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ANDlab \u00b7 RESEARCH<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

ANDlab approaches the ancient world through the combined study of archaeological, historical, and literary evidence, cultural landscapes, and material heritage. Interdisciplinary and digital methods are employed to document, analyse, interpret, and critically revisit the past. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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RESEARCH PROFILE<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Areas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Laboratory\u2019s research activities are organised around interconnected thematic and methodological areas that enable the study of antiquity through different categories of evidence and at multiple scales of analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Archaeological Methodology & Documentation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Methods of archaeological research, recording, and interpretation, ranging from field documentation and excavation to the organisation and reuse of archaeological information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Texts, Inscriptions & Written Sources<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Study of literary, historical, and epigraphic sources and exploration of their relationship with the archaeological record.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Landscape Archaeology & Ancient Topography<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Study of spatial organisation, ancient landscapes, and the relationships between settlements, monuments, activities, and the environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Experimental Archaeology<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Exploration of archaeological questions through reconstruction, experimental procedures, and the practical study of materials, technologies, and uses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Public Archaeology & Reception of Antiquity<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Study of the ways in which the past is interpreted, presented, and reused in contemporary society.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cultural Heritage<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research on the documentation, protection, management, and interpretation of cultural heritage and its relationships with communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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CROSS-CUTTING APPROACH<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital Methods in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Digital methods cut across different areas of ANDlab research: from digital documentation, photogrammetry, and three-dimensional recording to GIS, spatial analysis, semantic modelling, research data management, and emerging applications of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3D DOCUMENTATION \u00b7 GIS \u00b7 SPATIAL ANALYSIS \u00b7 DATA MODELLING \u00b7 DIGITAL HERITAGE \u00b7 AI<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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RESEARCH IN PRACTICE<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Research Questions to Collaborative Action<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

ANDlab\u2019s research areas take concrete form through research projects, international collaborations, and systematic fieldwork activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Research Projects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ongoing and completed projects, international networks, and funded initiatives involving ANDlab, as well as new research proposals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore Research Projects \u2192<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fieldwork<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Excavations and landscape research in which archaeological, geospatial, and digital methods of documentation and analysis are applied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore Fieldwork \u2192<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Collaborations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Collaborations with universities, research centres, scholarly networks, research infrastructures, and cultural organisations in Greece and abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore collaborations \u2192<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ANDlab \u00b7 RESEARCH Research ANDlab approaches the ancient world through the combined study of archaeological, historical, and literary evidence, cultural landscapes, and material heritage. Interdisciplinary and digital methods are employed to document, analyse, interpret, and critically revisit the past. RESEARCH PROFILE Research Areas The Laboratory\u2019s research activities are organised around interconnected thematic and methodological areas […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":300,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-32","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/andlab.ha.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/andlab.ha.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/andlab.ha.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andlab.ha.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/300"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andlab.ha.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/andlab.ha.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2287,"href":"https:\/\/andlab.ha.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions\/2287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/andlab.ha.upatras.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}