by Jennifer Bengtson | Sep 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
During my tenure as a 2011 Cultural Heritage Informatics Fellow, I created a digital repository for materials relating to Mississippian archaeological sites. This project involves the collection, digitization, and organization of materials such as maps, photographs,...
by Jennifer Bengtson | Jul 29, 2011 | CHI Articles & Discussions
I am an anthropologist. More specifically, I am an archaeologist. And even more specifically than that, I am interested in communities. Sounds simple and boring, but the concept of community is so complex and integral to being human. What is a community? Who decides...
by Jennifer Bengtson | May 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
If you follow this blog, you may have noticed that I was the last of the fellows to come up with a project. When I first applied to this program, I had an idea in mind that I thought was a “sure thing.” There was seriously no way that anyone could have a problem...
by Jennifer Bengtson | Apr 15, 2011 | CHI Fellowship Program, CHI Project Info
I have been working to create a basic organizational framework for my repository (https://chi.anthropology.msu.edu/2011/02/28/a-digital-repository-for-mississippian-archaeologists/), and the process is actually coming along much better than I expected it would. A...
by Jennifer Bengtson | Feb 28, 2011 | CHI Fellowship Program, CHI Project Info
For my CHI fellowship project, I will create a digital repository for materials relating to major Mississippian archaeological sites. The Mississippians were the most socially-complex peoples to ever inhabit prehistoric North America, and their sites generally date to...
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