BARÜ Contributes to International Digital Archaeology Studies with Its EU-Funded Project
22 Haziran 2026
Bartın University (BARÜ) shared its work on digital archaeology and the preservation of cultural heritage at the international events of the EU-funded DigiArcheoSpace project held in Bulgaria.
Bartın University (BARÜ) continues its international activities within the scope of the European Union-funded project titled “Modern Tools for the Documentation and Presentation of Cultural Heritage in Archaeology” (DigiArcheoSpace). In this context, current research, methods and practices related to digital archaeology and the preservation of cultural heritage were discussed at international conferences and training programmes held in Bulgaria.
Studies in Digital Archaeology Discussed at the International Conference
As part of the events, the “DigiArcheoSpace International Conference” was held in Sofia, hosted by SCAS (Student Computer Art Society), with the participation of researchers, educators and industry experts from Bulgaria, Türkiye, North Macedonia, Croatia and Romania. At the conference, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lale Özdemir Şahin and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Altay from the Department of Information and Records Management, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at BARÜ, presented their study titled “Buried Data: Rethinking Long-Term Preservation in Digital Archaeology” to the participants. Asst. Prof. Dr. Hasan Öztürk and Res. Asst. Ceren Bilge Seferoğlu presented their research examining the place of digital archaeology in library and information science literature through topic modelling and bibliometric analysis methods.
Training Sessions Held on the Digital Documentation of Cultural Heritage
Within the scope of the project, an international training course was also held in Primorsko, Bulgaria, hosted by the History Museum Primorsko. During the five-day training programme, topics such as online archaeology databases with a focus on Byzantine Sigillography, modern cartographic methods in archaeology, the analysis and digital restoration of ceramic artefacts, and the three-dimensional digitisation of small objects using RTI (Reflectance Transformation Imaging) technology were addressed through hands-on workshops.
Tios Ancient City Presented in the Digital Management of Archaeological Data
During the training course, Prof. Dr. Şahin Yıldırım and Asst. Prof. Dr. Ali Bora from the Department of Art History, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, delivered a presentation titled “Database Applications and Archaeology: A Case Study from Tios,” in which they explained the database applications carried out at Tios Ancient City. In addition to the theoretical sessions, a technical visit to the Begliktaş Archaeological Site provided the participants with field experience.
The DigiArcheoSpace project continues to bring together researchers, educators and sector representatives from different countries, contributing to the evaluation of the opportunities offered by digital technologies in the preservation of cultural heritage, the development of interdisciplinary cooperation and the strengthening of international knowledge exchange.
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