The ACCORD Project: Cara Jones (Archaeology Scotland)

With

Dr Mhairi Maxwell, Dr Stuart Jeffrey, Prof Sian Jones & Dr Alex Hale

The ACCORD ProjectArchaeology Community CoProduction of Research Data

Cara Jones Archaeology Scotland

Brave New [digital] World?

The ACCORD ProjectAHRC Funded, 2014/15 (15 Months)Connected Communities and Digital Transformations programme

Partners:- Digital Design Studio, Glasgow School of Art- University of Manchester- Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland- Archaeology Scotland

Investigators:- Dr Stuart Jeffrey – PI- Prof Sian Jones and Dr Alex Hale – CIs- Dr Mhairi Maxwell – PDRA- Cara Jones – project partner

Research Questions

• The value of coproduction; how does

this change peoples’ relationship to the

site or object? Does it give people a

different sense of ownership?

• What are the barriers to digital

technology?

• How are forms of existing community-

based social value associated with sites

and places addressed and transformed

through engagement with 3D digital

technologies?

Project Aims

The ACCORD project is working together with communities

across Scotland to co-design and co-produce 3D digital models of heritage places and monuments.

ACCORD is taking the technologies of 3D modelling, recording, visualisation and printing out of the domain of specialists and experts.

Together we seek to explore how forms of community-based social value associated with sites and places are addressed and transformed through engagement with 3D digital technologies (photogrammetry, RTI, 3D printing and sometimes Lidar).

ACCORD Activities: together we create

• 3D records; RTI, Photogrammetry,

3D printing

• Using consumer level technology

• Integrated with user generated

contextual content and statements

of social value in an open access

online archive (at the Archaeology

Data Service).

ACCORD Workshop

• Photogrammetry

• RTI (Reflective Transformation Imaging))

ACCORD Projects

Camas Nan Geall,

Ardnamurchan

Glendaruel, Argyll and Bute

Glasgow Necropolis

Cullingsburgh, Shetland

Glendarual – rediscovering a cup-marked stone

“It’s like magic!” Cathy, CGDT archaeology group member.

Glasgow Necropolis

“The process itself forces you to examine the monument in detail”

[the results] “focuses attention, enhances what is already there, made things visible

[that I had] not seen before”

Ardnamurchan

Copyright: RCAHMS1976

Group felt that the results could not replace the original but could be used as an objective analytical tool

Cullingsburgh

“[this process] allows for more possibilities for interpretation”

Sharing the results

Sharing the results

Conclusions?

Thank you!

• Ardnamurchan Community Archaeology Group

• Bressay Local History Group

• Friends of Glasgow Necropolis

• Glendaruel Community Woodland Archaeology Group

• AHRC, Glasgow School of Arts, Archaeology Scotland, RCHAMS