$1M to UCSD for techno-archaeology

TECHNOLOGY WATCH: UCSD gets $1M gift to expand archaeological studies of Israel, eastern Mediterranean. The ‘cyber-archaeology’ will involve flying drones and underwater cameras (Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune). HT Rogue Classicism.

UC San Diego has received a $1 million bequest from the late Orange County philanthropist Norma Kershaw to expand its wide-ranging archaeological studies in the eastern Mediterranean, particularly Israel.

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