Articles by Angelo Cerizza

The first part of the article deals with the problem of the relationship between the business world and the world of learning. In particular the author confirms the fundamental role of humanistic disciplines in the contemporary world and the necessity of the business world to recover their formative power. The second part of the article underlines archaeological trends as a “discipline” that can question the business world. The examination of computerised research undertaken up till now in the archaeological field of study shows a double purpose: the progress of scientific knowledge and the safeguard of cultural heritage. Among recent developments, the increase in the sectors devoted to didactics and the diffusion of knowledge are underlined.

The examination of archaeological documents preserved in the IBM archive outlines the development and the methodological tendencies which characterised, from the end of 1950's until the 1970's, the application of computer science in this field of study. The phases regarding technological development are described, as are the procedures relative to research projects of various subjects, both linguistic and strictly archaeological. These experiences show that, right from the beginning of the application of computers in archaeology, the tendency was to exploit their logical and mathematical potential.