A close look at N’ko
One of the more curious African scripts around is one that I was introduced to by Joe Lauer, a librarian…
Year: 2019
Online Resources for Ancient Mesopotamia?
There has been a big push in recent years to make more academic research and resources openly-available. This is fantastic…
Google Translate with One Click (Mac)
Yes we all know; Google translator is best described as “quick and dirty”. Nonetheless, we all use it because it…
On books and electricity
This guest-post comes from Louise Gallorini (American University of Beirut) and reflects on the value of holding an actual, physical,…
The “Digital Orientalisms Twitter Conference” (#DOsTC)
Today we are happy to announce the Call for Papers for the Digital Orientalist’s “Digital Orientalisms Twitter Conference” (hereafter DOsTC)…
Paths to understanding Kpelle
For those interested in learning more about the history and use of the Kpelle language and script, there are a…
The Importance of Uncertainty: VR Reconstructions of Ancient Buildings
John Sigmier, Ph.D. student at Pennsylvania University, gives us an insight into an ongoing project to display 3D models of…
The Doha Historical Dictionary of Arabic
In 2013 the Arabic Center for Research and Politics Studies launched an ambitious ongoing program to build an Arabic Historical…
Creating a Digital Timeline
By James Harry Morris Digital timelines can be useful not only as teaching resources, but as part of a presentation, as…
An Ivorian innovation: the Bété script
I write this in memory of Frédéric Bruly Bouabré, who called himself “Cheikh Nadro”, or “he who does not forget”.…