Kieron Niven

Digital Archivist @ Archaeology Data Service. Occasional tweeter. Joined the X-odus to Bluesky: @kieronniven.bsky.social

[Kieron Niven @KJNiven]

I'll be posting just as infrequently on Bluesky: @kieronniven.bsky.social

[Kieron Niven @KJNiven]

Back on Ex-Twitter for a few days purely for #BM100 😂

[Keith @keithdunn]

The conch was blown at 4:17. The 2024 Barkley Marathons begins in one hour. #BM100

[Thoroton Society @ThorotonSociety]

We've uploaded the first batch of our journal to the Archaeology Data Service. All the articles in Volumes 1-54 (1897-1950) are now available to read online for free.

We're working on making the remaining volumes available by spring 2024.

Link to read:
https://t.co/CKOSEtqSC2

[Kieron Niven @KJNiven]

On #sketchfab now: https://t.co/dUNNcSnBFr

[Kieron Niven @KJNiven]

Another great example of what can be done with simple 3D capture and the resulting geometry. Two 18thC flat stones from Bossall churchyard below, both very hard to read in the field. Right image is the textured mesh, left is using Meshlab's Radiance Scaling shader.

[Alfie Lien-Talks @AlfieTalks]

Exciting news! I'm thrilled to announce the publication of my short article about my PhD in Historic England's Research Magazine. 🎉 Discover the fascinating insights and discoveries from my research journey here: https://t.co/QBUSIC3CBt #PhDResearch #HistoricEngland

[Solange Bohling @s_bohling]

How do you think human remains should be displayed online?

Still hoping to gather more responses for my MSc survey! Archaeologists and non-archaeologists welcome!

Thanks to everyone who has responded so far 😊

#AcademicTwitter #Archaeology #osteology

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[Kieron Niven @KJNiven]

This looks worth a read re. radiance scaling: Digital imaging techniques for recording and analysing prehistoric rock art panels in Galicia (NW Iberia). https://t.co/nk0rGsXYsH

[Kieron Niven @KJNiven]

[Rant warning] Taken me 2hrs+ to get Recap Pro / Photo installed again. Working fine initially until uploads all stopped at 89%. No obvious error but licence info was missing from application. Updates seemingly can't uninstall or recognise components 😠 Lots of manual faffing.

[Keith @keithdunn]

The 2023 Barkley Marathons is over. There are three finishers. #BM100

[Kieron Niven @KJNiven]

Things getting really interesting now.

[Keith @keithdunn]

John Kelly @RndmForestRunnr completed loop four in 45:50:23. #BM100

[Taggart VanEtten @taggartvanetten]

#BM100

[Keith @keithdunn]

After a brief memorial, laz lit the cigarette at 9:54. The 2023 Barkley Marathons has begun. #BM100

[Kieron Niven @KJNiven]

Had been wanting to capture this stone font for a while. Few large holes on the underside but otherwise not bad for a very quick job! Stone Font, St James's Church, Murton. https://t.co/olTudRt1Ws via @sketchfab

[Kieron Niven @KJNiven]

@vinbrown It all gets a bit vague from there but I think it's
"Not the season when
Elle.. Wife of B...."
May go back later this year when the grass has been cut and focus on the inscription.

[Kieron Niven @KJNiven]

Never judge a model by its texture...and this goes both ways. Sometimes a great texture can cover up a real lack of detail, and sometimes it can obscure some key details. (cont. below).

[Kieron Niven @KJNiven]

I'll be uploading the model to my @Sketchfab account later today. #3dmodeling

[Kieron Niven @KJNiven]

This headstone from Sand Hutton stands out in an otherwise fairly 'modern' graveyard. It's completely illegible in the field but the 3D model (photogrammetry, 55 images through Recap) picked up the rather interesting inscription.

[Kieron Niven @KJNiven]

Interesting developments with #QGIS
https://t.co/fcJAhbjzPq