The Digibers Project. The socialisation of research in the digital era: the case of Iberian archaeology

We present the preliminary results of the DIGIBERS project, undertaken in 2017 by three Catalan institutions involved in the study of Archaeology and Heritage: the ICAC, the ICRPC and the IPHES. We began with the aim of drawing up a pilot project for the socialisation of research. Through the use of digital media as dissemination channels, we emphasised the content, preparation and presentation of the materials as key factors in making the knowledge gained from archaeology and heritage research accessible to the public. Our objective was to adapt the language and content of research dissemination to a wider audience, with a particular emphasis on secondary school students and youth, who currently show little interest in accessing the contents of disseminated research, especially in non-digital formats. Cooperation with the educational sector was essential in selecting the content and means of dissemination. The result was a series of audiovisuals entitled ArcheoClips. We Explain Archaeology. In 2017 we made the first episode in the series, a short video focusing on the excavation and study of an Iberian necropolis as an example to demonstrate the interdisciplinary nature of archaeology.