Brandon R Olson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5082800 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brandon R Olson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brandon R |
| FAMILY NAME | Olson |
| SIGNATURE | OLSON B R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Metropolitan State University of Denver |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3069-8406 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 65 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
South-Eastern Anatolia at a Crossroads: A Multicultural Mediterranean Area from the Hellenistic to Early Byzantine Period
Pyla-Vigla: A Case Study Assessing the Imperial Strategies of the Hellenistic Diadochoi in Cyprus
The aim of the present study is to examine the mechanisms the Diadochoi implemented to gain and maintain control over Cyprus using Pyla-Vigla, a recently discovered fortified garrison, as a case study. Alexander the Great’s successors faced a seemingly insurmountable problem: How does one govern, control, and maintain the largest territorial empire the world had ever seen? Alexander’s imperial strategy was predicated upon maintaining native gover…
Religion and Social Transformations in Cyprus: From the Cypriot Basileis to the Hellenistic Strategos
This monograph is one of a handful of important recent studies of Hellenistic Cyprus undertaken by a cohort of young scholars. Other notable recent works include Jody Gordon's post-colonial study of Hellenistic and Roman Cyprus (2012) and Paul Keen's analysis of Hellenistic coinage from Cyprus (2012). The proliferation of studies focusing on the Cypriot Hellenistic period is significant, given that the corpus of evidence for that era is plagued b…
Excavation is Destruction Digitization: Advances in Archaeological Practice
© Trustees of Boston University 2015. This article modifies an old archaeological adage-"excavation is destruction"- to demonstrate how advances in archaeological practice suggest a new iteration: "excavation is digitization." Digitization, in a fully digital paradigm, refers to practices that leverage advances in onsite, image-based modeling and volumetric recording, integrated databases, and data sharing. Such practices were implemented in 2014…
Image-Based Modeling Approaches to 2D and 3D Digital Drafting in Archaeology at Tel Akko and Qasrin
As archaeologists continue to adopt geographic information systems and computer-aided design software packages to record and store spatial data, excavations have begun to forgo hand-drawn plans in favor of digital recording. The purpose of this article is to present two case studies that have successfully utilized digital drafting techniques to create architectural plans at multiple scales. The first presents on-site 2D and 3D documentation at th…
Experimental Three-Dimensional Printing of a Lower Palaeolithic Handaxe: An Assessment of the Technology and Analytical Value
Chipped stone tools are difficult to illustrate in publications with line drawings or analog photographs, and previous attempts to improve on stone tool illustration with stereoviews, coatings, or casts have not been widely adopted by lithic analysts. New software makes it possible to create interactive photorealistic 3D digital images of stone tools in the field or laboratory without specialized or expensive equipment. These images can be replic…
The South Basilica at Arsinoe (Polis-tes-Chrysochou): Change and innovation in an Early Christian Basilica on Cyprus
La basilique Sud de Polis-tes-Chrysochou (ancienne Arsinoé), construite à la fin du vie siècle apr. J.-C., est une église chypriote typique de la fin de l’Antiquité. Nous discutons ici les modalités des transformations apportées à sa structure et la façon dont ses constructeurs ont résolu les problèmes que présentait ce site, en particulier en ce qui concernait l’eau et son drainage. Nous présentons ici pour la première fois la chronologie du bât…
The Tel Akko Total Archaeology Project (Akko, Israel): Assessing the suitability of multi-scale 3D field recording in archaeology
Archaeology is a destructive discipline, and, unfortunately, the majority of methods employed by archaeologists to record and preserve the archaeological record consist of two-dimensional representations of three-dimensional (3D) subjects. Recent breakthroughs in 3D technology, however, have the potential to revolutionize the discipline. In recent years, multiple software suites capable of generating spatially accurate, photorealistic 3D models w…
A Latin Graffito on a Recently Discovered Eastern Sigillata A Sherd from Dalbaz Höyük, Bay of ?skenderun, Turkey
Excavation is Destruction Digitization: Advances in Archaeological Practice
© Trustees of Boston University 2015. This article modifies an old archaeological adage-"excavation is destruction"- to demonstrate how advances in archaeological practice suggest a new iteration: "excavation is digitization." Digitization, in a fully digital paradigm, refers to practices that leverage advances in onsite, image-based modeling and volumetric recording, integrated databases, and data sharing. Such practices were implemented in 2014…
The Tel Akko Total Archaeology Project (Akko, Israel): Assessing the suitability of multi-scale 3D field recording in archaeology
Archaeology is a destructive discipline, and, unfortunately, the majority of methods employed by archaeologists to record and preserve the archaeological record consist of two-dimensional representations of three-dimensional (3D) subjects. Recent breakthroughs in 3D technology, however, have the potential to revolutionize the discipline. In recent years, multiple software suites capable of generating spatially accurate, photorealistic 3D models w…
Experimental Three-Dimensional Printing of a Lower Palaeolithic Handaxe: An Assessment of the Technology and Analytical Value
Chipped stone tools are difficult to illustrate in publications with line drawings or analog photographs, and previous attempts to improve on stone tool illustration with stereoviews, coatings, or casts have not been widely adopted by lithic analysts. New software makes it possible to create interactive photorealistic 3D digital images of stone tools in the field or laboratory without specialized or expensive equipment. These images can be replic…
Image-Based Modeling Approaches to 2D and 3D Digital Drafting in Archaeology at Tel Akko and Qasrin
As archaeologists continue to adopt geographic information systems and computer-aided design software packages to record and store spatial data, excavations have begun to forgo hand-drawn plans in favor of digital recording. The purpose of this article is to present two case studies that have successfully utilized digital drafting techniques to create architectural plans at multiple scales. The first presents on-site 2D and 3D documentation at th…
A Latin Graffito on a Recently Discovered Eastern Sigillata A Sherd from Dalbaz Höyük, Bay of ?skenderun, Turkey
The South Basilica at Arsinoe (Polis-tes-Chrysochou): Change and innovation in an Early Christian Basilica on Cyprus
La basilique Sud de Polis-tes-Chrysochou (ancienne Arsinoé), construite à la fin du vie siècle apr. J.-C., est une église chypriote typique de la fin de l’Antiquité. Nous discutons ici les modalités des transformations apportées à sa structure et la façon dont ses constructeurs ont résolu les problèmes que présentait ce site, en particulier en ce qui concernait l’eau et son drainage. Nous présentons ici pour la première fois la chronologie du bât…
The Tel Akko Total Archaeology Project (Akko, Israel): Assessing the suitability of multi-scale 3D field recording in archaeology
Archaeology is a destructive discipline, and, unfortunately, the majority of methods employed by archaeologists to record and preserve the archaeological record consist of two-dimensional representations of three-dimensional (3D) subjects. Recent breakthroughs in 3D technology, however, have the potential to revolutionize the discipline. In recent years, multiple software suites capable of generating spatially accurate, photorealistic 3D models w…
Image-Based Modeling Approaches to 2D and 3D Digital Drafting in Archaeology at Tel Akko and Qasrin
As archaeologists continue to adopt geographic information systems and computer-aided design software packages to record and store spatial data, excavations have begun to forgo hand-drawn plans in favor of digital recording. The purpose of this article is to present two case studies that have successfully utilized digital drafting techniques to create architectural plans at multiple scales. The first presents on-site 2D and 3D documentation at th…
Experimental Three-Dimensional Printing of a Lower Palaeolithic Handaxe: An Assessment of the Technology and Analytical Value
Chipped stone tools are difficult to illustrate in publications with line drawings or analog photographs, and previous attempts to improve on stone tool illustration with stereoviews, coatings, or casts have not been widely adopted by lithic analysts. New software makes it possible to create interactive photorealistic 3D digital images of stone tools in the field or laboratory without specialized or expensive equipment. These images can be replic…
Excavation is Destruction Digitization: Advances in Archaeological Practice
© Trustees of Boston University 2015. This article modifies an old archaeological adage-"excavation is destruction"- to demonstrate how advances in archaeological practice suggest a new iteration: "excavation is digitization." Digitization, in a fully digital paradigm, refers to practices that leverage advances in onsite, image-based modeling and volumetric recording, integrated databases, and data sharing. Such practices were implemented in 2014…
Religion and Social Transformations in Cyprus: From the Cypriot Basileis to the Hellenistic Strategos
This monograph is one of a handful of important recent studies of Hellenistic Cyprus undertaken by a cohort of young scholars. Other notable recent works include Jody Gordon's post-colonial study of Hellenistic and Roman Cyprus (2012) and Paul Keen's analysis of Hellenistic coinage from Cyprus (2012). The proliferation of studies focusing on the Cypriot Hellenistic period is significant, given that the corpus of evidence for that era is plagued b…
Pyla-Vigla: A Case Study Assessing the Imperial Strategies of the Hellenistic Diadochoi in Cyprus
The aim of the present study is to examine the mechanisms the Diadochoi implemented to gain and maintain control over Cyprus using Pyla-Vigla, a recently discovered fortified garrison, as a case study. Alexander the Great’s successors faced a seemingly insurmountable problem: How does one govern, control, and maintain the largest territorial empire the world had ever seen? Alexander’s imperial strategy was predicated upon maintaining native gover…
South-Eastern Anatolia at a Crossroads: A Multicultural Mediterranean Area from the Hellenistic to Early Byzantine Period
Archaeology (5 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · History (5 works) · 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (4 works) · Art (4 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (3 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (3 works) · Artificial Intelligence (3 works) · Classics (3 works) · Engineering (3 works)