A seminar being held at the FU Berlin will give archaeology students practical access to the collection of the Institute of Near Eastern Archaeology. Materials include cylinder seals, seal impressions, and ceramic vessels from various provenances. Using selected objects, seminar participants will develop a scientifically rigorous online presentation of the institute’s history and archaeological methods. The seminar will focus on producing modern seal impressions to document the images on the seals, making archaeological drawings of ceramic vessels, and creating 3D models of archaeological objects using structure from motion (SfM) technology. The Digital Network for Collections is supporting the development of the virtual exhibition.
The exhibition, "Collected. Researched. Preserved." can be accessed here.
Images: Collection of the Institute of Near Eastern Archaeology, photos: B. Ludewig, 2024
(1) Modern impression of a West Asian cylinder seal in plasticine with accompanying silicone molds.
(2) Ceramic vessels from the so-called Löbert collection.
(3) Cylinder seals in the collection of FU Berlin’s Institute of Near Eastern Archaeology.
