Malthi in Media: Peopling an Ancient Village in Virtual Space

Author

Rebecca Worsham, Smith CollegeFollow
Sarah Kam, Smith College
Annika Lof, Smith College
Nora Sullivan, Smith College
Aurora Bagley, Smith College

Publication Date

2023

Document Type

Digital Project

Study Type

STRIDE Program

Department

Classical Languages and Literatures

Advisors

Rebecca Worsham

Keywords

Archaeology, Bronze Age, Virtual Reconstruction, Minecraft, Twine, Malthi, Digital Humanities, Ancient Demography

Abstract

STRIDE Project "A Digital Archaeology of Malthi, Greece"

Digital applications have increased the possibilities for the visualization of archaeological material. Here are presented two reconstructions of the Bronze Age settlement Malthi, created using Minecraft and Twine, both readily accessible programs. These recreations draw on data from archaeological work at the site and are intended to depict alternative interpretations of the settlement, allowing for the uncertainty inherent in archaeology. They are likewise intended to invite interaction with the site beyond physically visiting, with the goal of increasing participation in the formation of knowledge about Malthi. The approach advocated here is applicable to other projects struggling with ambiguous data.

Additional files:

File name: MalthiTwine_Edited_Final_4Sept23.html

• Title: Malthi in Twine
• Author: Nora Sullivan, Annika Lof

File names: Instructions for Opening Zipped Java MC World; Java MC Malthi 1m_2blocks clean.zip

• Title: Malthi in Minecraft, Unpopulated (Java)
• Author: Sarah Kam

File names: Instructions for Opening MC Windows Populated Malthi; Populated Malthi.mcworld

• Title: Malthi in Minecraft, Populated (Windows/Bedrock)
• Author: Sarah Kam, Aurora Bagley

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Comments

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DOI

doi.org/10.35482/cls.001.2023

Recommended Citation

Worsham, Rebecca; Kam, Sarah; Lof, Annika; Sullivan, Nora; and Bagley, Aurora, "Malthi in Media: Peopling an Ancient Village in Virtual Space" (2023). Digital Project, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/other_projects/225