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The Next Step for Scaffolding on the Propylaea
Making taller portable scaffolding function -- well and easily. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Dissertations on the Internet
Finding and obtaining dissertations from UMI. (Susan C. Jones)
Grey Literature: An Obvious Candidate for Online Access
British and American work to make grey literature available. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
The Amazon Kindle: Reading an Electronic Book
A good start, but only a start. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Network Neutrality Matters to Scholars
Yes, scholars have a stake in this debate. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
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An Apparatus to Aid in Surveying High Walls
Portable scaffolding does the job in the Propylaea. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Using AutoCAD to Construct a 4D Block-by-Block
Model of the Erechtheion on the Akropolis of Athens, II: Connecting a Database to an AutoCAD Model
Using AutoCAD layer state files creatively. (Paul Blomerus and Alexandra Lesk)
Web Site Review: Digital Egypt and the OEE Scenes-Detail Database
Two sites on Egypt that complement each other. (Susan C. Jones)
The Electronic Monograph: A Scholarly Necessity or the Pot of Gold at
the End of the Rainbow?
Marching into the future while facing the past. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
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Readers' responses and commentaries (last updated 03/04/08)
Web Site Review: archaeology.org
Reviewing Archaeology Magazine's website. (Erika B. Harnett)
The End of the Second Decade
Time flies when you are having fun! (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
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Using AutoCAD to Construct a 4D
Block-by-Block Model of the Erechtheion on the Akropolis at Athens, I: Modeling the
Erechtheion in Four Dimensions
Old and new CAD standards in the service of scholarship. (Paul Blomerus and Alexandra Lesk)
Some Locally Adaptive Tone
Mapping Methods for Color and Exposure Error Correction
High Dynamic Range photography without multiple images. (Irwin Scollar)
Website Reviews: stoa.org
A superb resource on many levels. (Susan C. Jones)
Divergent Views in CAD
Models
CAD requires its own solution for differences of opinion. (Harrison Eitlejorg, II)
Reviewing Electronic Data Sets
Special expertise required. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Process Matters
The more complex the problem, the more important an open process. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
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Website Reviews: The Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean
An amazing resouirce for any student or scholar. (Susan C. Ferrence)
Review: The NextEngine Desktop 3D Scanner
A good, inexpensive tool. (Dean Abernathy)
The Arachne Object-database
A very ambitious database design for accessing images. (Ortwin Dally and Reinhard Foertsch)
Many Heads Are Better Than One
A good search should not yield a simple answer. (Harrison Eitlejorg, II)
Publishing 3-Dimensional Objects
A PDF file with a "live" 3D solid object. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
High Dynamic Range Digital Photos - Again
Revisiting this evolving technology. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
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Web Site Reviews: Ostia. Harbor city of ancient Rome
A superb website. (Marina De Franceschini)
A Survey of Methods for Showing Missing Data, Multiple Alternatives,
and Uncertainty in Reconstructions
Powerful technology needs thoughtful use. (Karen M. Kensek)
Image Repositories: Works in Progress
Perfection is still a very long way off. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Website Reviews: The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
A polished but intellectually unsophisticated website. (Susan C. Jones)
What Color Is That Pot?
If colors matter, color charts matter. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
AutoCAD® 2007 Reviewed
A very desirable upgrade. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
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Reviewing Our Website Reviews: Are There Common Threads?
Problems and promises. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Website Reviews: Villa Adriana; Hadrian's Villa near Tivoli, Rome
A new presentation of a well-studied site. (Susan C. Jones)
High Dynamic Range Photography
Interesting but not terribly successful experiment. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
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Electronic Publication at CSA
A book in PDF form. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Using Old Photographs
To use them, you must be able to find them. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
CSA Web Site Usage
A new milestone.
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Web Site Reviews: TAY Project Portal (The Archaeological Settlements of Turkey)
Ambitious project with growing pains (Tijl Vereenooghe)
Windows® on the MAC®!
Now Windows runs fast on a MAC (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
The Official and Unofficial Weblog of the Tell es-Safi/Gath Archaeological Project - a Review
Camaraderie on the web (Jack Cheng)
AutoCAD® 2006: A Review
A new version without major changes (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Scanning Text and Drawings for Archives
Gray-scale scan even for black & white (Susan C. Jones)
Digitizing Remaining Issues of the CSA Newsletter
Completing the archives (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
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Still More On XML - Finding a Common Ground
Is XML the issue, or is controlled vocabulary the issue? (Tyler Bell and Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Web Site Reviews: FastiOnline
A good beginning. (Marina De Franceschini)
Even the Superceded Data Are Valuable
Good databases keep track of changes as well as final choices. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Google Earthtm and Some Practical Applications for the Field of Archaeology
A valuable new tool for scholars. (Lee Ullman and Yuri Gorokhovich)
AutoCAD® Cross-Referenced Files and Blocks -- Often Not for Scholars
These features should be used with great care. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Thank You, AutoDesk and Lisa Crounse
Thank you for the new version of AutoCAD®.
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XML: The Way Forward
A response to Mr. Eiteljorg's view of XML (Tyler Bell)
Web Site Reviews: Choma, Data Publication System for the Hacımusalar Project
Excellent access to data from an active excavation. (Susan C. Jones)
Web Site Reviews: Traditions of the Sun
Good Imagery and good design make this site effective. (Sarah Rothwell)
Scanning 35 mm. Slides in the Office -- An Addition
Does Digital ICETM complicate scanning? (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
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XML, Databases, and Standardized Terminology for Archaeological Data
Can XML provide database functionality? (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
A New Review Series in the Newsletter
Reviews of websites and CDs to be a new feature.
Web Site Reviews: Çatalhöyük: Excavations of a Neolithic Anatolian Höyük
A new look at an important website. (Susan C. Jones)
Web Site Reviews: Fieldwork Opportunities on the Web
Finding an excavation to join can be easy if you start in the right place. (Ruiha Webster)
Thank You, Dr. Philip Chase
Many thanks for your insights.
Scanning 35 mm. Slides in the Office -- First-Rate Results Now Possible
CSA's new slide scanner seems to be a winner. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
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Archiving Archaeological Data -- Is There a Viable Business Model for a U.S. Repository?
There must be data before the data can be mined. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Past, present and future: XML, archaeology and digital preservation
Searching for a common language. (William Kilbride)
A Wider Vision of an Archaeological Data Archive
Indices can be very valuable resources. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Access to Archaeological Resources on the Web
Three routes to Archaeological resources on the Web. (Susan C. Jones)
Surveying with a Total Station and No Prism -- A Reconsideration of Surveying without Targets
Finding the missing points is possible.
Parametric Modeling in AutoCAD -- Almost
Using text to make models.
Virtual PC and AutoCAD on CSA's MAC Computers
Yes, you can run AutoCAD on a MAC.
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The Cyrax 3D Scanner in the Propylaea -- Surveying Again
Evaluating a high-tech approach to surveying and comparing it to using a total station.
Archaeological Data Presentation Formats on the Web
Variations lead to some unexpected differences. (Susan C. Jones)
Image Collections on the Web -- Exciting but Still in Their Infancy
The two larger collections examined differ in many ways, but both leave much to be desired.
Archaeological Site Panoramas on the Web
A good, underused technology for illustrating archaeological sites. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
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Old Data in New Clothes
A text file becomes a spreadsheet becomes a database.
It's the Small Things that Count: Digital Preservation and Small Scale
Research Projects in the UK
Small projects are too important and too numerous to be overlooked. (William Kilbride and Catherine Hardman)
Electronic Publishing in Archaeology - An Opinion
Hybrid publications get my vote. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
From Field Data to CAD Model: Modeling the NW wing of the Propylaea
Digital point coordinates need never be typed.
Must We Keep Learning the Hard Way?
It's even hard to teach new dogs old tricks. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
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A Final Survey Experiment on the NW Wing of the Propylaea
Slightly less hi-tech, but more effective.
From One Context to Another: Building a Common Information Environment for Archaeology
Different users accessing data for different purposes. (William Kilbride)
Archiving Data from the Older Propylon Project
Important lessons learned. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Note-Taking with Total Station Survey Work
Having the right survey coordinates isn't enough.
Email Files Again
A format translator that works. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
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More Survey Experiments on the Propylaea
Photogrammetry is not the solution here. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
ARTstor, a Web-based Image Collection
Mellon Foundation project aims for a universal slide library. (Susan C. Jones)
Virtual Reality Guide to Good Practice
Another new publication in the Guide to Good Practice series. (William Kilbride)
CSA Layer-Naming Convention without AutoCAD
Using the AutoCAD convention with other CAD programs (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Lantern Slides Web Pages Moving to Bryn Mawr College Server
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Surveying the Northwest Wing of the Propylaea -- A Pilot Project
The prismless total station: easy to use, fast, convenient, but it can't measure what isn't there.
Europe's Digital Inheritance: ARENA Archives Launched
Providing access to European archaeological data through a single web
site is moving from the planning stage to reality. (Jon Kenny and William
Kilbride)
Surveying with Photographs -- PhotoModeler® 5
CSA's first experiment is a resounding success.
Email File Formats: Trickier Than I Thought
When will we no longer have to worry about file formats? When snowballs start freezing in Hell. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Termination of the CSA Archaeological Projects Database
Was it a good idea, or have search engines made it unnecessary?
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Two-Dimensional Plans versus Three-Dimensional Models with CAD
Three-dimensional CAD models can be overkill.
Electronic Survey Using TheoLt® at Whitby Abbey -- Some Personal Observations
Combine a total station, a laptop computer, AutoCAD®, and TheoLt, and you have a powerful package. (David Hunter)
Database, CAD, and GIS Training Needs
A CAD expert may not be a GIS expert may not be a database expert. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II, and Susan C. Jones)
Comprehensiveness for All:
The OASIS Project and Research Values in the Digital Age
Digital technology can provide real benefits for traditional scholarly work. (J.P. Clarke, C.S. Hardman and W.G. Kilbride)
Scholarly Computing Choices -- Linux, the MAC, Windows, and the Future
Operating systems are built for change; you should plan for change, too. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Who cares about file formats? All scholars should.
Ordinary files may need to be saved for the long term as well. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
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The Archaeological Data Archive Project Ceases Operation
(Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Networked Access to Digital Archaeological Archives in the European Arena
A European Union project with the participation of the Archaeological Data Service. (Jon Kenny and William Kilbride)
Surfaces in CAD Models: Irregular Surfaces Present Important Problems
Seemingly trivial choices not so trivial. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Measuring Ancient Structures
What measuring unit is appropriate?
Using CSA Propylaea Project Data Files
Project data proves valuable. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Problems with Greek in HTML
Using different character sets should be simple. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Naming Files in a Multi-Script World
File names should tell more. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
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The Roof of the NW Wing of the Propylaea
(Harrison Eiteljorg, II, and Chrysanthos Kanellopoulos)
Unicode File Names: New CSA Policy
Where ASCII, ISO and Unicode agree.
Virtual Reality Systems - What Can They Contribute to
Archaeology?
A valuable technology for specific purposes. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
The Importance of Standard File Formats
Several ways to avoid proprietary traps.
Multi-File CAD Models
Huge CAD files create complications. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II, and Susan C. Jones)
Measuring with Precision and Accuracy
Don't ask the technicians.
Linux as a Desktop Replacement? - Not Yet! Back to the Mac
(Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
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Linking Text and Data to CAD Models
A robust, easily-migrated system for linking external files to a CAD model. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
The Way Your Computer Handles Text is Changing
If you need non-Latin characters, you will want to know more about Unicode - and
how to get there from here. (Susan C. Jones)
Digital Preservation Meets Electronic
Publishing: Towards an Integrated Resource
Mixed media publication provides the best of 2 worlds. (William Kilbride)
The CSA Propylaea Project -
Reconstructing the Pinakotheka Roof
A CAD reconstruction is much more than a drawing.
CAD Archival Preservation - and Some
Practical Consequences
The best CAD model for archiving is the one that can be most reliably migrated. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
AutoCAD®
Drawings as Computer Files
A quick guide to printing a paper drawing from an AutoCAD model -- without AutoCAD.
(Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
The CSA Linux Workstation - a
Work in Progress
Linux workstations are only for the adventurous today. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
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Archaeological Data Archive Pilot Project
The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training helps with an important pilot project.
Learning AutoCAD from Scratch -- Making Halieis Maps
Learning AutoCAD and doing a job at the same time. (Marian McAllister)
Recent Work on the CSA Propylaea Project
Documenting a saw blade, showing a profile, and dealing with two blocks in the same space. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Computing in the Archaeological Curriculum
Future archaeologists' needs are not being met. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
A Spreadsheet as a CAD Aid - Again
Using a spreadsheet to help make a CAD model. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
A New Web Host for CSA
First host of CSA Web site fails the code red test.
Modeling Surfaces - A Tedious Job
If they were all planes, it would be easy. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Linux on the Desktop?
CSA to try using a Linux PC as a scholar's workstation.
Rendering with 3D Studio VIZ and AutoCAD
Training is required. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
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First Fruits of CSA Propylaea Project
Pilot project completely successfully.
Taskmaster/Benefactor: (Adjusting to) digital media in the Field
Valuable and vital role for digital data. (Paul F. Jacobs)
Slide Digitizing - More Exacting Experiments
A follow-up report on slide scanning processes.
Retrieving Dimensions from Drawings and CAD Models
Improved accuracy and precision are gained from a CAD model.
Scanning Propylaea Drawings
Gray-scale scans are superior. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Using the CSA Layer Naming Convention on the Propylaea Model
Layer names aid in analysis.
Making Aims Match Needs
There can be information overkill. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
A Model By Any Other Name
What does model mean?
Return to Master Index Thank You, Judge Drayer; Welcome Dr. Chase
Slide Digitizing -- A Lesson Learned
Good results are neither easy nor inexpensive.
Publishing Electronically -- Sooner or Later?
There are both pluses and minuses. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
New Photographs on CSA Propylaea Project Web Page
www.propylaea.org is growing quickly.
Archaeological Computing Workshop at AIA/APA Annual Meeting
AIA Workshop raises interesting questions and offers some beginning answers. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Scanning Drawings for Preservation and Display -- What Resolution?
Scanning line art presents various problems. (Revised 03/07/2001)
A Subtle CAD Problem -- The Surface Normal
Which side is out? (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
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CSA Propylaea Project
Kress grant lets work begin.
CSA's New Web Site
A new domain name and some rearranging. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Nemi, Loc. Santa Maria, and the Application of Computer Technologies in Field Excavations II: The Database
A follow-up discussion of computers at Nemi. (Søren Fredslund Andersen and Rune Bang Lyngsø)
Inheriting a Poor Database
Even simple databases need careful planning.
Lantern Slides of Classical Antiquity Project
More images coming to the Web.
Donation of AutoDesk Software
AutoCAD 2000, CAD Overlay and 3-D Studio Viz are greatly appreciated .
Further Defining the Job of the Head Geek
Every site has different needs. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
New Searching Possibilities for AutoCAD® Layers
Additional ways to manipulate layers. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Archiving - An Art as Well as a Science
Attention to detail is crucial.
AutoCAD® 2000 - A Review
Some welcome improvements and one problem. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Return to Master Index Nemi, Loc. Santa Maria, and the Application of Computer Technologies in Field Excavation
Including computers in the excavation from the outset. (Søren Fredslund Andersen and Pia Guldager Bilde)
CSA Propylaea Project Taking Shape
Complete digital documentation now planned.
Archiving Data Serves Multiple Purposes
Data problems are frequent surprises. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
New Domain Name for CSA Web Site
You can now reach us at archcomp.org.
Using a Spreadsheet to Speed AutoCAD Data Entry
From simple coordinates to CAD commands. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Web Usage Is High - More Lantern Slides Coming
Web site usage continues to grow.
Return to Master Index The Time Has Come
CSA Newsletter going to the Web.
New Job Title: Head Geek
Every dig needs one. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Optical Plotting and AutoCAD® for Drawing Pottery
A new device for pottery drawings. (Vinod Nautiyal, Sudhir Nautiyal, and Mohan Naithani)
CAD Data Segmentation - A Crucial Tool
An important part of CAD model-building. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Web Design: What is the Purpose of a Site?
It's all about utility. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Propylaea Project Gets Back In Gear
CAD model to be started.
A Gift and a Challenge from Bentley Systems
Microstation® software to be used, and data segmentation system to be developed.
CSA Web Site Hits Milestone
One thousand hits a day.
Web-Assisted Session at SAA Annual Meeting
Papers to be posted on the Web before meeting.
Virtual Reality and CAD - Complementary or Competing?
Technologies that should work together.
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Digital Imprint project is under way. (Louise Krasniewicz)
An Excavation Database
More new lessons. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
CSA/AIA Database of Archaeological Projects on the Web
More than 60 projects listed so far.
Layers Upon Layers: Using Adobe®
PhotoShop® to Create Period Plans
A new kind of period plan. (Geoffrey Kornfeld & Donald H. Sanders)
Using CAD on an Archaeological Site
The hard questions are archaeological. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Lantern Slides of Classical Antiquity Project
Ready for access on the Web.
FileMaker® Pro at Use in the Field
A good performer. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Requiring Students to Use Computers - The Time Has Come
Survey of graduate schools confirms problem. (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
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Picking a consultant (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Seeing Buildings that Were Never Built
A superb exhibit (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Electronic Publication for the Archaeological Data Archive Project
Digital Monographs from the ADAP
BMERR Is Up and Running
Subscribers prefer email
Who Needs Film?
Digital cameras and scanners can help
Preservation for the Future - with emulation or migration?
Emulation gets press coverage but migration gets the ADAP's vote
(Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Return to Master Index Where to Begin When You Must Have
(But Do Not Really Want) a Database
Help for Those in a Quandary (Harrison
Eiteljorg, II)
Bryn Mawr Electronic Resources Review
Reviews
will be coming soon
Review of Excavating Occaneechi Town:
Archaeology of an Eighteenth-Century Indian Village in North Carolina
A model
for publishing excavations (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Documentation for Databases: A Crucial Step
Preparing a database for archiving (Harrison Eiteljorg, II & Susan C. Jones)
To E-Publish or Not to E-Publish?
How to tackle a tough question
Ethical Responsibilities?
Computer use is an ethical issue
Ephesus and the Three Johns
Restoration in the computer (Allan Groves)
Documenting the Older Propylon File
The last step before archiving (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
CSA/AIA Project Database
Return to Master Index Metadata - A Dublin Core Request for Comments
Important indexing ideas for scholars
CAD and GIS Data Usage
CAD and GIS files may be easier to use than database files - but not by much (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
AutoCAD as an Exploratory Device
Using geometry to understand a church (Marie-Thérèse Zenner)
Photorealistic Visualizations May Be Too Good
Too real to disbelieve (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
The Lerna Database Again - Printing a Catalog
Nearly automatic (Harrison Eiteljorg, II, & Susan Jones)
AIA-CSA Web Listing of Archaeological Projects
Questionnaire included
Return to Master Index Building a Model of the Propylaea
A new Project for Scholars in Athens and at CSA
Digital Data As Publication - Are We Ready?
Digital data may be very powerful, but can scholars utilize the data effectively?
(Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Minnesota Archaeological Researches in the Western Peloponnese
New techniques for survey of the Morea (Todd Brenningmeyer, Frederick Cooper and Caitlin Downey
Verfenstein)
Pottery Profiles - Yet Again
Start with a photograph, not a drawing (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Remembering Old Data
Keeping track of changes to computer data (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Using AutoCAD with Medieval Architecture
CSA Guide to Good Practice
The OpenDWG Alliance
Using CDs for Important Information
Return to Master Index Digitizing Lantern Slides from Bryn Mawr College's Slide Library
A new CSA project in cooperation with Bryn Mawr College
AutoCAD® Release 14 - A Review
The newest version of AutoCAD (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Software Gift from AutoCAD
Exploring the Lost Maya - A Review
A new CD on the Maya (David Freidel)
Addition to Archaeological Data Archive
Images from Pylos
GIS and Historic District Management: Annapolis
An informative use of GIS technology (John J. Buckler)
The Lerna Database Experiment
Experiment complete, data now available on the Web (Susan C. Jones and Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
A New Electronic Review Series - The Bryn Mawr Classical Review of Electronic Materials
A CAD Guide to Good Practice
Return to Master Index New Member of CSA Board
Samuel H. Francis joins the CSA Board of Directors
Electronic Publication: The New Vanity Press
Where is the quality control? (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
How to Transfer Your DOS Database into a Windows 95 Database in 659 Easy Steps
From Advanced Revelation to Access is no picnic (Jocelyn Penny Small)
The Perseus Web Site: A Review
Searching a database rather than browsing (Lee T. Pearcy and Alex Pearson)
Reconstructing the Theater of Dionysus in Athens
Using 3D Studio MAX to visualize the theater (Sallie Goetsch and Stefan Didak)
Database Design: It's Never As Easy As It Looks
Good design makes all the difference (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Where Is the Information?
Finding electronic resources is more than half the battle (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Return to Master Index A New Look and More
Changes in design and frequency of the CSA Newsletter
The CSA Newsletter Mission
Reconsideration yields few changes
CAA 1997 - Computer Applications in Archaeology Conference
The 25th Anniversary Conference (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Perseus 2.0 - A Review
A mixed reaction at best (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
ADS Session at CAA Conference
Archiving is the issue
Raster and Vector Images - An Important Difference
A good example for examining this perennial problem (Susan Jones)
Computer-Based Information at the 'Ain Ghazal Exhibit
Fine information but a short-sighted system (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
Making a Silk Purse from the Proverbial Sow's Ear
From an Excel database to an AutoCAD model in four steps (Alexei Vranich and Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
A Catalog Is Not a Database
An experiment to illustrate the differences (Harrison Eiteljorg, II)
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Session at 1997 SAH Meeting
UK Consortium Opens Archaeology Data Service
by Alicia Wise
AIA Internet Image Experiments
The Rome Reborn Project
by Diane Favro
Workshop at AIA Meetings
CSA Director to Bilkent University in April
ARHEO - An Addition to AutoCAD for Field Archaeologists
A New Aid for Drawing Pottery Profiles
by Harrison Eiteljorg, II
Addition to Archaeological Data Archives
Correction and Addition Concerning AIA Publications
Almost Virtual Reality
by Harrison Eiteljorg, II
A Problem with AutoCAD Files
by Harrison Eiteljorg, II
CSA Web Changes
Protecting Electronic Images
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with CSA - New Mission Statement Results
The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright, America's Architect - A CD Review
by Gair Tourtellot
AIA Computer Workshops at Annual Meeting
Review of AutoSurf - Plus Some Ruminations about File Formats for Scholars
by Harrison Eiteljorg, II
New AIA Publication Series
Visualizing the Ancient World
by George Tressel
MiniCad 6 - A Review
by Harrison Eiteljorg, II
Publishing on the Web - Making Decisions for the Future
by Harrison Eiteljorg, II
MiniCad 6 - Another View
by Paul C. Zimmerman
CSA Web Site
UK Consortium Inaugurates Archaeology Data Service
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Document Preservation and Access
Setting Up the Palaikastro Web Site
by Brooke H. Fink
AIA Computer Workshops
CSA Intern in July
CSA LISP Routine Available at Web Site
A New Experience With Computers
by Adrienne L. Sharpe
Pompeii in 1996
by H. Eiteljorg, II
Easier Web Access
History through Art: Ancient Greece - A CD Review
by Donald H. Sanders
AIA Web Site Opens - Includes Volunteer List, Electronic Publication Experiment
AutoCAD Release 13
by H. Eiteljorg, II
Microstation 95
by H. Eiteljorg, II
Thank You!
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Bronze Age Material Added to Data Archive
The Ancient Theater of Ephesus
by Ïbrahim Ataç
Computerizing Pottery Profiles - Yet Again
by Alexis Menten
Photogrammetry Reconsidered
by H. Eiteljorg, II
Data from Prehistoric Pueblo Study
New Survey Aids
by H. Eiteljorg, II
Citing Electronic Sources
Smithsonian's America - A Review
by H. Eiteljorg, II
Workshop for Surveying and AutoCAD
Record Keeping for Resource Management
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Important Gift to CSA
Scholarship and Electronic Data
by H. Eiteljorg, II
CSA Web Site Opens
"Pylos Regional Archaeological Project: Internet Edition" - A Web Site Review
by Kevin Glowacki
Drawing Profiles - Another Method
by H. Eiteljorg, II
Workshop for Surveying and AutoCAD
Exploring Ancient Cities - A CD Review
by Richard Ellis
Flowcharting the Harris Matrix
by Jeffrey Zorn
New AutoCAD Tutorial for Scholars
Thank You!
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Major Changes at NEH
Creating Access and Interchange
by Margaretta Sander
Canada's Visual History/L'Histoire du Canada en Images - A Review
by H. Eiteljorg, II
Single-Photo Photogrammetry at Pompeii in 1995
by H. Eiteljorg, II
The Avery Index on Disc - A Review
by H. Eiteljorg, II
Computer Workshop at AIA Annual Meeting
Reviews of CDs and Web Sites
Readers' Comments
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Architectural Records
by Carol Herselle Krinsky
CSA Archive of Computer Models
Humanities Databases - Separating Facts from Opinions
by H. Eiteljorg, II
Saving Our Nation's Cultural Heritage
by Susan C. Jones
CSA Director Appointed Research Associate at MASCA
New Total Station - Surveying in Pompeii
by H. Eiteljorg, II
Moving Again
Observations and Suppositions
Digital Shelflife
Virtual Pompeii Exhibit
Computer Workshop at AIA Meetings
Thank You!
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Endorses Archaeological Data Archive Project
Challenge Grant for ADAP Successfully Completed
Networked Information Sources in the Arts and Humanities - A New Getty Initiative
CSA's New Total Station
Funding Assistance for Archival Work
Pompeii Forum Project Awarded NEH Grant
Pot Volumes from Profiles: The Handheld Solution
by Richard C. Anderson
Workshops Held by CPAR
Photo Archive Work Continues at BSA
Continuing Work on Pseira Model
Publishing with Computers
by H. Eiteljorg, II
Archaeological Institute of America Outreach to School Children
Virtual Pompeii Exhibit
Executive Service Corps Assisting CSA
CSA Moves Across the Campus
Susan C. Jones Joins CSA Staff
Letter to Readers
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Figuring Vessel Capacity
The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion - A Review
by H. Eiteljorg, II
Imaging the Past
by Susan Lukesh
Hammers and Nails
by H. Eiteljorg, II
Pseira CAD Work Continues
by William B. Hafford
Scanning Pottery Profiles
by Jeffrey Zorn
Virtual Reality and Rendering
by H. Eiteljorg, II
Finding Numerical Relationships in Architecture
Internet Resources
Troy and CAD
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New CAD Work on Pseira Cemetery
Archaeological Data Archive Project
GIS Project for State Cultural Resource Data
Exploring Ancient Architecture - A Review
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AutoCAD Single-Photo Photogrammetry at Pompeii
by H. Eiteljorg, II
Progress on Mesopotamia Data and Mapping Project
CSA Database Project
Archaeological Site Reconstruction with Autodesk's 3D Studio
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Vessel Capacity from Pottery Profiles: Notice of an Upcoming Publication
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Paper Drawings vs. CAD Models
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Parthenon Metopes and AutoCAD
Computer Files, Paper Files More Different than We Think
The Ustica Excavations - A Total Station, AutoCAD at Work
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Pompeii Forum Project Under Way
Using a Total Station
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A Database About Databases
Close-Range Photogrammetry Program
Digital Inclinometer for Historic Architecture
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Autodesk Aids CSA with AutoCAD for Windows
Tyler Bell at CSA in July
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ARIT and NEH Fellowships
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The CEIBA System: A Harris-Diagram-Based Archaeological Information System
Letter to Readers
Additional Refinements of the Archaeological Data Archive Project
AutoCAD at Carleton College
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GIS System in Siberia
Kerkenes Dağ Survey
New Laser Printer at CSA
Pottery Profiles - Times and Costs
CAD vs Slides and Drawings for Teaching Architectural History
OS/2 om CSA's PC
AutoCAD and Linked Databases
Document and Preserve Data about Your Data
Computers in the Trench?
Mesopotamia Data and Mapping Project
Collaborative Projects Program of NEH
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Computer Workshop at AIA Meetings
The Council for the Preservation of Anthropological Records
New Phones & Fax Numbers
Database Design issues and the ADAP
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Why Use a Computer?
Workshops at CSA
Research Associate Position
AutoCAD for Pottery Profiles
Beirut Maps on Computer
Art Information Task Force
CSA Director Eiteljorg on AIA Lecture Tour
New AIA Monograph Series
Computer News and Miscellany
Drawing Errors in Last Newsletter
Key to Figures
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Adding Information to CAD Models with Annotation
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Mesopotamia Data and Mapping Project
Research Associate Position
Using Printers for High-Quality Drawings
PC Trials and Tribulations
"Photographs" of a Building Never Built
Software News
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Gifts to Mesopotamia Data and Mapping Project
Computers in the Field
Fellowship Announcement
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P.R. and Windows NT
CAD Applications in Architectural History: The Case of Early Islamic Jerusalem
Virtual Reality, CADD Models, and Scholarship
CSA Director at Autodesk
Total Station Fails Test
Learning and Teaching AutoCAD at CSA
New Programs and CADD Peripherals
IBM, Motorola, and Apple Answer Intel with the PowerPC
New Company to Develop Collections of Digital Images for the Arts
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AIA Abstracts on the Internet
Computing Dimensional Relationships
Computers for the Classroom
The CSA Database System
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The Pentium Has Arrived
The Excavation Information System from the University of Amsterdam
Windows Version of AutoCAD
Drawing Pottery Profiles
Surveying Help for Archaeologists
Surveying and Drafting Skills
Sharing Files
Computerized Archive in Spain
CADD and Photogrammetry Used by Historic American Buildings Survey
"Hand-Drawn" Computer Drawings
Staff News
Misc. Notes
Tours
Computer News
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Layer Names -- Again posted 5/16/02
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Computer Tools for Work in Micronesia
National Archaeological Database Online System
Computers and Archaeology in Jordan
AutoCAD and Database Information
Correction
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Database System from the Russian Academy of Sciences
The Use of Photogrammetry at Halai in 1992
Geographical Information Systems for Archaeologists
AutoCAD and Scanned Drawings
Hand Drawings from the Computer
Layer Names - Again
Computers and Efficiency - Or Inefficiency?
Workshop at AIA Meeting
The AIA Internet List
Pen Computers in the Field
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AutoCAD Release 12
Old Data on Old Forms Plus New Data on New Forms - A Test Case
Some Thoughts from the Business World
More on the CSA Database Project
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The Cotsen Prize Imprint
CSA's Sun Workstation
New M.A. Programs in Archaeology
National Conference on the Future of Information Technology in the Humanities
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Jargon is Out
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CSA Database Project
New Surveying Aids
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Gordion Update
"Surveying" Small Objects
Computer Graphics Developments
Kodak and Computer Images
Software Announcements
NEH Announcement
Computer News
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Thanks to AutoDesk
AIA-List for Archaeological Discussion on the Internet
More About AutoCAD Release 11
The Sun Has Arrived
Mea Culpa?
Pottery Profiles and Computers
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The Tholos in the Athenian Agora
More About Overhead Display Panels
The Older Propylon
Consultations at Bryn Mawr and Elsewhere
AIA Computer Committee Request
Database Design Issues Discussed through AIA-List
Software Announcements
Computer News
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AutoCAD Release 11 Donated to CSA
New Computer "List" for Archaeologists Using E-Mail
Workshop at Annual Meeting of the AIA in Chicago
John McMurtrie Joins CSA Board
More About Release 11
New CSA E-Mail Address and Fax Number
The Arsenal of Philon and AutoCAD Columns
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A New Kind of Slide Projection
Opening Meeting of AIA Computer Committee
Database Design Issues Discussed at CAA Meetings
CSA Database Work
Additional Versions of Software Announced
Computer News
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FoxBase Database Management System Given to CSA
Workshop at AIA Meetings
Additions to CSA Lisp Routines
The CSA 486 Computer
AutoCAD Prices for Academics Lowered
The Tholos in the Athenian Agora
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AutoCAD Release 11
A New MAC Drawing Program to Convert AutoCAD Drawings
A Plea for Air Line Frequent Flyers
Databases Available
Computer News
AIA Committee on Computer Applications and Electronic Data
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Truevision Corporation Presents Major Gift to CSA
CADD in Spain and Jordan
AutoCAD and the Sphinx
The Numonics Gridmaster
CSA Director in Israel
CSA Endowment Fund
AutoCAD at Ashkalon
E-Mail Art, Architecture, and Archaeology Discussion Groups
CADD and the Langcliffe Limekiln
The CSA Gordion Project
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New Computers at CSA
An AutoCAD Model of the Arsenal of Philon
Computer News
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Making Maps Work Together
Easter Island Sculpture to Be Modeled with AutoCAD
Moving Drawings From CADD to Documents
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Tailored Drawings
More -- and Easier -- Photogrammetry
CADD In Israel
Computer News
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Layering Standards -- Some Changes posted 5/16/02
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Layering Standards -- Some Changes
Isthmia Roman Bath Summer Field Report -- 1990
Pompeii Exhibit in New York
Perseus and Hypercard 2.0
Scanned Document Database
Computer News
New Archaeological Institute of America Committee for Computer Issues
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Accurate, Efficient Surveying with MR2 Program, posted 11/15/99
Using the MR2 Program and Tolerating Frustration, posted 11/15/99
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Preliminary Proposals For Archaeological Layering Convention
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Response to Cadence Article
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