Computational archaeology, digital humanities, data literacy, data science - the digital turn has long since arrived in the study of antiquity. It has opened up new possibilities for the study of archaeological artefacts, data from excavations in general or ancient languages like Akkadian, Egyptian, Ancient Greek or Latin. Therefore, it is helpful to learn programming in addition to archaeological topics and ancient scripts. In this course you will learn the widely used programming language Python. In addition to basic programming skills, you will learn how to ingest data, sort and filter it, modify it, visualize it for your desired analysis. No prior programming knowledge is required, this will be acquired during the course. This course uses Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) which can be used in the PC pool as well as your own laptop. The course language is English.

  

Information for students regarding registration:

Please register for the course via Campus Management. If you are unable to register this way, please use the form "Module, Course, and Exam Registration", which you can find on the website of the Study Office of the Department of History and Cultural Studies (https://www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/studium/downloadbereich/_pdf/ba-ma/Modulanmeldung.pdf). This course is suitable for students interested in Digital Humanities and course programs like DISTANT, ISME, MAAW or similar.