogames: Fragments and Lack of Dynamics in Historical Environment Reconstructions
Friday, January 26
10.00 – 12.00 Demonstrations in the Digital Archaeology Lab (Fowler A163)
12.00 – 1.00 lunch break
1.00- 3.00 Discussion: setting the agenda and follow up (Fowler A222)
3.00 pm Friday Seminar: Panel Discussion on Critical Archaeological Gaming: Chris Johanson, Demetri Terzopoulos, Eddo Stern, Lisa Snyder
4.00 pm Reception
5.00 pm Public Lecture by David Fredrick Data Games: Cognitive Mapping in Ancient Pompeii
Contact Deidre Whitmore
Email dal@ioa.ucla.edu
Phone
Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems.
For more information on what we teach and why, please see our paper "Best Practices for Scientific Computing".
Software Carpentry: R Workshop
Who: The course is aimed at graduate students and other researchers. You don't need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented at the workshop.
Where: Young Research Library. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.
When: Oct 16-17, 2017. Add to your Google Calendar.
Requirements: Participants must bring a laptop with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) that they have administrative privileges on. They should have a few specific software packages installed (see here). They are also required to abide by Software Carpentry's Code of Conduct.
Accessibility: We are committed to making this workshop accessible to everybody. The workshop organisers have checked that:
- The room is wheelchair / scooter accessible.
- Accessible restrooms are available.
Materials will be provided in advance of the workshop and large-print handouts are available if needed by notifying the organizers in advance. If we can help making learning easier for you (e.g. sign-language interpreters, lactation facilities) please get in touch (using contact details below) and we will attempt to provide them.
Contact: Please email lib_archivehelp@em.ucla.edu for more information.
Contact Tim Dennis (UCLA Library)
Email lib_archivehelp@em.ucla.edu
Phone
This workshop will begin with a demonstration of two handheld 3D scanners, the Artec Eva and Space Spider. Andy Greyson will walk through how to set up the environment, capture the data, and process the scans. He will also provide tips to efficiently utilize the variety of tools included in the software.
The second half of the workshop will focus on 3D printing during an interactive Q&A with Doug Daniels. You will also see two 3D printers from the UCLA Library Lux Lab in actions: the MakerBot 5th Gen (a fused deposition modeling printer) and Form 2 (stereolithographic printer).
Technologists from the Digital Research Consortium will also be available to discuss 3D modeling for research projects.
RSVP at http://bit.ly/2nDpPd0 by Monday, April 3, 2017.
Header image from the Smithsonian X 3D collection:
Lidded ritual ewer (zun) in the form of an elephant with masks and dragons
Written by Vince Rossi
China, possibly Hunan province
Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
Bronze, 17.2 x 10.7 x 21.4 cm
Freer Gallery of Art, F1936.6a-b
Contact Deidre Whitmore
Email dal@ioa.ucla.edu
Phone
LaTeX is a document preparation system that uses plain rather than formatted text, which encourages users to focus on content rather than formatting. This system is increasingly used for preparation of articles and theses, and has wide application across the sciences and humanities. This workshop will build on the first and focus on preparing bibliographies and citing references with LaTeX.
Bring your computer with LaTeX installed for hands-on practice. If you were unable to attend the first workshop or did not get LaTeX installed on your computer please contact dal@ioa.ucla.edu prior to March 1st.
Contact Deidre Whitmore
Email dal@ioa.ucla.edu
Phone
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