Lecture on Cultural Heritage Preservation in a Cyber World, by Dora Constantinidis, will be held as part of the exhibition Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures of the National Museum of Kabul that is currently showcasing at the Melbourne Museum.
With continuing advances in computer technology the trend for archaeologists to use mobile digital devices in fieldwork has quickly gained ground.
With a focus on war torn Afghanistan, in this lecture archaeologist and information technology expert Dora Constantinidis will explore how mobile devices – in the hands of archaeologists and local populations alike – can record archaeological remains and thereby help catalogue and preserve cultural heritage.
Dora Constantinidis, whose archaeological research focuses on the Middle East and the Aegean, is an expert in the use of computer technology in gathering and analysing archaeological data. Having completed undergraduate studies at the University of Melbourne and then a PhD from the University of Athens, Dr Constantinidis returned to Melbourne, where she is a Fellow in the Centre for Classics and Archaeology, a researcher in the Computing and Information Systems department at the University of Melbourne, and teaches in the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University.
The lecture will be held on Thursday 6 Jun, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm, at the Museum Theatre. Admission fee: $12 adult, $10 concession and MV members. To purchase tickets online, visit www.museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/tickets/ or contact 13 11 02. The exhibition Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures will not be open after the lecture finishes.