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Sebastian Hageneuer @archaeobasti.bsky.social · 12d

🎮 At #CAA2026 in Vienna, Aris Politopoulos & I are co-hosting a session on archaeology + play!

We’ll explore inclusivity, ethics, critical limits—and how archaeogaming can challenge dominant narratives.

Blog post 👉 itsmoreofacomment.com/2025/09/26/b...

#Archaeogaming #DigitalHeritage

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At #CAA2026, Aris Politopoulos & I are hosting a session on #archaeogaming! We’ll explore inclusivity, ethics, critical limits and much more!

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Sebastian Hageneuer @archaeobasti.bsky.social · 12d

#280CharAbstracts: 👩‍🏫 Martina Trognitz argues that teaching archaeology must include data literacy. Good data management, FAIR principles & Open Science should be exemplified by instructors and practiced by students.

🇩🇪 🔗 doi.org/10.11588/pro...

#Archaeology #Data

Graphic explaining the research data lifecycle. Source: Martina Trognitz, CC BY 4.0

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Sebastian Hageneuer @archaeobasti.bsky.social · 14d

The Interactive Pasts Conference (TIPC) is an event where we get together to celebrate our joint love for video games and the past and share our playful, creative, smart, cool, beautiful ideas with each other.

Come and join: interactivepasts.com/the-interact...

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Sebastian Hageneuer @archaeobasti.bsky.social · 19d

📣 New season of the Digital Classicist Berlin Seminar starts Oct 14!
Hybrid lectures on 3D, cuneiform, digital twins, AI, citizen science & more.
I’m happy to help organize it in my new role at BBAW.
More in my blog post 👉 itsmoreofacomment.com/2025/09/19/a...

#DigitalClassics #DH

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Sebastian Hageneuer @archaeobasti.bsky.social · Aug 29

🎓 New edited volume out now: Digital Methods of Learning & Teaching in Archaeology! Packed with chapters on #VR, #archaeogaming & more.

Open Access, CC‑BY‑ND, from a 2024 TU Darmstadt workshop. Read more in the blog post

👉 itsmoreofacomment.com/2025/08/29/a...

#DigitalArchaeology #OpenAccess

Cover of Bolder-Boos, Hageneuer, Pantelidis "Digitale Methoden des Lernens und Lehrens in der Archäologie". Background by Andrey Haimin on Unsplash.

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Sebastian Hageneuer @archaeobasti.bsky.social · Aug 28

ICYMI: I attended a workshop on virtual reality in digital media, where I was the only archaeologist. Nevertheless, I learnt a lot! The workshop, organised by J. Tomann and S. de Jong, was a delight. Read more about it here:

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#VirtualReality #Archaeology

A random selection of people listening to a talk at a conference. Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash.

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Sebastian Hageneuer @archaeobasti.bsky.social · Aug 25

🏺 Uruk/Warka is one of the world's earliest cities. Excavations have uncovered a wide range of monumental buildings.

Our focus was on the main buildings: C and B; the 'Pillared Hall' and 'Hallenbau'; the 'Great Courtyard'; and some smaller structures.

🔗 www.artefacts-berlin.de/portfolio-it...

This image shows a visualisation of the Pillared Hall in Uruk. Although it is a small building, it has wonderful decorations of coloured clay cones arranged in different geometric patterns. The walls were covered in egg-yolk yellow clay! © artefacts-berlin.de

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Sebastian Hageneuer @archaeobasti.bsky.social · Aug 21

#280CharAbstracts: S. N. Autenrieth and D. von Boekel investigate why the destruction of architectural monuments and pictorial works occurs during times of change in the UK, Mesoamerica, Germany, Afghanistan and Syria, both in the past and in the present day. #OpenAccess

🔗 doi.org/10.14361/978...

Bamyan, the destroyed site without the buddhas. Photo by Zabihullah Habibi on Unsplash

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Sebastian Hageneuer @archaeobasti.bsky.social · Aug 8

🎮 I’m co-organizing The Interactive Pasts Conference 4 this October in Leiden! A seriously playful event where games, heritage & history meet.

Expect workshops, papers, demos & good vibes. New blog post ➡️ itsmoreofacomment.com/2025/08/08/c... #TIPC4 #VALUE #Archaeogaming

Celebrating a Decade of Playful Past Exploration - It's more of a comment...

I’m co-organizing The Interactive Pasts Conference 4 this October in Leiden! A seriously playful event where games, heritage & history meet.

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Bernd von Mallinckrodt 🦋 @vonmallinckrodt.bsky.social · Aug 1

Die Reichen leben vom Strom der Armen …

#Voltaire durchschaute schon im 18. Jahrhundert die Systemarchitektur …

Der Komfort der oberen Klassen basiert auf einer konstanten #Spannung, erzeugt durch das prekäre Leben der unteren.

Kein Wunder, dass die Maßeinheit #Volt nach ihm benannt wurde. 🖖

The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor.
VOLTAIRE🖖

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Sebastian Hageneuer @archaeobasti.bsky.social · Jul 15

ICYMI: One of Egypt’s earliest wells built entirely of stone was excavated in 2000–2001. 🧱💧
Detailed 3D visualisations now illustrate its architecture, building techniques, features, and stratigraphy. A glimpse into ancient engineering!

🔗 www.artefacts-berlin.de/portfolio-it...

#DigitalArchaeology

This visualisation shows how the Samana well was excavated by archaeologists. The infographic illustrates the different layers discovered within the well. © artefacts-berlin.de

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Sebastian Hageneuer @archaeobasti.bsky.social · Jul 11

🦫 Just wrote about DBeaver – a free, cross-platform database client that handles local and remote DBs like a pro.

🚨 Caveat: updates can break stuff, but there is a solution.

Still: 🧰 probably the best tool I’ve used for managing complex DB setups.

Blog post 👉 itsmoreofacomment.com/2025/07/11/n...

Sebastian Hageneuer @archaeobasti.bsky.social · Jul 10

ICYMI: I’ve finally left Academia.edu.
They don’t support open science — they profit from locking your research behind paywalls and upselling “premium” features.

I’m done.

🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2022/10/28/w...

#OpenAccess #AcademicPublishing #AcademiaEdu #ScholarStrike

Leaving is always an option. Photo by mk. s on Unsplash

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Sebastian Hageneuer @archaeobasti.bsky.social · Jul 7

ICYMI: 🏺 How did light shape sacred space in ancient Mesopotamia?

We explored this by reconstructing lighting conditions in 4 key temple types.

✨ Sacred architecture, seen in a new light.
🔗 www.artefacts-berlin.de/portfolio-it...

#DigitalArchaeology #Mesopotamia #3DModeling #SacralArchitecture

This image shows an example of the interior of a Mesopotamian temple. Light from the next room shines into the dimly lit cella. © artefacts-berlin.de

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Sebastian Hageneuer @archaeobasti.bsky.social · Jul 3

ICYMI: 🎮 In this blog post, I give a quick intro to archaeogaming: studying archaeology in, of, and through video games—from Tomb Raider to No Man’s Sky.

Have a look:
🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2021/07/30/a...

#Archaeogaming #GameStudies #DigitalArchaeology

Archaeogaming: An overview - It's more of a comment...

What is Archaeogaming? In this article, I want to give an overview what Archaeogaming is and how it can be utilised to analyse videogames.

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Sebastian Hageneuer @archaeobasti.bsky.social · Jun 26

For an old project, I instructed 4 students to evaluate an online 3D viewer that was developed. Our task was to evaluate its potential use in archaeology, and we already had some ideas. However, I wondered if a classic 3D viewer was the right approach.

🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2022/10/21/t...

A laptop with the words "Just Start." on the screen. Photo by Dayne Topkin on Unsplash

Sebastian Hageneuer @archaeobasti.bsky.social · Jun 6

Next one in Tiflis! Nice!!!

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Sebastian Hageneuer @archaeobasti.bsky.social · Jun 6

Just got back from #ICAANE in Lyon — a great experience! Enjoyed insightful talks, a well-run program, and the chance to present my work on digitally reassembling the garden scene of the North Palace at Nineveh.

Also: tea, people-watching, and Lyon's charm 🌧️🍷☀️

itsmoreofacomment.com/2025/06/06/i...

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Sebastian Hageneuer @archaeobasti.bsky.social · Jun 2

Restore the republic!

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Sebastian Hageneuer @archaeobasti.bsky.social · May 30

🚀 Two months into my new job & things are in full swing! 🔍 Working on a massive Mesopotamian seal database 🛠️ Juggling many tasks, team planning, outreach & LOD 💬 It’s intense—but progress is showing!

🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2025/05/30/m...
#DigitalHumanities #Mesopotamia #NewJobVibes #AcademicLife

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After two months in a new job focused on Mesopotamian seals, I reflect on managing a growing database project.

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Sebastian Hageneuer @archaeobasti.bsky.social · May 23

Just back from the DiKopA workshop and wow—so much good discussion on digital archaeology, teaching, and what “skills” really mean in 2025. Wrote up some thoughts here:

🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2025/05/23/t...

#Archaeology #DigitalHumanities #AcademicLife #DiKopA #Fieldnotes

The second DiKopA Workshop - It's more of a comment...

A recap of the 2nd DiKopA workshop—tools, teaching, and the future of the field, with reflections on academia and digital practice.

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Sebastian Hageneuer @archaeobasti.bsky.social · May 16

Just got back from #CAA2025 in Athens—what a week! From archaeogaming sessions to exploring the Acropolis (and the coffee!), it was unforgettable. 🏛️☕

Check out my full recap: itsmoreofacomment.com/2025/05/16/c...

#DigitalArchaeology #Archaeogaming #CAA

CAA 2025 in Athens - It's more of a comment...

The 52nd CAA conference took place in Athens in May 2025. Highlights included sessions on archaeogaming, and exploring the Acropolis!

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Sebastian Hageneuer @archaeobasti.bsky.social · May 9

📅 May 19–20 | Darmstadt + Online Join us for the second DiKopA Workshop on digital teaching & learning in archaeology! Talks, keynotes & discussions on digitisation, reproducibility & more. Full programme now online! 🔗 itsmoreofacomment.com/2025/05/09/u...

#Archaeology #DigitalTeaching #DiKopA

Darmstadt | Photo by Renato Dehnhardt on Pexels

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Sebastian Hageneuer @archaeobasti.bsky.social · May 5

ICYMI: 🏺Yeha Visualisation Project. We have created not just a reconstruction of a building or a town, but of an entire palaeoenvironment! The Ethio-Sabaean settlement in Ethiopia from the 1st mill. BCE is located in a valley & features a beautiful palace.

🔗 www.artefacts-berlin.de/portfolio-it...

Bird's eye view of the settlement of Yeha, showing the palace, temple and many residential buildings. A river flows by and the mountains in the background surround the settlement. © artefacts-berlin.de

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Sebastian Hageneuer @archaeobasti.bsky.social · Apr 29

#280CharAbstracts: @DelitzHeike and F. Levenson discuss the social significance of great architecture and the sociology of #monumentality. They compare nomadic architecture with medieval cathedrals and the ritual topography of Uruk.

#openaccess

🔗 www.doi.org/10.14361/978...

This image shows the 3D visualisation of the Bit Resh in detail. A massive white temple surrounded by courtyards and walkways. People walking in front of the temple seem insignificant. © artefacts-berlin.de

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