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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Beijing, December 19 (Xinhua) — The First Digital Archaeology Specialist Training Course for Central Asia officially opened at Northwest University (NWU) in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, aiming to help students from Central Asian countries improve their digital literacy, innovative thinking, and practical skills in areas such as data collection, 3D recording, and spatial analysis, the Zhongxinwang news website reported.
Sun Qingwei, Rector of SZU, stated that in recent years, the university, by actively promoting the cross-integration of related disciplines, has successfully established an international cooperation platform in the field of Silk Road archaeology and made significant progress in independently developing new technologies, methods, and equipment to promote the digital and intelligent revitalization of cultural heritage.
He hopes that the current course will become a favorable opportunity for continuously deepening exchanges and cooperation between universities and research institutes in the fields of joint archaeology, cultural heritage protection and specialist training, thereby contributing to the protection and inheritance of the historical and cultural heritage of the Silk Road.
Digital technologies are fundamentally changing the way archaeological finds are discovered, studied, protected, and displayed. Digitization of cultural heritage has become an important means of protecting and preserving human civilization, noted Wang Runlu, Deputy Director of the Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Protection Bureau, adding that Shaanxi Province has always maintained close cooperation with relevant Central Asian countries in the field of digitization of archaeological and cultural heritage.
The course, which started on December 16 and will last for 10 days, was jointly organized by the Silk Road Archaeology Cooperation Research Center and the Xi'an Branch of the UNESCO International Center for Space Technology for the Protection of Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST) under the leadership of the aforementioned department, the SZU and HIST. -0-
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