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 http://www.openarchaeology.org/armenia/

image with photos of Machu Picchu, ceramic pot, a kneeling Terracotta Warrior, ecavation site, pyramid and Aztec Sun Stone
Book cover of Infrastructured Landscapes: Spatial Histories of Early Ottoman Railways by Elvan Cobb, placed over a historical image of an Ottoman railway station.
an image combining the photos from 3 courses in 2026/2027 academic year
photos of secondary school students visiting the HK Palace Museum
video showing photos of students sculpting their vessels and having VR experience
video showing photos of field trip to Wun Yiu Klin site and coins designed by secondary school students
image of students digging from a box of sand and the title of the summer course
Student photo of an archaeological excavation site in Armenia next to a screenshot of the student's blog webpage.
Video of students digging, sieving soil, and sorting pottery, stone, and bones at excavation site in Armenia.
HKU students begin the 2026 field season in Armenia, identifying pottery, surveying slopes, documenting finds, and discussing material remains during surface survey work
video of students exploring archaeological scenes with VR technology at HKU Student Learning Festival 2026
Video of HKU students creating artefacts with play-doh
an image to promote ‘Digging the Past’ summer program with a photo of an excavation site in the background
an image showing the screen shots of the 2 articles published in BERA and Liverpool University Press
Video of the Jumpstarter logo and photos from the event and the booth of The University of Hong Kong
Image showing a published article and students taking part in an archaeological excavation
an image with outlines of HKU campus and recruitment details of lecturer in BA(HDT) programme
image showing an ancient temple and details of the HKU archaeology summer program
An image featuring a research article together with a portrait of Professor Lukas Liu
an image with photos taken in the new HKU Engineering MSc Student Commons and its opening ceremony
footage showing the presentation by Hayk Azizbekyan at the Hong Kong Association for Digital Humanities 2026 Conference
photos of the team in the Vedi Fortress and a bird’s-eye view of the of Vedi Fortress
Photo of the CTTN logo and its previous posts, and a human figure wearing a VR headset
Image showing the published article alongside its book cover
image showing cover of Advances in Archaeological Practice and screenshot of the article on a computer screen
A video showing the SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 exhibition hall, the APSAP booth, and visitors interacting with the display and trying XR experiences.
A photo of an archaeological excavation site overlaid with a website image of the SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 event.
Screencap of the article showing the number of views
Screencap of the article showing a student wearing a VR headset and the cover of Near Eastern Archaeology
Image with cover of Advances in Archaeological Practice and side view of user wearing the Vision Pro
image showing HKU ranked the first in Asia with 3 photos of pottery
Participants experiencing our VR tour in Arts Tech Lab
Image of a VR headset user with HKU students excavating in the background
A group of participants engaged in a demonstration of extended reality tools during the archaeology event at CUHK.
A video showing visitors to the HKU booth at InnoCarnival 2025 exploring VR experiences
Photo of students experiencing our VR tour and background showing the view from a VR headset
A photo showing a child wearing a VR headset to explore the archaeological site and an archaeologist wearing an MR headset to help with excavation.
image of VR Headset, details about the workshop
Video of visitors experiencing the APSAP VR tour at InnoWing
Photo of Learning Garden & Maker Space, University Library, CUHK and a user with a VR headset being blown away
Photo of user wearing a VR headset
Cover images of Advances in Archaeological Practice featuring APSAP, highlighting archaeology as a people-centered practice.
Photo of ‘Advances’ confectionery, enjoyed one year by delegates at the SAA Annual Meeting.
A student wearing a VR headset, surrounded by glowing digital graphics and holograms, symbolizing immersive technology and virtual/augmented reality learning.
image of archaeologists working in the field
A photo of the management of AirWorker and our team in Armenia
Photos of HKU students attending the class CCHU9080
Mobile phone’s screen showing the account of ar.memory.dc, with photos of the National Archives and the White House in the background
Photo of presenting an HKU pewter plate to Mr. Samvel Khachatryan at the Vedi Medical Center
Photo of HKU students visiting Garni Temple
2 Photos of students wearing VR headsets, photos of Minoan pottery, Parthenon and an excavation site in Armenia
a world map with a pinpoint showing the location of Hong Kong
Photo of a simulated site, photos of children trying on-site excavation, AR/VR technology and museum activities
Screencap of the article in Communications of the ACM and photo of an ancient site in the background
Screencap of the article in Cambridge University Press and cover of Human Development Report 2025
Photo of an archaeologist comparing the 3D model of a virtual pottery sherd with an adjoining real sherd using a MR headset
Photos of secondary school students experiencing VR technology in the HKU Arts Tech Lab
Scopus screen shot
Photo of students at our station at Student Learning Festival