Institute for Digital Exploration | College of Arts and Sciences | University of South Florida

Welcome to IDEx

IDEx’s mission is to contribute to the development of digital scholarship and popularize the humanities and social sciences among the student population and global community by tackling major themes in the field such as virtual accessibility, digital preservation, memory in the digital age and digitally enhanced cognition. The Institute applies 3D digital techniques and visualization for the documentation, analysis, interpretation, and online dissemination of global cultural heritage sites and historical and archaeological collections, emphasizing those that are endangered, inaccessible, or underrepresented.

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USF IDEx Director led an investigation into 4,000-year-old pottery from Monte Polizzello in Sicily. Using residue analysis, his team found proteins and lipids uniquely from horses, proving horses were present—and horse meat consumed—in Sicily during the Early Bronze Age, a millennium earlier than previously beli