On July 18th, we presented the Terra Ignota platform along with several of our recent research initiatives at the Weltmuseum Wien. On this occasion, we also visited the museum’s depots—the collections of the Weltmuseum Wien comprise around 200,000 objects, of which only 1.5% are on public display. Accompanied by Claudia Augustat, curator of the South America Collection and member of the Terra Ignota team, we had the opportunity to conduct an in-depth exploration of the museum’s archives.
In addition, we met with curator Sabine Eggers at the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, where we visited the international osteological collection. Our discussions focused on the complex ethical, legal, and historical dimensions of the repatriation of human remains, as well as the museum’s longstanding efforts in this field.
Both the Weltmuseum Wien and the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien will serve as institutional partners in a new, long-term research project scheduled to span the next four years.
The Archeologist Matthias Kucera gave us a quick demonstration of advanced 3d laser scanning technology we hope to implement in the prospection and mapping efforts on Navarino Island in the next year.
