Digital archaeology library · design exploration

One archive. Five possible futures.

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Five complete interaction models built on one bilingual public-source manifest. Publications, objects, inscriptions, sites, 3D records and research services remain connected to their exact official SAA pages.

Contextual visual of the Faya archaeological landscape
Sharjah’s archaeology,
connected.
Contextual concept visual
not documentary evidence
Ceramic vessel from the concept collection
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{{ model3dTotal }}verified 3D / AR records
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Choose a direction

Five distinct ways into one collection.

Each concept reaches the same {{ sourceTotal }} records and shares bilingual search, official facets, maps, source imagery and lazy 3D. What changes is the mental model: catalogue, reading room, museum, field notebook or geographic atlas.

Already mapped, not imagined

The depth is shared across every direction.

The five interfaces are not isolated mockups. They are alternative shells for the same audited bilingual source model, so a design decision does not cost content coverage.

{{ sourceTypes }} source typesObjects, inscriptions, publications, sites, journal content, services and supporting pages.
{{ facetedTotal }} faceted recordsOfficial Site, Material, Period / Age and measurement values participate in search.
{{ contextualCovers }} repeated covers resolvedGeneric legacy publication placeholders receive explicit contextual cover treatments.
Snapshot {{ generatedAt }}Each record retains its canonical SAA URL, stable manifest ID and safe bilingual pairing.