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MAPHSA Project at the #CAA2025 International Conference, Athens.
May 5, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Archaeological sites and nature go hand in hand, protecting one is protecting the other.

#MAPHSA fieldwork, Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombia.

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#Nature #landscape #travel #environment #arcadiafund
March 24, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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Next is Shaddai Heidgen showing our work with indigenous heritage: "Protecting Heritage through Fire #Risk Assessment in #Sacred #Indigenous Landscapes of Santa Marta" in the Advances in #Computational #Archaeology session
#ArcadiaFund #MAPHSA
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May 7, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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MAPHSA is collaborating with the Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History (ICANH) and the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN).

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March 3, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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#MAPHSA project at the #CAA25 in Athens, GR. The CAA is the largest and most well known conference on digital tools and methods in archeology. Our papers span from machine learning and remote sensing to risk prediction and network analysis
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May 6, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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The MAPHSA Database

In 2025, #MAPHSA strengthened its open-source infrastructure, expanding coverage. Colombia: 12,767 sites. Brazil: 2,956 sites. Robust archaeological data for South America.

📸Ciudad Perdida, Colombia, J. Steber
#OpenData #ArcadiaFund @upf.edu @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social
February 19, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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The article “Archaeology takes flight” highlights how new technologies are transforming archaeology, with a focus on the MAPHSA project.

Read the full article in Spanish:
www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/2023...

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April 8, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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Today we start with Sebastián Fajardo presenting a paper on MAPHSA: Uncovering Pre-Columbian Landscapes through Machine Learning and Remote Sensing in Tropical South America in the session dedicated to #AI approaches to #remotesensing
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#ArcadiaFund
May 7, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Assessing heritage risk in the field: Shell mounds

#MAPHSA conducts field assessments to evaluate site preservation, identify at-risk sites, and support conservation.

📷Ciénaga (Colombia); Santa Cruz (Argentina), M. Zubimendi. #ArcadiaFund #Archaeology @upf.edu @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social
February 25, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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A matéria “La arqueología alza el vuelo” destaca como novas tecnologias estão transformando a arqueologia, com foco no projeto MAPHSA.

Leia a matéria completa de 2023, em espanhol:
www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/2023...

#Arqueologia #Cerrado #Ciência
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April 8, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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MAPHSA presentations at #ICANH - Colombian institute of anthropology and history.

#Presentations
March 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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🎓 MAPHSA present at #UniMagdalena, Santa Marta, Colombia 📍

This time, we present our most recent work and aim to motivate students from archaeology and indigenous communities at the university. 🏛️

#Palaeoecology #MappingQGIS #SacredSites
March 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Los sitios arqueológicos y la naturaleza van de la mano, proteger uno es proteger el otro.

Trabajo de campo de #MAPHSA, Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombia.

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#naturaleza #medioambiente #santamarta #cienagadesantamarta #icanh
March 24, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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Evaluación del riesgo patrimonial en campo: Concheros

#MAPHSA realiza estudios de campo para evaluar la preservación de los sitios, identificar aquellos en riesgo y apoyar su conservación.

📷 Ciénaga (Colombia); Santa Cruz (Argentina), M. Zubimendi. #Arqueología #Cienaga
February 25, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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El artículo “La arqueología alza el vuelo” destaca cómo las nuevas tecnologías están transformando la arqueología, con foco en el proyecto MAPHSA.

Lee el artículo completo de 2023, en español:
www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/2023...

#ArcadiaFund #LiDAR #Ciencia #universitatpompeufabra #lavanguardia
April 8, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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A Base de Dados

Em 2025, o #MAPHSA fortaleceu sua infraestrutura de código aberto, ampliando a cobertura. Colômbia: 12.767 e Brasil: 2.956 sítios. Dados arqueológicos robustos para a América do Sul.

📸 Ciudad Perdida, Colômbia, J. Steber
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February 19, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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Sítios arqueológicos e natureza caminham juntos proteger um é proteger o outro.

Trabalho de campo do #MAPHSA Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colômbia.

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#preservação #natureza #biologia #arqueologia #geografia #bioma #pesquisa #universidade #americadosul #escola #educação
March 24, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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La Base de Datos

En 2025, #MAPHSA fortaleció su infraestructura de código abierto, ampliando la cobertura. Colombia: 12.767 y Brasil: 2.956 sitios. Datos arqueológicos robustos para América del Sur.

📸Ciudad Perdida, Colombia, J. Steber
#DatosAbiertos
February 19, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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Our research ended up guiding the course of several others, and not just in archaeology,” says Peripato, who is also collaborating on another project, Mapping the Archaeological Pre-Columbian Heritage of South America.
MAPHSA - Mapping the Archaeological Pre-Columbian Heritage of South America
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February 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Até agora, o #MAPHSA cobre ~3,5 milhões de km² de florestas e savanas no Brasil e na Colômbia. Prioridade: áreas de alto risco e pouco documentadas fora de zonas protegidas. Regiões-foco: Amazônia SW e Sul, Cerrado, Caribe colombiano, Cordilheira Oriental, Terras baixas orientais.

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March 11, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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2 PhD positions at University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, to study pre-Columbian South American heritage using archaeological data, remote sensing, and geospatial analysis
2 PhD Researcher Positions on Data Management and Remote Sensing of South American Heritage - MAPHSA - Mapping the Archaeological Pre-Columbian Heritage of South America - UPF
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July 31, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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MAPHSA is…
Supported by the Arcadia Fund
Coordinated by the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (@upf.edu)

Learn more about the project development here: www.archcalc.cnr.it/...

📸 Image credit: MAPHSA Project
September 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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🌎 Who Is Using Arches?

The Mapping the Archaeological Pre-Columbian Heritage in South America (MAPHSA Project) project documents archaeological records across Brazil & Columbia, integrating both legacy data & new research into an Arches database.

🔗 upf.edu/web/maphsa/d...
September 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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It is great to see that @maphsa.bsky.social are also here!

MAPHSA aims at producing the first leading integrated database for the pre-Columbian archaeological heritage of South America that will be Open Access.

The project is funded by the Arcadia foundation.

➡️ www.upf.edu/web/maphsa

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February 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Estado Atual da Base de Dados #MAPHSA

23.093 sítios arqueológicos registrados no Brasil e na Colômbia

Estamos integrando dados legados e novos na infraestrutura da gestão de dados de código aberto

#Arqueologia #IPHAN #Arches #DadosAbertos #Brasil #DigitalHeritage #Archaeology #Arqueologia
March 17, 2026 at 2:44 PM