Outside of my own research projects, I have extensive experience with digital archaeology through my participation with the Kaymakçı Archaeological Project (KAP). I regularly train project participants in the use of various digital tools, including relational databases, GIS, and photogrammetry, and have led the creation of detailed documentation to support these efforts.
One particular focus of my digital work is on data management, particularly in relational databases. I am currently involved in a long-term project to clean, restructure, and expand KAP’s database in preparation for open access publication. This work was supported by an ARIT-NEH fellowship from the American Research Institute in Turkey in 2023–2024, and is currently supported by a postdoctoral fellowship from the Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED).
I am also interested in reflexively examining how digital methods—such as 3D modelling of excavated deposits—are reshaping archaeological practice. This work intersects with my ongoing work on special features from Kaymakçı.
Related Publications
Related Presentations
Scott, Catherine B., and Christina Luke. 2023. “Gods and the Machine: Structure-from-Motion Recording in the Excavation and Analysis of Ritual Caches from Kaymakçı, Western Turkey.” 13th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Near East (ICAANE), Copenhagen, Denmark. (Paper, remote).