Yishu
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The past forms the foundation for our shared human experience, and belongs to all of us. Archaeology helps us capture and interpret past human activity by applying common-sense systematic data collection practices that are accessible to anyone. As with any science, the key is to record everything carefully and accurately, to document recording procedures, and to share data and results openly. New digital technologies are making each of these steps more efficient, and thus easier to do. Digital technologies also make it easier to invite anyone to participate in each of these steps, regardless of your prior experience or current location.
The goal of the Open Archaeology project is to serve as an interface between the public and the professional archaeology community. We approach this goal by leveraging new digital technologies to make archaeological data and practice accessible to anyone. We are also continuously experimenting with new innovations in digital technology to improve the quantity and accuracy of the data we collect and share. Archaeology is an inherently destructive science, whenever we excavate a site, we destroy the evidence as we collect it. No one can excavate the same ground again. We must record everything as accurately as possible so that others can evaluate our interpretations of the evidence - the basis for scientific reproducibility.
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Yishu Deng
Yishu Deng
Yishu is a PhD student in archaeology under the supervision of Prof. Peter Cobb in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Hong Kong. Her PhD research studies the Sasanian period human activities in the Vedi River Valley in Armenia. She is interested in all aspects of the life and material remains of people who lived in the Sasanian South Caucasus.
She had conducted her MPhil dissertation analyzing the Sasanian period metal objects from Vedi Fortress via pXRF, X-ray radiography, optical microscope, SEM-EDS, and metallography. She continues to be interested in studying ancient metal artefacts.
Yishu has been working with the Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project since 2022. She first joined as a remote volunteer, then participated in excavation, and finally decided to pursue a career in archaeology. She has also excavated in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Her previous academic background lies in Middle Easter Studies, with a focus on languages and history.
- Master of Philosophy, University of Cambridge
- Master of Arts, University of Chicago
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison
