Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP)
@apsap.bsky.social
University of Hong Kong and Armenian Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography collaborative fieldwork in the Vedi River valley
http://www.openarchaeology.org/armenia/
http://www.openarchaeology.org/armenia/
Thank you for joining us at the Info Day at HKU on October 25. We loved sharing our project and meeting so many amazing participants who enjoyed our AR/VR experience of an ancient site! Stay tuned for more updates — follow us 👉 @apsap.bsky.social or other platforms: linktr.ee/apsap
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Thank you for joining us at the Info Day at HKU on October 25. We loved sharing our project and meeting so many amazing participants who enjoyed our AR/VR experience of an ancient site! Stay tuned for more updates — follow us 👉 @apsap.bsky.social or other platforms: linktr.ee/apsap
Immersive Archaeology: Securing the Human Past with Cutting-edge Technologies by Keynotes HKU. Researchers are advancing archaeology through 3D scanning, #drones and #MR. Their work redefines excavation by allowing archaeologists to preserve while discovering. www.keynotes.hku.hk/story/immers...
November 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Immersive Archaeology: Securing the Human Past with Cutting-edge Technologies by Keynotes HKU. Researchers are advancing archaeology through 3D scanning, #drones and #MR. Their work redefines excavation by allowing archaeologists to preserve while discovering. www.keynotes.hku.hk/story/immers...
✨The #Extended #Reality in #Archaeology event concluded successfully! 🏛️💫Huge thanks to CUHK Libraries and CUHK Archaeology for hosting and supporting this inspiring session, participants explored how #technology and #archaeology come together in innovative ways. Here’s to more discoveries ahead!🚀✨
October 31, 2025 at 1:08 PM
✨The #Extended #Reality in #Archaeology event concluded successfully! 🏛️💫Huge thanks to CUHK Libraries and CUHK Archaeology for hosting and supporting this inspiring session, participants explored how #technology and #archaeology come together in innovative ways. Here’s to more discoveries ahead!🚀✨
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Hosted by the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) and the SAA Public Education Committee, watch archaeologists as they discuss challenges in research, excavation, fieldwork, and more, and answer your questions for the 2025–2026 FIRST #LEGO League #UNEARTHED Season!
Exploring Archaeological Challenges: A Webinar for FIRST® LEGO® League UNEARTHED(TM) Robotics Teams
YouTube video by Society for American Archaeology
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October 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Hosted by the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) and the SAA Public Education Committee, watch archaeologists as they discuss challenges in research, excavation, fieldwork, and more, and answer your questions for the 2025–2026 FIRST #LEGO League #UNEARTHED Season!
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The Ancient Near East Today is seeking new members for its Editorial Advisory Committee. The committee supports and advises the editor of ANE Today for matters of content and strategy for the main platform and its Substack newsletter. Please fill out this online form by Oct. 31: buff.ly/2MyvjcP
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October 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The Ancient Near East Today is seeking new members for its Editorial Advisory Committee. The committee supports and advises the editor of ANE Today for matters of content and strategy for the main platform and its Substack newsletter. Please fill out this online form by Oct. 31: buff.ly/2MyvjcP
Thank you for visiting our VR booth at InnoCarnival 2025! Our project ‘Extended Reality for Studying and Teaching Human Past’ is now on display till this Sunday. Perfect for families!
📍Booth D04, 1/F Grand Hall, 12W, Hong Kong Science Park
📅Oct 18–26, 2025
🕙Weekend 10:00–18:00｜Weekday 10:00–17:00
📍Booth D04, 1/F Grand Hall, 12W, Hong Kong Science Park
📅Oct 18–26, 2025
🕙Weekend 10:00–18:00｜Weekday 10:00–17:00
October 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Thank you for visiting our VR booth at InnoCarnival 2025! Our project ‘Extended Reality for Studying and Teaching Human Past’ is now on display till this Sunday. Perfect for families!
📍Booth D04, 1/F Grand Hall, 12W, Hong Kong Science Park
📅Oct 18–26, 2025
🕙Weekend 10:00–18:00｜Weekday 10:00–17:00
📍Booth D04, 1/F Grand Hall, 12W, Hong Kong Science Park
📅Oct 18–26, 2025
🕙Weekend 10:00–18:00｜Weekday 10:00–17:00
Come visit us on HKU Information Day 2025 and discover the world of VR and AR Archaeology with the BA(HDT) program! Explore virtual reconstructions of an ancient site and our APSAP project in Armenia!
Time: Oct 25 (Sat) 10:00-16:00
Venue: Arts Tech Lab (CPD-4.35, RRST, HKU)
hdt.arts.hku.hk
Time: Oct 25 (Sat) 10:00-16:00
Venue: Arts Tech Lab (CPD-4.35, RRST, HKU)
hdt.arts.hku.hk
October 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Come visit us on HKU Information Day 2025 and discover the world of VR and AR Archaeology with the BA(HDT) program! Explore virtual reconstructions of an ancient site and our APSAP project in Armenia!
Time: Oct 25 (Sat) 10:00-16:00
Venue: Arts Tech Lab (CPD-4.35, RRST, HKU)
hdt.arts.hku.hk
Time: Oct 25 (Sat) 10:00-16:00
Venue: Arts Tech Lab (CPD-4.35, RRST, HKU)
hdt.arts.hku.hk
Join our VR/MR tour at HKU’s booth at InnoCarnival 2025!
Discover how XR helps study human past in immersive ways. Experience ancient sites in 3D-fun for kids, teens and families!
📍Booth D04, 1/F Grand Hall, 12W, Hong Kong Science Park
📅Oct 18–26, 2025
🕙Weekends 10:00–18:00| Weekdays 10:00–17:00
Discover how XR helps study human past in immersive ways. Experience ancient sites in 3D-fun for kids, teens and families!
📍Booth D04, 1/F Grand Hall, 12W, Hong Kong Science Park
📅Oct 18–26, 2025
🕙Weekends 10:00–18:00| Weekdays 10:00–17:00
October 14, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Join our VR/MR tour at HKU’s booth at InnoCarnival 2025!
Discover how XR helps study human past in immersive ways. Experience ancient sites in 3D-fun for kids, teens and families!
📍Booth D04, 1/F Grand Hall, 12W, Hong Kong Science Park
📅Oct 18–26, 2025
🕙Weekends 10:00–18:00| Weekdays 10:00–17:00
Discover how XR helps study human past in immersive ways. Experience ancient sites in 3D-fun for kids, teens and families!
📍Booth D04, 1/F Grand Hall, 12W, Hong Kong Science Park
📅Oct 18–26, 2025
🕙Weekends 10:00–18:00| Weekdays 10:00–17:00
Join us at CUHK for a dynamic talk on how VR, AR, and MR go beyond entertainment to revolutionize archaeology and education. Experience a live demo showing how these innovations transform teaching, tourism, and data collection. Register: cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/mycuform/vie...
Don’t miss out!
Don’t miss out!
October 6, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Join us at CUHK for a dynamic talk on how VR, AR, and MR go beyond entertainment to revolutionize archaeology and education. Experience a live demo showing how these innovations transform teaching, tourism, and data collection. Register: cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/mycuform/vie...
Don’t miss out!
Don’t miss out!
On 16 Sept at the InnoWing, visitors joined a VR tour of Armenia’s Vedi Fortress. They explored a 3D reconstruction of the Late Bronze and Iron Age structure to learn more about the past and technology. Thank you to everyone, and please join our SIG: innowings.engg.hku.hk/apsap/
October 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
On 16 Sept at the InnoWing, visitors joined a VR tour of Armenia’s Vedi Fortress. They explored a 3D reconstruction of the Late Bronze and Iron Age structure to learn more about the past and technology. Thank you to everyone, and please join our SIG: innowings.engg.hku.hk/apsap/
🌪️ Due to Typhoon Ragasa, our exciting talk by HKU team on immersive tech & archaeology has been rescheduled for everyone's safety.
🗓️ New Time: Oct 8 (Wed) 10:30-12:30, 2025
📍 Venue: Learning Garden & Maker Space, LG/F University Library, CUHK
Supported by rihcuhk, anthrocu & cuhklibraries💜
🗓️ New Time: Oct 8 (Wed) 10:30-12:30, 2025
📍 Venue: Learning Garden & Maker Space, LG/F University Library, CUHK
Supported by rihcuhk, anthrocu & cuhklibraries💜
September 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🌪️ Due to Typhoon Ragasa, our exciting talk by HKU team on immersive tech & archaeology has been rescheduled for everyone's safety.
🗓️ New Time: Oct 8 (Wed) 10:30-12:30, 2025
📍 Venue: Learning Garden & Maker Space, LG/F University Library, CUHK
Supported by rihcuhk, anthrocu & cuhklibraries💜
🗓️ New Time: Oct 8 (Wed) 10:30-12:30, 2025
📍 Venue: Learning Garden & Maker Space, LG/F University Library, CUHK
Supported by rihcuhk, anthrocu & cuhklibraries💜
Congratulations @saa-aap.bsky.social of @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org for the release of the latest issue, volume 13, issue 2! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Also check out, in that issue, our evaluation of the Apple Vision Pro for archaeology: doi.org/10.1017/aap....
Also check out, in that issue, our evaluation of the Apple Vision Pro for archaeology: doi.org/10.1017/aap....
Latest issue | Advances in Archaeological Practice | Cambridge Core
Advances in Archaeological Practice
www.cambridge.org
September 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Congratulations @saa-aap.bsky.social of @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org for the release of the latest issue, volume 13, issue 2! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Also check out, in that issue, our evaluation of the Apple Vision Pro for archaeology: doi.org/10.1017/aap....
Also check out, in that issue, our evaluation of the Apple Vision Pro for archaeology: doi.org/10.1017/aap....
Exploring the Past Through Innovation
Join us at the HKU Innowing Carnival 2025 for a special talk on how technology is helping us better understand the ancient world.
🗓️Sept 25 | 14:30–15:30
📍Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing One, HKU
📌LED Wall & Brainstorming Area
hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hd...
Join us at the HKU Innowing Carnival 2025 for a special talk on how technology is helping us better understand the ancient world.
🗓️Sept 25 | 14:30–15:30
📍Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing One, HKU
📌LED Wall & Brainstorming Area
hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hd...
September 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Exploring the Past Through Innovation
Join us at the HKU Innowing Carnival 2025 for a special talk on how technology is helping us better understand the ancient world.
🗓️Sept 25 | 14:30–15:30
📍Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing One, HKU
📌LED Wall & Brainstorming Area
hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hd...
Join us at the HKU Innowing Carnival 2025 for a special talk on how technology is helping us better understand the ancient world.
🗓️Sept 25 | 14:30–15:30
📍Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing One, HKU
📌LED Wall & Brainstorming Area
hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hd...
Thanks @saa-aap.bsky.social for the APSAP-related covers of Vol. 11(4) and Vol. 7(4)! AAP covers spotlight the people, places, and communities that bring archaeology to life. Read more: www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...
September 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Thanks @saa-aap.bsky.social for the APSAP-related covers of Vol. 11(4) and Vol. 7(4)! AAP covers spotlight the people, places, and communities that bring archaeology to life. Read more: www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...
Huge thanks to the three editors, Christina B. Rieth, Sarah A. Herr and Sjoerd van der Linde, for running the @saa-aap.bsky.social of @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org for the last few years, it was a great experience to work with them on the digital reviews! 👏📚 www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...
September 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Huge thanks to the three editors, Christina B. Rieth, Sarah A. Herr and Sjoerd van der Linde, for running the @saa-aap.bsky.social of @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org for the last few years, it was a great experience to work with them on the digital reviews! 👏📚 www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...
Step into the future with HKU's ELEC4547: Emerging Tech in VR/AR 🚀 Explore how humans interact with digital worlds through optics, haptics and perception. This hands-on, technical course covers hardware and software💡Let's build a functional VR headset📍Register: hku.welight.fun/projects/2_p...
August 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Step into the future with HKU's ELEC4547: Emerging Tech in VR/AR 🚀 Explore how humans interact with digital worlds through optics, haptics and perception. This hands-on, technical course covers hardware and software💡Let's build a functional VR headset📍Register: hku.welight.fun/projects/2_p...
Have you been thinking about how digital technologies will impact Archaeological Labor Management? Consider submitting a Digital Review on this topic to @saa-aap.bsky.social by @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org. Submit a Digital Review abstract by Sept 1. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
August 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Have you been thinking about how digital technologies will impact Archaeological Labor Management? Consider submitting a Digital Review on this topic to @saa-aap.bsky.social by @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org. Submit a Digital Review abstract by Sept 1. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
We sincerely thank the leadership of AirWorker, an engineering company specializing in clean, sustainable wind energy in Armenia, for visiting us in the field on 6 July. Your visit was greatly appreciated, and we look forward to future collaboration!
August 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
We sincerely thank the leadership of AirWorker, an engineering company specializing in clean, sustainable wind energy in Armenia, for visiting us in the field on 6 July. Your visit was greatly appreciated, and we look forward to future collaboration!
HKU Year 1 students: ever wonder what old stuff can tell us about people’s lives? The course CCHU9080 Dead People’s Things: Excavating the Past with Archaeology explores how objects — from artifacts to everyday items — shape human stories. Registration begins tomorrow, open to all, Sem 2 (Wed)
August 18, 2025 at 11:11 AM
HKU Year 1 students: ever wonder what old stuff can tell us about people’s lives? The course CCHU9080 Dead People’s Things: Excavating the Past with Archaeology explores how objects — from artifacts to everyday items — shape human stories. Registration begins tomorrow, open to all, Sem 2 (Wed)
What was the land under the National Archives in Washington DC once used for? Discover hidden stories with ar.memory.dc’s AR app! See the past come alive on the spot. Download the app & follow ar.memory.dc on www.instagram.com/ar.memory.dc and www.facebook.com/people/AR-Memory-DC/61575285207420/
August 15, 2025 at 12:24 PM
What was the land under the National Archives in Washington DC once used for? Discover hidden stories with ar.memory.dc’s AR app! See the past come alive on the spot. Download the app & follow ar.memory.dc on www.instagram.com/ar.memory.dc and www.facebook.com/people/AR-Memory-DC/61575285207420/
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Digital eXtended Reality #technologies allow users to immerse themselves in 3D spaces, harboring potential for fresh applications in #archaeologicalpractice and #engagement.
Read Hayk Azizbekyan, Peter J. Cobb, and Elvan Cobb’s thoughts on the #AppleVisionPro in AAP’s latest Digital Review article.
Read Hayk Azizbekyan, Peter J. Cobb, and Elvan Cobb’s thoughts on the #AppleVisionPro in AAP’s latest Digital Review article.
The Apple Vision Pro: Useful Mixed/Augmented Reality (MR/AR) Headset for Archaeology or Not Quite There Yet? | Advances in Archaeological Practice | Cambridge Core
The Apple Vision Pro: Useful Mixed/Augmented Reality (MR/AR) Headset for Archaeology or Not Quite There Yet?
www.cambridge.org
August 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Digital eXtended Reality #technologies allow users to immerse themselves in 3D spaces, harboring potential for fresh applications in #archaeologicalpractice and #engagement.
Read Hayk Azizbekyan, Peter J. Cobb, and Elvan Cobb’s thoughts on the #AppleVisionPro in AAP’s latest Digital Review article.
Read Hayk Azizbekyan, Peter J. Cobb, and Elvan Cobb’s thoughts on the #AppleVisionPro in AAP’s latest Digital Review article.
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New special issue of Advances in Archaeological Practice Vol. 13 (2025) www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Caring for Culture in the 21st Century @saa-aap.bsky.social @apsap.bsky.social @archaeojake.bsky.social @sherr-spadefoot.bsky.social @drdonnayates.bsky.social @dremilinesmith.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
New special issue of Advances in Archaeological Practice Vol. 13 (2025) www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Caring for Culture in the 21st Century @saa-aap.bsky.social @apsap.bsky.social @archaeojake.bsky.social @sherr-spadefoot.bsky.social @drdonnayates.bsky.social @dremilinesmith.bsky.social
Congratulations @saa-aap.bsky.social at @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org on the release of Volume 13, Issue 1! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...; Check out the digital review about how #lidar discoveries in #archaeology are picked up in the popular press: doi.org/10.1017/aap....
www.cambridge.org
August 13, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Congratulations @saa-aap.bsky.social at @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org on the release of Volume 13, Issue 1! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...; Check out the digital review about how #lidar discoveries in #archaeology are picked up in the popular press: doi.org/10.1017/aap....
A big thank you to the Vedi Medical Center in #Armenia for supporting the APSAP team for many years! They have always kindly helped our team members. This season, we visited to show our appreciation, presenting an HKU Pewter Plate to Mr. Samvel Khachatryan, Vice Director.
August 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A big thank you to the Vedi Medical Center in #Armenia for supporting the APSAP team for many years! They have always kindly helped our team members. This season, we visited to show our appreciation, presenting an HKU Pewter Plate to Mr. Samvel Khachatryan, Vice Director.
Been considering trying the #AppleVisionPro for #archaeology? We have been experimenting with it, as a #mixedreality headset for interacting with archaeological data and we wrote the following review in @saa-aap.bsky.social of @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org: doi.org/10.1017/aap....
The Apple Vision Pro: Useful Mixed/Augmented Reality (MR/AR) Headset for Archaeology or Not Quite There Yet? | Advances in Archaeological Practice | Cambridge Core
The Apple Vision Pro: Useful Mixed/Augmented Reality (MR/AR) Headset for Archaeology or Not Quite There Yet?
doi.org
August 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Been considering trying the #AppleVisionPro for #archaeology? We have been experimenting with it, as a #mixedreality headset for interacting with archaeological data and we wrote the following review in @saa-aap.bsky.social of @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org: doi.org/10.1017/aap....