Digital and Computational Archaeology
Anja Wutte, M.A. M.A.
Office Hours: please book a timeslot here Scheduler or e-mail me
Office: 214
Tel.: +49-(0)221-470 5228
Email: awutteuni-koeln.de
ORCID: 0000-0002-6659-1267
Research Interests
- Digital and computer-based methods for architectural analysis
- 3D modeling and visualization
- Shape grammars and computer-based design
- Digital teaching and learning methods
Detailed information
Own projects
- in preparation: The Mediterranean house: from Transformation to Transition, to Typology
Curriculum Vitae
- 1987 born in Klagenfurt, Austria
- 2005 A-levels at the Alpen-Adria-Gymnasium Völkermarkt
- 2006-2008 Diploma studies in Classical Archaeology, Karl-Franzens University Graz
- 2006-2008 Teacher training with the subjects Chemistry and Italian, Karl-Franzens University Graz
- 2008 Student assistant at Argis Archaeology Service, Graz and surroundings
- 2008-2011 Bachelor studies Classical Archaeology, University of Vienna
- 2008-2011 Bachelor studies Egyptology, University of Vienna
- 2011-2013 Master studies Classical Archaeology, University of Vienna
- 2013 Master of Arts Classical Archaeology. Topic of the master thesis: "The ruler and the lion. Animal hunting as a means of staging rulership in the Umayyads".
- 2011-2014 Master's degree in Egyptology, University of Vienna.
- 2012 Tutor at the Institute of Art History in the Department of Islamic Art History, University of Vienna.
- 2013 Master of Arts Egyptology. Topic of the master thesis: "The Pharaoh a Lion? Royal Lion Hunting Depictions of the New Kingdom. An Iconological Study"
- 2008-2022 Complementary studies: History of Art, Oriental Studies (Arabic), Anthropolgy
- 2009-2011 Research assistant of the excavations in the tomb of Harwa, Luxor, Egypt
- Since 2015 PhD studies in architectural science, Vienna University of Technology
- 2016-2019 University assistant/collegiate at the Center for Geometry and Computational Design, TU Vienna
- 2019 Study abroad at the Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, USA
- 2019 Marshall Plan Scholarship, GCD Fellowship, KUWI Grant TU Vienna
- From 2023 Research Associate Archaeoinformatics, Archaeological Institute at the University of Cologne, Germany.
- 2023: Reviewer for The Journal of Architecture
Memberships
Publications
Journal papers
- 2021 A. Wutte, J. Duarte, “Shape Grammar as a Typology Defining Tool for Ancient Egyptian Funerary Monuments”, Nexus Network Journal 23 (online first). URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00004-020-00543-8
Conference papers
- A. Wutte, “Data visualization of decoration occurrence and distribution. A comparative study of Late Egyptian funerary decoration in Thebes”, Proceedings of the Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage 2018, Vienna.
- 2017 A. Wutte, “Procedural Modeling of Architectural Heritage: The Grammar of Late Period funerary monuments of Thebes”, 2. Wiener DoktorandInnen Symposium der Architektur, Vienna.
- 2016 A. Wutte P. Ferschin, G. Suter, “Spatial Analysis of Ancient Egyptian Rock-cut Funerary Monuments“, TU Forschungstag 2016, Vienna (short paper).
- 2015 A. Wutte, P. Ferschin, G. Suter, “Excavation goes BIM. Building Analysis of Egyptian Funerary Monuments with Building Information Modeling Methods”, Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies (CHNT), Vienna.
Lecture
- 2023 A. Wutte, "Visual Quantity. Comparative Analysis of Decoration Occurrence and Distribution in Ancient Egyptian Funerary Monuments", Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology CAA 2023, Amsterdam.
- 2022 A. Wutte, "What Comparative Architectural Analysis Can Do to Overcome Disciplinary Limits", Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology CAA 2022, Oxford.
- 2021 A. Wutte, “Shape Grammar as a Typology Defining Tool for Ancient Egyptian Funerary Monuments”, GCD seminar series.
- 2019 A. Wutte, “Spatial Analysis of Ancient Egyptian Monuments. The Grammar of Late Period Funerary Monuments at Thebes”, PhD Colloquium, State College.
- 2018 A. Wutte, “Data visualization of decoration occurrence and distribution. A comparative study of Late Egyptian funerary decoration in Thebes”, Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage, Vienna.
- 2018 A. Wutte, P. Ferschin, “Proportion Analysis of Ancient Egyptian Funerary Monuments”, Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology CAA 2018, Tübingen.
- 2018 A. Wutte, “Methoden zur digitalen Analyse ägyptischer Grabarchitektur”, University of Vienna, Vienna.
- 2017 A. Wutte, “Procedural Modeling of Architectural Heritage. The Grammar of Late Period Funerary Monuments of Thebes”, GCD seminar series.
- 2017 A. Wutte, “Raumanalyse Spätzeitlicher Grabbauten in Theben West”, AG CAA Heidelberg.
- 2016 A. Wutte, P. Ferschin, G. Suter, “Spatial Analysis of Ancient Egyptian Monuments. Case Study: Late Period private funerary monuments of Thebes”, Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology CAA 2016, Oslo.
- 2016 A. Wutte, P. Ferschin, “Photogrammetrie im Anwendungsbereich Ägyptologie. Anwendungsbeispiele photogrammetrischer Methoden zur Rekonstruktion großformatiger Reliefflächen“, Ständige Ägyptologen Konferenz, Wien.
- 2015 A. Wutte, P. Ferschin, „Anwendung digitaler Architekturanalysen in der Ägyptologie. Exemplarische Analyse der Anlage des Harwa“, Ständige Ägyptologen Konferenz, Trier.
Students Workshop
- 2017 A. Wutte, P. Ferschin, Hands-on workshop: “Photogrammetry in Egyptology”.
Poster
- 2019 A. Wutte, J. Duarte, P. Ferschin, G, Suter “The Grammar of Late Period Funerary Monuments at Thebes”, SCDC Flash Symposium, State College.
- 2017 A. Wutte, “Procedural Modeling of Architectural Heritage”, GCD Symposium, Vienna.
- 2017 A. Wutte, “Procedural Modeling of Architectural Heritage: The Grammar of Late Period funerary monuments of Thebes”, 2. Wiener DoktorandInnen Symposium der Architektur, Vienna.
Master Thesis
- 2014 A. Wutte, Der Pharao ein Löwe? Königliche Löwenjagddarstellungen des Neuen Reiches. Eine ikonologische Studie.
- 2013 A. Wutte, Der Herrscher und der Löwe. Tierjagd als Mittel der Herrschaftsinszenierung der Umayyaden.
In preparations
- A. Wutte, " Visual Quantity. Comparative Analysis of Decoration Occurrence and Distribution in Ancient Egyptian Funerary Monuments", Proceedings of Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology CAA 2023, Amsterdam.
- A. Wutte, "What Comparative Architectural Analysis Can Do to Overcome Disciplinary Limits", Proceedings of Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology CAA 2022, Oxford.
- A. Wutte, “An Egyptian Proportion System of Symmetry? What we see, what we desire, what we know”.
- A. Wutte, P. Ferschin, G. Suter, “Spatial Analysis of Ancient Egyptian Monuments. Case Study: Late Period private funerary monuments of Thebes”.
- A. Wutte, “Towards New Technologies and Methods to Identify Ancient Egyptian Building Properties.“