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Katie Simon

JBHT-CAST room 322
Phone: (479) 575-4416
Fax: (479) 575-5218
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M.A. University of Arkansas,
Remote Sensing Applications in Archaeolgy
B.S. Utah State University, Anthropology
B.A. Utah State University, Art

 

Katie specializes in 3D scanning applications in archaeology with research interests in aerial and satellite remote sensing and ground-based geophysics for archaeology. She is currently a research associate for the Digital Institute of Archaeology and instructs field schools and workshops in geomatics for archaeology including site and object 3D scanning, visualization, GIS, and photogrammetry. She has worked in Syria, Turkey, Peru, Egypt, Greece, the United Arab Emirates, Ireland, Botswana, Guatemala, Cyprus and her home in the desert southwest.

Virtual Museum Projects

       

     The Virtual Hampson Museum                                           The Amarna Virtual Museum

 

Teaching

2012 Staff Instructor, Cyprus Archaeological Field School, Kalavasos and Maroni Build Environments Project, Cyprus

2012 Staff Instructor, 3D Archaeological Recording and Visualization Project and Field School at Eleusis, Elefsina, Greece

2011 Lecturer, Diadrasis Romiri Project Workshop, Zakynthos, Greece

2011 Staff Instructor, 3D Archaeological Recording and Visualization Project and Field School at Eleusis, Elefsina, Greece

2011 Teaching Assistant, Geomatics for Archaeology course, University of Arkansas

2011 Instructor, Scanning workshop for high school students, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas

2010 Staff Instructor, 3D Archaeological Recording and Visualization Project and Field School at Eleusis, Elefsina, Greece through University of California, Los Angeles

2010 Staff Instructor, University of Arkansas Geomatics Field School, Fayetteville, Arkansas

2009 Staff Instructor, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA/Center for Advanced Spatial Studies, University of Arkansas Geomatics Field School, Cusco and Machu Picchu, Peru

 

Recent Presentations

Simon, Katie, Kevin Fisher, Rachel Opitz, Jackson Cothren and Lauren Lippiello. 2012. Approaches to 3D Digital Recording of an Early Classic Mayan Temple Façade at El Zotz, Guatemala. Presented at the 77th Annual Society for American Archaeology Meeting Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.

Ernenwein, Eileen, Carla Klehm and Katie Simon. 2012. Ground-penetrating Radar and Electromagnetic Induction at Three Iron-Age Sites in Botswana. Poster at the 77th Annual Society for American Archaeology Meeting Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A. 

Simon, Katie, Philip Sapirstein, Thann Baker, Rachel Opitz and Christine Markussen. 2012. 3D Laser Scanning for Site Documentation: Worth the Price? Presented at the 40th Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA) Conference, Southampton, U.K.

Opitz, Rachel, Katie Simon, Adam Barnes, Kevin Fisher and Lauren Lippiello. 2012. Close-Range Photogrammetry vs. (and) 3D Scanning: Approaches Toward Useful Comparative Metrics. Presented at the 40th Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA) Conference, Southampton, U.K.

Opitz, Rachel, Katie Simon, Geoff Avern, Thann Baker and Christine Markussen. 2012. Multi-scalar, Multi-Sensor, Three-Dimensional Documentation: Two Case Studies Exploring the Various Methods in Different Environments. Presented at the 40th Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA) Conference, Southampton, U.K.

Sagstetter, Kelcy, Katie Simon and Stephanie Sullivan. 2012. 3D Scanning and Epigraphy: Another Look at Drakon’s Law on Homicide. Poster at the 1113th Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Simon, Katie, Thann Baker, Rachel Opitz and Christine Markussen. 2011. 3D Documentation and Research at Defiance House.  Presented at the 11th Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau, Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S.A.

Herrmann, Jason T, Robert Carter, Katie M. Simon and Christine Markussen. 2011. Geomagnetic Survey at Julfar al-Mataf, 2010. Poster at the Seminar for Arabian Studies, British Museum, London.

Austin, Anne, Bethany Simpson and Katie Simon. 2011. The Role of Three-Dimensional Laser Scanning in Spatial Analysis of the Greco-Roman Site of Karanis. Presented at the 63rd American Research Center in Egypt Conference, Chicago, Illinoins, U.S.A.

Simon, Katie. 2010. The Virtual Hampson Museum.  Poster at SMARTDoc: Heritage Recording and Information Management in the Digital Age Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Simon, Katie, Anne Austin, Bethany Simpson, Willeke Wendrich, and Jackson Cothren. 2010. The collection and practical application of three-dimensional scan data at the Greco-Roman Site of Karanis. Presented at the 37th Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA), Beijing, China.

Simon, Katie, Angelia Payne, Keenan Cole, Scott Smallwood, Christopher Goodmaster,and Fredrick Limp. 2009. Close Range 3D Laser Scanning and Virtual Museums: Beyond Wonder Chambers and Cabinets of Curiosity. Presented at the 37th Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA) Conference, Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.A.

 

Publications

C. Tzochev and K. Simon. In press. The Study of Engravers’ Hands on Greek Amphora Stamps: Methodology and Perspectives. The Proceedings of the International Congress Analysis and Uses of Greek Amphora: a supplement volume to the Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique – the Journal of the French School in Athens.

Limp, F. A. Payne, K. Simon, S. Winters, J. Cothren, and B. Kemp. 2011. Developing a 3D digital heritage ecosystem: from object to representation and the role of the virtual museum in the 21st century . Internet Archaeology York.

Payne, A., K. Cole, K. Simon, C. Goodmaster, F. Limp, and J. Cothre. 2009. Designing the Next Generation Virtual Museum:  Making 3D Artifacts Available for Viewing and Download.   Accepted for Publication in Printed Proceedings of the 37th Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA) Conference, Williamsburgn, Virginia, March 2009.

Simon, K., A. Payne, K. Cole, C.S. Smallwood, C. Goodmaster,and F. Limp. 2009. Close Range 3D Laser Scanning and Virtual Museums: Beyond Wonder Chambers and Cabinets of Curiosity. Accepted for Online Publication Proceedings of the 37th Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA) Conference, Williamsburgn, Virginia, March 2009.

Smallwood, S., A. Payne, K. Simon, C. Goodmaster, F. Limp, and J. Cothren. 2009. Lighting Systems in Three Dimensional Non-Contact Digitizing. Accepted for Online Publication Proceedings of the 37th Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA) Conference, Williamsburgn, Virginia, March 2009.