Digital digging on the Molyvoti, Thrace, Archaeological project

IDig and a new web application

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Keywords:

Aegean Thrace, Stryme, databases, material registration

Abstract

Twenty years ago, the idea of widespread technology integration in archaeological research was beyond imagination. The excavation in Molyvoti, a walled classical city situated along the coastal region ofAegean Thrace identified as Stryme, the Thasian emporion, exemplifies the transition from traditional to modern technological methodologies in archaeological studies. The excavation endeavors at Molyvoti, which trace their origins to the 1950s, serve as a compelling illustration of the shift towards incorporating advanced technologies for research purposes.

 

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Author Biographies

  • Marina Tasaklaki, ,

    Dr Marina Tasaklaki is an archaeologist and numismatist of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, in the Ephorate of Antiquities of Rhodope. She works in the field of Greek and Roman coinage, numismatic iconography.

  • Nathan Arrington, Princeton University

    Dr Nathan T. Arrington is a Professor of Art and Archaeology at the Princeton University; a co-director of the Molyvoti Archaeological Project. https://artandarchaeology.princeton.edu/people/nathan-arrington.
     

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2024-12-31