Dissemination of Archaeology, accessible and inclusive

Replica made by 3D printing Replica made by 3D printing

Researchers from the HASTHGAR group from the Archeology area and from the Diversia group from the Chair on People with Disabilities, Accessibility and Inclusion (DAI) are launching the "Archeology for All" project, which aims to promote historical knowledge based on the diversity of public.

Irene Vega

This initiative aims to open a new relationship space between Heritage and society, knowing, first of all, what the needs of URJC students are with the purpose of planning inclusive activities, taking into account the needs of all participants.

Through the project “Archaeology for all. Human rights and accessibility to historical knowledge”, researchers from the HASTHGAR group and the Diversia group have designed accessible material made through 3D printing and replicas of significant materials from the Prehistory and Ancient History of the Iberian Peninsula with the motto 'everything can be play'. "The 3D prints are made through photogrammetry of real enclaves located throughout the Iberian Peninsula," explain Alberto Polo and Francisco Reyes, researchers in the URJC Archeology area. These materials and the database that has been created for 3D printing will be available for use in the DAI Chair.

The scientific team from the Archeology area and the DAI Chair, together with members of the CINTER group (Court, Image, Nobility and Territory), will offer the seminar entitled "Archaeology and Heritage for all" to publicize and explain different projects that have been carried out in recent years by researchers in the areas of Archaeology, Modern History and Research Methods and Diag. in education.

The project “Archaeology for all. Human rights and accessibility to historical knowledge” is part of the program of activities of the Scientific Culture and Innovation Unit (UCC+i), dependent on the Vice-rectorate for Research, and has the collaboration of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) – Ministry of Science and Innovation.

Fostering interest in science among students

The multidisciplinary work team also has extensive experience in scientific dissemination work with its participation in more than a dozen editions of the Science and Innovation Week, as well as in different editions of the European Night of the Investigators. The commitment to the scientific dissemination of teachers is also focused on achieving adapted and inclusive teaching aimed at the entire educational community. “This project is clearly interdisciplinary as it is presented through differentiated research groups that include specialists in Archaeology, New Technologies, Education and Health Sciences. This fact facilitates the design and carrying out of activities that promote inclusion, since specialists in the different fields that affect the promotion of inclusive activities dialogue”, underlines Alberto Polo.