MAIA Survey on Ethics in AI & Archaeology


Welcome to MAIA, a community of archaeologists and computer scientists working together to explore and develop applications of Artificial Intelligence for Archaeology

Your Opinion matters! You can now participate in the MAIA survey on Ethics in AI and Archaeology and help us guide future research directions, training activities, and ethical frameworks within the MAIA project and the broader archaeological community. The survey…
We have released a short animation that explains what MAIA is and why our work matters. In under two minutes, the film introduces our aims, our community and how we are bringing archaeology and artificial intelligence together in a responsible,…
In May, researchers, heritage professionals, data specialists, and other stakeholders gathered in Lisbon for our workshop dedicated to a question that is becoming increasingly urgent across archaeology and cultural heritage: how can we develop applications and use archaeological comparative collections…
📍 You can find MAIA at the European Archaeology Days in Rome on 12–13 June! Our colleague Caterina Venditti will represent MAIA and share information about our project during the event. If you are attending, come and meet us!
Session 20, “Digital Archaeological Collections as AI Training Data”, brought together researchers working at the intersection of archaeology, digital collections, and artificial intelligence. Chaired by MAiA members Vera Moitinho de Almeida, Nevio Dubbini, Aurore Mathys, and Gabriele Gattiglia, the session…
MAiA members presented “A Survey on Attitudes towards Artificial Intelligence in Archaeology”, a collaborative initiative developed within Working Group 1 with contributions from MAiA members across the network. The presentation explored how archaeologists currently perceive and use Artificial Intelligence within…

Charting the Path for AI in Archaeology: A Cross-Sector Collaborative Dialogue As part of the COST Action CA23141 “Managing Artificial Intelligence in Archaeology” (MAiA), this meeting convenes a diverse audience – archaeologists, researchers, AI and IT specialists, publishers, GLAM sector…
We are delighted to announce that the Europa Nostra Award has been awarded to a groundbreaking project focused on rapid documentation of cultural heritage damage following the 2023 earthquakes in south-east Türkiye and northern Syria. Following the devastating 2023 earthquakes,…
The WG 1 is building a comprehensive “Map of AI in Archaeology” to identify key agents and projects globally.As such, we kindly invite you to complete and share our brief survey, which will take approximately 5-8 minutes. Your input will…

The Second General Meeting of the MAIA COST Action (CA23141) was held in a hybrid format on March 30–31, 2026, at the Kulturfabrik Hainburg in Hainburg an der Donau, Austria. The meeting was organized to discuss how artificial intelligence can…
The MAIA COST Action Training School, “Creative, Critical and Practical Uses of Artificial Intelligence in Archaeology”, was held from 2–4 September 2025 at King’s Manor, University of York. Over three intensive days, participants engaged in a combination of hands-on training,…