by Art of Counting | Current Events Egypt, Methods
The current protests in Egypt show us exactly how fragile the illusion of stability can be in the face of reality. It truly is astonishing that these ancient objects and sites have survived at all, across these thousands of years. It is breathtaking and utterly...
by Art of Counting | Announcement, Methods
It is my great pleasure to announce the successful defense of my Ph.D. dissertation, on which the Art of Counting project is based. On Friday, January 21, I met my advisor, David O’Connor, my readers, Ogden Goelet and Diana Craig Patch (Associate Curator,...
by Art of Counting | Tacky Tourists
Our ongoing series of tourists doing or wearing, shall we say…interesting things. Some will make you snicker at the silliness, some will make you wail at the selfishness, and others will make you wish you had control over who was issued a passport. These two...
by Art of Counting | Cross Training
Yet another example of the incredible insights into visual material that can come from specialists in other fields. In this case a Queens University Classics professor emeritus, Dr. Ross Kilpatrick, has suggested that the enigmatic barren background of the iconic da...
by Art of Counting | Tacky Tourists
This project is dedicated to performing serious research, using the combination of statistics and Egyptological knowledge to uncover previously unrecognized patterns in ancient images. However, all work and no play… Since our June 2010 launch, the Art of...
by Art of Counting | Inspiration
Enjoy this collection of ancient Egyptian images of rebirth, renewal, and regeneration! All details are original photos from the tomb of Ramses VI (KV 9). Happy New...
by Art of Counting | Cross Training
Plenty. If I had to summarize the essence of the Art of Counting mission and philosophy in 5 words, it would be this: Let the data lead you. With enough data pointing in the same direction, I’d take on Zahi Hawass in a televised debate, in the (unlikely) event that...
by Art of Counting | Tacky Tourists
Our ongoing series of tourists doing or wearing, shall we say…interesting things. Some will make you keen in lamentation, some will cause you to blather in frustration, and others will make you see red. This lady at Deir el Bahri is casually erasing ancient...
by Art of Counting | Cross Training
Another awesome collaborative effort, this time combining a group of specialists ranging from museology to space science. Led by the University of Leicester, this innovative Heritage Science project draws together space scientists, art-historians, archaeologists and...
by Art of Counting | Cross Training
Embrace the technology! This NY Times article highlights a number of humanities projects that are focusing on using quantifiably analyzed data as the centerpiece of their research. The next big idea in language, history and the arts? Data. Members of a new generation...
