The Cornerstone Theses
The Archaeobyte
A Foundational Thesis on the Artifacts of the Digital Past. Defining the "trowel" and the "undifferentiated dust."
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The Vivibyte
A Foundational Thesis on the "Living" Artifacts of the Digital Past. The "gold coin" and the "living DNA."
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The Umbrabyte
A Foundational Thesis on the "Liminal" Artifacts. The "fly in amber" and the "fossil of community."
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The Petribyte
A Foundational Thesis on the "Fossils" of the Digital Age. The "Away Message" and the "fossil of function."
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The Anvil
A Foundational Thesis on Applied Digital Archaeology. The "so what?" and the purpose of the Archive.
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Archaeobytology
The Final Synthesis. The "Aha!" moment that forges the name of the discipline itself: "The Study of the Ancient Byte."
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Visuals & Protocols
Archaeobytology Framework
A visual summary of the complete Archaeobytology framework, from the Trowel to the Anvil.
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Excavation Protocol
A decision tree for practitioners to determine how to sift through digital dust.
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Anvil Triage Protocol
A decision tree for practitioners to classify a "find" and determine its path.
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Archaeobytology Protocol
The complete, open-source methodology for practitioners, including the Excavation and Triage protocols.
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