scholarly journals TEN YEARS OF DIGITAL DOCUMENTATION OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF THE MONASTERY OF SAINT HILARION IN TELL UMM EL-AMR, GAZA STRIP

2021 ◽  
Vol XLVI-M-1-2021 ◽  
pp. 17-21
Author(s):  
E. Alby
Keyword(s):  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Digital Documentation ◽  
The Gaza Strip ◽  
A Site ◽  
Archaeological Excavations ◽  
Geopolitical Context

Abstract. The archaeological richness of a site is independent of its geopolitical context. The use of photogrammetry for the documentation of the monastery of Saint-Hilarion in the gaza strip illustrates the flexibility of the uses of this technique despite some obstacles linked to the situation. As access to the site on demand, depending on representation needs is not possible, means have been implemented to delegate the acquisition and allow continuity of surveys adapted to the evolution of archaeological excavations. Developments in acquisition techniques and methods can be incorporated into on-site practices and can also lead to improved processing of old data.

scholarly journals Point cloud vs drawing on archaeological site

2015 ◽  
Vol XL-5/W7 ◽  
pp. 7-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Alby
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Reasoning ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Point Clouds ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Transmission Of Knowledge ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Gaza Strip ◽  
Excavation Site

Archaeology is a discipline closely related to the representation of objects that are at the center of its concerns. At different times of the archaeological method, representation approach takes different forms. It takes place on the archaeological excavation, during the exploration, or in a second time in the warehouse, object after object. It occurs also in different drawing scales. The use of topographical positioning techniques has found its place for decades in the stratigraphic process. Plans and sections are thus readjusted to each other, on the excavation site. These techniques are available to the archaeologist since a long time. The most of the time, a qualified member of the team performs himself these simple topographical operations. The two issues raised in this article are: three-dimensional acquisition techniques can they, first find their place in the same way on the excavation site, and is it conceivable that it could serve to support the representation? The drawing during the excavations is a very time-consuming phase; has it still its place on site? Currently, the drawing is part of the archaeological stratigraphy method. It helps documenting the different layers, which are gradually destroyed during the exploration. Without systematic documentation, any scientific reasoning cannot be done retrospectively and the conclusions would not be any evidence. Is it possible to imagine another way to document these phases without loss compared to the drawing? Laser scanning and photogrammetry are approved as acquisition techniques. What can they bring more to what is already done for archaeologists? Archaeological practice can be seen as divided into two parts: preventive archeology and classical archeology. The first has largely adopted the techniques that provide point clouds to save valuable time on site. Everything that is not destroyed by the archaeological approach will be destroyed by the building construction that triggered the excavations. The practice of classical archeology by academics is less governed by the on-site timesaving. The excavation is also the place of the transmission of knowledge and the time spent is beneficial to students. But experimenting with the production of point clouds by archaeologists of emergency can influence the practices of archeology as a whole. An experiment is ongoing on the Saint-Hilarion Monastery site in the Gaza Strip. Each layer of a stratigraphic excavation area was documented by photogrammetry. This project was the means to transfer knowledge related to photogrammetry to allow the archaeologist to document the stratigraphic layers one after the other. Indeed it is essential that this documentation is systematic and not dependent on the availability of specialist in photogrammetry. The risks related to possible wrong practices of photogrammetry by archaeologist are identified, and solutions are proposed. Monitoring means of photogrammetric missions must be established to allow complete and usable documentation. The methods implemented are already applied on other archaeological sites and help save precious time on site.

An Agency for the Palestinians?

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jalal Al Husseini
Keyword(s):  
Near East ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
The Political ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Palestinian Refugees ◽  
Assistance Programs ◽  
Political Dimensions ◽  
The Gaza Strip ◽  
A Site ◽  
The Impact

This chapter examines the interplay between humanitarian/developmental concerns of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the political interests of the donors, host countries, and the refugees themselves. UNRWA has been tasked to provide educational, medical, social and relief, microfinance, and camp upgrading services to the “Palestine refugees” in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the Gaza Strip, and the West Bank. The chapter first considers the dynamics behind the creation and the evolution of UNRWA's mandate in terms of institutional and operational development, along with the impact of its assistance programs. It then discusses the political dimensions attached to the concepts of community participation and of protection that UNRWA has recently mainstreamed across its various activities. It also analyzes the impact of UNRWA's roles on the Palestinian refugees and the overall Near East context. The chapter suggests that UNRWA has become a site of conflicting claims its staff has had to reconcile for the sake of preserving the delivery of humanitarian assistance.

Urban Development Strategies of City Centers: The Case of Rafah City, Palestinian Territories

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 195
Author(s):  
Omar S. Asfour ◽  
Samar Abu Ghali
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Development Strategies ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
City Center ◽  
Palestinian Territories ◽  
The Gaza Strip ◽  
The City ◽  
Commercial Center

City centers worldwide are perceived as essential parts of the city, where city memories are preserved and its identity is expressed. They are planned to satisfy the functional requirements and pleasurable qualities of the city. Under the accelerating urbanization of the modern city, several challenges face these centers including demographic, economic, and environmental challenges. This requires a continuous and incremental urban development process based on clear strategy and action plans. Thus, this study focuses on urban development strategies of city centers, with a focus on Rafah city located in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories. The geographic location of this city near the Palestinian-Egyptian borders makes it a promising commercial city at local and regional levels. Thus, the current situation of Rafah city center has been analyzed, and several development strategies have been proposed. This has been done through a field survey based on observation and a questionnaire directed to city center users. It has been found that there is a great potential of Rafah city center to be developed as a commercial center. In this regard, several strategies and required actions have been proposed in the fields of transportation, environmental quality, shopping activities, investment opportunities, and visual perception.

scholarly journals Melite Civitas Romana in 3D: Virtualization Project of the Archaeological Park and Museum of the Domus Romana of Rabat, Malta

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-83
Author(s):  
Davide Tanasi ◽  
Stephan Hassam ◽  
Kaitlyn Kingsland ◽  
Paolo Trapani ◽  
Matthew King ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Structured Light ◽  
Terrestrial Laser Scanning ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Virtual Museum ◽  
Current State ◽  
Structured Light Scanning ◽  
The University ◽  
Archaeological Excavations

Abstract The archaeological site of the Domus Romana in Rabat, Malta was excavated almost 100 years ago yielding artefacts from the various phases of the site. The Melite Civitas Romana project was designed to investigate the domus, which may have been the home of a Roman Senator, and its many phases of use. Pending planned archaeological excavations designed to investigate the various phases of the site, a team from the Institute for Digital Exploration from the University of South Florida carried out a digitization campaign in the summer of 2019 using terrestrial laser scanning and aerial digital photogrammetry to document the current state of the site to provide a baseline of documentation and plan the coming excavations. In parallel, structured light scanning and photogrammetry were used to digitize 128 artefacts in the museum of the Domus Romana to aid in off-site research and create a virtual museum platform for global dissemination.

scholarly journals On Online Practices of Hospitality in Higher Education

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Grazia Imperiale ◽  
Alison Phipps ◽  
Giovanna Fassetta
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Jacques Derrida ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Stanford University ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Educational Settings ◽  
Technological Medium ◽  
The Gaza Strip ◽  
Collective Development ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThis article contributes to conversations on hospitality in educational settings, with a focus on higher education and the online context. We integrate Derrida’s ethics of hospitality framework with a focus on practices of hospitality, including its affective and material, embodied dimension (Zembylas: Stud Philos Educ 39:37–50, 2019). This article offers empirical examples of practices of what we termed ‘virtual academic hospitality’: during a series of online collaborative and cross borders workshops with teachers of English based in the Gaza Strip (Palestine), we performed academic hospitality through virtual convivial rituals and the sharing of virtual gifts, which are illustrated here. We propose a revision of the concept of academic hospitality arguing that: firstly, academic hospitality is not limited to intellectual conversations; secondly, that the relationship between hospitality and mobility needs to be revised, since hospitality mediated by the technological medium can be performed, and technology may even stretch hospitality towards the unreachable ‘unconditional hospitality’ theorised by Derrida (Of hospitality: Anne Dufourmantelle invited Jacques Derrida to respond. Stanford University Press, Stanford, 2000); and thirdly, that indigenous epistemics, with their focus on the affective, may offer alternative understandings of conviviality within the academy. These points may contribute to the collective development of a new paradigmatic understanding of hospitality, one which integrates Western and indigenous traditions of hospitality, and which includes the online environment.

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