The DIAD platform breaks new ground in cultural heritage documentation by pursuing a comprehensive synthesis of two cutting-edge, but previously unconnected, fields: Digital Archaeology and Language Documentation. Through systematic conceptual, theoretical and methodological exchange and mutual enrichment, DIAD aims to set a new standard in the creation of digital cultural heritage records. It represents a novel collaboration between the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, the Linguistics division at the Centre for Languages and Literature, and the Humanities Lab.