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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP)

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University of Hong Kong and Armenian Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography collaborative fieldwork in the Vedi River valley www.openarchaeology.org/armenia

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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
APSAP is heading to #ARISC_20th Conference! 📅 THU, Sep 17 Hayk Azizbekyan will be #first presenter with: Spatial Analysis of Archaeological Excavation Data through MR/ AR 📅 SAT, Sep 19 Yishu Deng will explore broader regional connections through Archaeology. 🔗 site.pheedloop.com/event/ARISC2...
Photos of Hayk Azizbekyan and Yishu Deng doing their research on excavation site, with the titles of their presentation on the image
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Before tripadvisor, guidebooks decided what was "worth seeing." Prof. Elvan Cobb (HKBU) takes us back to the Mediterranean of 1881–1911 to uncover how guidebooks curated the touristic gaze. 📅16 SEP 2026 (Wed) | 16:00–17:00 HKT 📍CPD-2.45, 2/F, The Jockey Club Tower, HKU hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hd...
Details of the talk and a picture of Prof. Elvan Cobb
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
🎉Congrats to APSAP on receiving HKU’s Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award 2026 for “Understanding Our Shared Human Past through Archaeology.” We’re grateful to Prof. Caitlin Curtis Whitaker and the Armenian Heritage Development Foundation for collaboration! www.ke.hku.hk/spotlight/fa...
Photos of the students using VR headsets, doing stimulated digging alongside the Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award 2026.
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Advances in Archaeological Practice @saa-aap.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
📚 Enjoyed our recent article on the Digital Curation Crisis? Take a look at 'A Systems-Thinking Model of Data Management and Use in US Archaeology', where Elizabeth Bollwerk, Neha Gupta & Jolene Smith explore how data creation, #curation, and reuse all work together as one system. 🔗 Read more
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A Systems-Thinking Model of Data Management and Use in US Archaeology | Advances in Archaeological Practice | Cambridge Core
A Systems-Thinking Model of Data Management and Use in US Archaeology - Volume 12 Issue 1
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
New Course: ARCL1001: Archaeology Around the Globe We invite all HKU undergraduate students to explore the wonders of the human past in our brand new course, ARCL1001! Open to all, no prior coursework is necessary. Sign up on August 4! Course meeting time: Semester 1, Fall 2026, Tues 2-3:50pm.
image with photos of Machu Picchu, ceramic pot, a kneeling Terracotta Warrior, ecavation site, pyramid and Aztec Sun Stone
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
📚New Publication 'Infrastructured Landscapes: Spatial Histories of Early Ottoman Railways' by Prof Elvan Cobb from the Department of History at HK Baptist University. The Open Access book explores the significance of early Ottoman railways in western Anatolia.📖 Book link: brill.com/display/titl...
Book cover of Infrastructured Landscapes: Spatial Histories of Early Ottoman Railways by Elvan Cobb, placed over a historical image of an Ottoman railway station.
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
New introductory HKU course ARCL1001 on Global Archaeology debuts, and ARCL2020 Archaeological Fieldwork and CCHU9080 for academic year 2026/27. No background needed – explore global wonders, dig into real archaeological sites, or rethink material culture with us – All you need is curiosity.
an image combining the photos from 3 courses in 2026/2027 academic year
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The final, Day 5, of "Digging the Past (ACT260321)"! HKU Academy for the Talented Dr Shengyu Wang, an experienced curator for museums shared about the behind-the-scenes decisions. Afterwards, our students made their own exhibitions based on their finds from Day 3 with beautiful displays!
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Highschoolers from the HKU Academy of the Talented explored the next steps of archaeology beyond just excavation! On Day 4 of “Digging the Past!” they performed ceramic conservation and visited the Palace Museum. Friday is the last day of teaching, stay tuned!
photos of secondary school students visiting the HK Palace Museum photos of secondary school students having ceramics conservation workshop
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Day 3 of "Digging the Past! Archaeology and Technology for Understanding the Humans Who Came Before Us"-Secondary school students built their own archaeological contexts, and used clay to sculpt their own pottery vessels! Look at their marvelous oinochoes, amphoras, animal jars and more!
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Day 2 of summer course "Digging the Past! Archaeology and Technology for Understanding the Humans Who Came Before Us"! We visited Wun Yiu Klin to see the remains of an animal-driven grinder and pottery fragments. Students learnt about Archaeometallurgy and lithics analysis with the hands-on designs!
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Day 1 of HKU Academy for the Talented summer course 'Digging the Past! Archaeology and Technology for Understanding the Humans Who Came Before Us'! Secondary school students began by doing a simulated dig, learning different branches of archaeology, and recreating an archaeological site digitally!
image of students digging from a box of sand and the title of the summer course  image of students digging from a box of sand and the photo of students observing specimens
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Read new student blog by Pang Ching about joining an archaeological field project in Armenia! Follow the journey from the first days in the lab to working at the excavation site, learning archaeological methods, and becoming part of an international research team. openarchaeology.org/armenia/2026...
Student photo of an archaeological excavation site in Armenia next to a screenshot of the student's blog webpage.
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Advances in Archaeological Practice @saa-aap.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
🎮 Fun labor is still labor. Emma Yasui explores the realities of archaeological #consulting in the games industry, arguing that meaningful collaboration, ethical representation, and fair #compensation all matter when integrating history into game design. 📖 Read the open-access article below
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Fun Labor Is Still Labor: Archaeological Consulting in the Games Industry | Advances in Archaeological Practice | Cambridge Core
Fun Labor Is Still Labor: Archaeological Consulting in the Games Industry
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Advances in Archaeological Practice @saa-aap.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🔎 The Society for American Archaeology has launched its search for a new Executive Director. The search committee is working with Kittleman & Associates to identify candidates and guide the process, with interviews planned for this fall and onboarding expected in November. Learn more:
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SAA's Executive Director Search
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Advances in Archaeological Practice @saa-aap.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
📊 Data literacy is essential for modern archaeology, yet rarely taught explicitly. In a new Digital Review, Paulina F. Przystupa calls for #data literacy to become a core part of archaeological #education and professional development as the field becomes increasingly data-driven. Explore more:
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Data Literacy in Archaeological Education | Advances in Archaeological Practice | Cambridge Core
Data Literacy in Archaeological Education - Volume 14 Issue 2
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Surface survey completed, APSAP has moved into full excavation! After clearing weeds and loosening the topsoil, students sieved soil to sort out pottery, stone and bones. At the end of each day, they swept and vacuumed the site. The process was so fascinating—You never know what you'll find.
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Congrats to @saa-aap.bsky.social at @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org for the release of their latest issue: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Check out the digital review on #DigitalLiteracy in #Archaeology: doi.org/10.1017/aap....
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Latest issue | Advances in Archaeological Practice | Cambridge Core
Advances in Archaeological Practice
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Back on the slopes for the 2026 field season with the APSAP Project and #HKU ARTH2110 students! Our first day in the landscape of Armenia was all about pottery ID, surface surveying, teamwork, and careful searching for new material remains. A great start to the season!
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Celebrating the vibrant HKU Student Learning Festival on 29 April 2026. Displaying students’ work from the course CCHU9080 ‘Dead People’s Things: Excavating the Past with Archaeology’, our booth presented a fusion of archaeology and VR technology on campus. commoncore.hku.hk/event/studen...
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
HKU Students had a fun hands-on learning experience in the Common Core course CCHU9080 Dead People’s Things: Excavating the Past with Archaeology. Students explored the meaning and value of everyday objects in creative ways and crafted unique artefacts with #play-doh. commoncore.hku.hk/cchu9080
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Secondary School students, join us at HKU Academy for the Talented this summer and do archaeology with your own hands. Register: talented.hku.hk/hku_programm... Partially inspired by a summer programme co-developed by Armenian Heritage Development Foundation: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
an image to promote ‘Digging the Past’ summer program with a photo of an excavation site in the background
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
HKU Faculty of Education colleagues’ articles about supporting grad students in Writing for Publication in @berj-2025.bsky.social / @livunipress.bsky.social : bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/... doi.org/10.1017/aap....
an image showing the screen shots of the 2 articles published in BERA and Liverpool University Press
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
✨ Thank you for visiting us at Jumpstarter 2026 ✨ We were excited to be part of this dynamic and innovative event and to show how our interactive XR tools can support archaeological research and excavation. More from APSAP coming soon. Stay tuned! 🔗 www.jumpstarter.hk
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Our publication 'From the field to the museum: engaging young Armenians in the complete life-cycle of archaeological artifacts' in @tandfresearch.bsky.social has 700+ views! It is about an educational program in partnership with Armenian Heritage Development Foundation. doi.org/10.1080/2051...
Image showing a published article and students taking part in an archaeological excavation
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
The Faculty of Arts, HKU is recruiting a Lecturer in the interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and Digital Technologies programme. If you’re excited about interdisciplinary teaching and digital innovation in the arts, consider applying! jobs.hku.hk/en/job/53476...
an image with outlines of HKU campus and recruitment details of lecturer in BA(HDT) programme
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Secondary school students: Join the HKU Academy for the Talented summer program to uncover the human past through the objects and spaces left behind. You’ll conduct excavations, analyze finds, and create an exhibit! Come dig, discover, and bring the past to life! talented.hku.hk/hku_programm...
image showing an ancient temple and details of the HKU archaeology summer program
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
🎉New article by HKU’s Prof. Lukas Liu et al:
“Mapping Evidence-Based XR Experiences in Archaeology Education: A Systematic Review,” explores #XR in #archaeology education and the importance of instructional design. doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... related to: digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/jae/vol8/iss...
An image featuring a research article together with a portrait of Professor Lukas Liu
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Congrats to Mechanical Engineering on the opening of HKU Engineering MSc Student Commons on 11 Feb 26—a dedicated space to Meet, Study, Collab. We are delighted to be able to work together each year with Mechnical Engineering Masters students on their dissertations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5pz...
an image with photos taken in the new HKU Engineering MSc Student Commons and its opening ceremony
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Congrats @saa-aap.bsky.social!
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Thrilled to share that Hayk Azizbekyan delivered a compelling presentation on 3D MR/AR with AI in Archaeological Fieldwork at the Hong Kong Association for Digital Humanities 2026 Conference! The event at CUHK explored AI, multimodality, and digital humanities across diverse fields. 2026.hkadh.org
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Read the latest digital review in @saa-aap.bsky.social:
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Congratulations to our team, including PJ Cobb, E Cobb, H Azizbekyan, A Petrosyan, and B Gasparyan, for HKU Research Output Prize 2024-2025, the article: "Defending the Vedi River Valley of Armenia" by Bulletin of @asor-research.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1086/732090
photos of the team in the Vedi Fortress and a bird’s-eye view of the of Vedi Fortress
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Thanks CTTN for featuring our APSAP project! We're excited to share updates on our 4th season of fieldwork in the Vedi River Valley, Armenia in summer 2025. CTTN is an interdisciplinary network focused on #Caucasus #archaeology and the past. Subscribe here: 🔗 sway.cloud.microsoft/CrhnJsdAZ0Ha...
Photo of the CTTN logo and its previous posts, and a human figure wearing a VR headset
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
The new issue of @saa-aap.bsky.social from @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org has now been published, containing this digital review. See full issue: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
📢Our Open Access article “Designing the Ideal MR Headset for Archaeological Fieldwork” is published in #XR Extended Reality by @springernature.com ! We present our suggestions for building a better MR headset for fieldwork. 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Image showing the published article alongside its book cover
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Check out the latest #digitalreview in @saa-aap.bsky.social of @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org that considers how archaeologists can best engage online, especially with short-form video: doi.org/10.1017/aap....
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The Public, the Attention Economy, and Archaeological Social Media | Advances in Archaeological Practice | Cambridge Core
The Public, the Attention Economy, and Archaeological Social Media
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
How is lidar reshaping how we talk about the past? An open-access article in @saa-aap.bsky.social shows how recent lidar work gets recast as finding “lost cities.” Lidar is revolutionizing archaeological mapping, but responsible storytelling matters as much as the data. doi.org/10.1017/aap....
image showing cover of Advances in Archaeological Practice and screenshot of the article on a computer screen
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
✨Thank you, SIGGRAPH Asia 2025! ✨Thanks for visiting our booth and exploring our project, “Immersive Interaction & Interpretation of Ancient Spatial & Shape Data”. It was inspiring to share how XR tools support archaeological research via hands-on XR experience and engaging conversations with you.
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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
New issue of Bulletin of the American Society of Overseas Research Vol 394 (2025) www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/basr/202... @asor-research.bsky.social @chicagojournals.bsky.social @karalarson.bsky.social @petramcreamer.bsky.social @pudukhepa.bsky.social
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Our project is exhibited at SIGGRAPH Asia 2025! 🎉Come join us to explore how interactive XR tools can support archaeological research. 📅Dec 15–18, 2025 📍HK Convention and Exhibition Centre Article: doi.org/10.1145/3761... 🎥Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSqv... 🔗Event: asia.siggraph.org/2025
A photo of an archaeological excavation site overlaid with a website image of the SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 event.
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
So thrilled to see our paper “Defending the Vedi River Valley of Armenia” published by @asor-research.bsky.social & @uchicagopress.bsky.social reached 2200+ views — thanks for your support! Vedi River Valley is a key corridor connecting Ararat Plain and surrounding mountains. doi.org/10.1086/732090
Screencap of the article showing the number of views
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Our Open Access article “Immersing in Mesopotamia: VR Site Tours in the Remote Classroom,” published by @asor-research.bsky.social, reached 2200+ views. It explores how immersive VR site tours can transform the ways we teach and learn in an archaeology university course. doi.org/10.1086/725775
Screencap of the article showing a student wearing a VR headset and the cover of Near Eastern Archaeology
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Advances in Archaeological Practice @saa-aap.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Our digital review for our themed issue on #NAGPRA by R. Eric Hollinger, examines the expanding use of #3D digitization by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, Indigenous communities, and others. #archaeology #repatriation Read it Open Access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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The Emerging Uses of 3D Technologies in the Practice of Repatriation and Revitalization | Advances in Archaeological Practice | Cambridge Core
The Emerging Uses of 3D Technologies in the Practice of Repatriation and Revitalization - Volume 13 Issue 3
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Our Open Access article: “The Apple Vision Pro: Useful MR/AR Headset for Archaeology or Not Quite There Yet?” in @saa-aap.bsky.social of @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org assesses the Apple VisionPro’s potential for archaeological fieldwork, data visualization and engagement. doi.org/10.1017/aap....
Image with cover of Advances in Archaeological Practice and side view of user wearing the Vision Pro
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Proud moment for HKU — ranked #1 in Asia by the global higher education analytics organisation Quacquarelli Symonds in QS World University ranking 2026. This recognition reaffirms the University’s sustained leadership across Asia's academic landscape.
image showing HKU ranked the first in Asia with 3 photos of pottery
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Check out our new #openaccess article with @juusonieminen.bsky.social on "Epistemic Cultures in Undergraduate Education," in @teachinginhe.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1080/1356...
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Epistemic cultures in undergraduate education
In this study, we introduce undergraduate research as a powerful, knowledge-rich experience that may counteract instrumental approaches to teaching and learning. We conceptualise undergraduate rese...
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Thank you for joining us at the Info Day at HKU on October 25. We loved sharing our project and meeting so many amazing participants who enjoyed our AR/VR experience of an ancient site! Stay tuned for more updates — follow us 👉 @apsap.bsky.social or other platforms: linktr.ee/apsap
Participants experiencing our VR tour in Arts Tech Lab
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Immersive Archaeology: Securing the Human Past with Cutting-edge Technologies by Keynotes HKU. Researchers are advancing archaeology through 3D scanning, #drones and #MR. Their work redefines excavation by allowing archaeologists to preserve while discovering. www.keynotes.hku.hk/story/immers...
Image of a VR headset user with HKU students excavating in the background
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Ararat Plain Southeast Archaeological Project (APSAP) @apsap.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
✨The #Extended #Reality in #Archaeology event concluded successfully! 🏛️💫Huge thanks to CUHK Libraries and CUHK Archaeology for hosting and supporting this inspiring session, participants explored how #technology and #archaeology come together in innovative ways. Here’s to more discoveries ahead!🚀✨
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