Indigenous April Maps help recognize rights, and protect ecosystems. Mapping helps to: • Protect cultural diversity • Recognize historical rights • Strengthen demarcation processes • Preserve biodiversity and threatened ecosystems @upf.edu @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social #ArcadiaFund #Indígena

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... @upf.edu @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social @lavanguardia.com @lavanguardia.com.web.brid.gy

Archaeological sites and nature go hand in hand, protecting one is protecting the other. #MAPHSA fieldwork, Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombia. @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social @upf.edu @planetaryupf.bsky.social @iphangovbr.bsky.social #Nature #landscape #travel #environment #arcadiafund

Current State of the #MAPHSA Database 23,093 archaeological sites are now registered across Brazil and Colombia We are actively integrating legacy data and newly documented data into an open source data management infrastructure #ArcadiaFund @upf.edu @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social #Brazil #Colombia

Currently MAPHSA covers ~3.5 million km² of endangered forests and savannas in Brazil and Colombia. Priority: under-documented, high-risk areas beyond protected zones. SW & S Amazon, Cerrado, Caribbean Colombia, Eastern Cordillera, Eastern Lowlands. #ArcadiaFund @upf.edu @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social

New research shows that conflict shaped how ancient Tairona communities organized themselves. During tense periods, settlements clustered in strategic locations, strengthening cooperation and defense. #ArcadiaFund #Archaeology #Tairona @upf.edu @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0093...

MAPHSA is collaborating with the Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History (ICANH) and the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN). #ArcadiaFund #Archaeology @upf.edu @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social @iphangovbr.bsky.social

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

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

Finally we close with Vinicius Peripato showing the amazing work in Integrating Remote Sensing and Computational Approaches in #Amazonian #Archaeology at the Advances in Computational Archaeology session @upf.edu @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social #caa2025 #ArcadiaFund

@marcomoderato.bsky.social is presenting the work in Riverscape network analysis in #Brazil at the Archaeological Research #Network at #caa2025 in #Athens @upf.edu @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social #ArcadiaFund

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 @upf.edu @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social

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 @upf.edu pf.edu @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social #ArcadiaFund

#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 @upf.edu @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social #ArcadiaFund

MAPHSA Project at the #CAA2025 International Conference, Athens.

MAPHSA presentations at #ICANH - Colombian institute of anthropology and history. #Presentations

Visiting terrace sites of the Tayrona at the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, taking sediments for phytoliths analysis. 🌿 #SierraNevadaDeSantaMarta #Terraces #TayronaCulture #Phytoliths

✨ Visiting the Sacred Sites of the Taganga People 🌍 Exploring the cultural heritage, natural resources, sacred lands of the Taganga community and their biodiversity. #Taganga #CulturalHeritage #SacredSites #IndigenousHeritage #Exploration

🎓 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

📍 GIS Workshop in Santa Marta! 🌍✨ Hands-on GIS training with students & indigenous communities in Santa Marta! Empowering local knowledge through mapping. 🗺️📊 #GIS #SantaMarta #Paleoecology

Our Shaddai is presenting at #ECTE2025 on fire risk in the indigenous landscapes of Sierra Nevada de St Marta. Using a RandomForest model, we find fire-prone zones in the Línea Negra, aiding heritage-focused fire management. #IndigenousHeritage @soctropecol.bsky.social @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social

Colombian Heritage Mapped! 🌎📍A glimpse of Colombia’s heritage sites in the Arches platform! 🏛️✨ San Agustín & Isnos (Huila) stand out with 5000+ mapped locations. Zooming in, we highlight these areas. #Archaeology #HeritageMapping #Colombia #Huila #SanAgustin #Isnos #CulturalHeritage