Petra Project
| STG lead(s): |
Geoffrey Bilder |
STG was actively involved in data organization at the start of Brown University's excavation of the Great Temple in Petra, Jordan, in 1994 and 1995. Relational databases were extensively used to record ceramic data, small finds, and architectural fragments. We experimented with using handheld computers as possible replacements for traditional field notebooks. STG also consulted on the use of technology for surveying, drafting, and modeling the excavation site.
The excavation of the Great Temple at Petra by Brown University has been ongoing from 1993 through 1999. The excavation is funded by Brown University as part of its programs in Anthropology and in Old World Archaeology and Art. It is also an international and interdisciplinary project, with the active involvement of the American Center of Oriental Research, located in Amman, and the Department of Antiquities of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
| Principal Investigator(s) or Parent Project Lead(s): |
Martha Sharp Joukowsky
Center for Old World Archaeology and Art, Brown University
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| Research domains: |
humanities computing |
| STG involvement initiated: |
1994 |
| Status: | archived |
| STG consulting completed: |
1996 |
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Record last modified: 13-Sep-2005
