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!🚀✨
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💜
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/
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.
🌍 Ever thought about doing real archaeology outside the classroom? Read the post of Kristy, a BA Humanities and Digital Technologies student from HKU. She recently returned from an amazing two-week field trip in Armenia with the #ARTH2110 course — it was epic!🏺💥
🔗 openarchaeology.org/armenia/2025...
🔗 openarchaeology.org/armenia/2025...
August 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
🌍 Ever thought about doing real archaeology outside the classroom? Read the post of Kristy, a BA Humanities and Digital Technologies student from HKU. She recently returned from an amazing two-week field trip in Armenia with the #ARTH2110 course — it was epic!🏺💥
🔗 openarchaeology.org/armenia/2025...
🔗 openarchaeology.org/armenia/2025...
#HKU’s course selection period begins August 5! Check out these archaeological courses for a unique experience! They are ARTH2102, ARTH2110, and CCHU9080 – all about archaeology, especially of the east Mediterranean and Armenia. Open to all students, no prerequisites!
August 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
#HKU’s course selection period begins August 5! Check out these archaeological courses for a unique experience! They are ARTH2102, ARTH2110, and CCHU9080 – all about archaeology, especially of the east Mediterranean and Armenia. Open to all students, no prerequisites!
HKU achieved an interesting milestone, rising to rank #11 globally in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It reflects the contributions of the entire HKU community. We’re proud that APSAP grows within this academic hub where heritage, innovation, and research come together.
July 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
HKU achieved an interesting milestone, rising to rank #11 globally in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It reflects the contributions of the entire HKU community. We’re proud that APSAP grows within this academic hub where heritage, innovation, and research come together.
Dig, discover, and display. What happens when kids become archaeologists for real? The unique program organized by the Armenian Heritage Development Foundation, the University of Wisconsin-Parkside lets young minds explore the full journey of artifacts in Armenia. doi.org/10.1080/2051...
July 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Dig, discover, and display. What happens when kids become archaeologists for real? The unique program organized by the Armenian Heritage Development Foundation, the University of Wisconsin-Parkside lets young minds explore the full journey of artifacts in Armenia. doi.org/10.1080/2051...
How is #AI reshaping the way we study the human past? A news article in the Communications of the ACM by Karen Emslie highlights how archaeologists are using #machinelearning and #computervision to uncover the stories of human culture. Read more: cacm.acm.org/news/researc...
July 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
How is #AI reshaping the way we study the human past? A news article in the Communications of the ACM by Karen Emslie highlights how archaeologists are using #machinelearning and #computervision to uncover the stories of human culture. Read more: cacm.acm.org/news/researc...
Our article in @saa-aap.bsky.social by @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org is cited in the #UN Human Development Report 2025! Explores #largelanguagemodels and #generativeai in #archaeology. Research contributing to global #AI conversations! doi.org/10.1017/aap...., hdr.undp.org/content/huma...
July 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Our article in @saa-aap.bsky.social by @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org is cited in the #UN Human Development Report 2025! Explores #largelanguagemodels and #generativeai in #archaeology. Research contributing to global #AI conversations! doi.org/10.1017/aap...., hdr.undp.org/content/huma...
Researchers at HKU are reshaping the future of archaeology by integrating high-resolution #3D scanning and #AR/#MR technologies into excavation workflows. This method allows archaeologists to virtually revisit sites long after excavation. bulletin.hku.hk/research/int...
June 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Researchers at HKU are reshaping the future of archaeology by integrating high-resolution #3D scanning and #AR/#MR technologies into excavation workflows. This method allows archaeologists to virtually revisit sites long after excavation. bulletin.hku.hk/research/int...