Category: Archaeology
World Archaeology Special Issue on Open Data
The latest issue of World Archaeology is a special issue on "Open Data"
Articles includes:
- Open archaeology by Mark Lake
- A vision of Open Archaeology Anthony Beck & Cameron Neylon
- Openness and archaeology's information ecosystem Eric Kansa
- DIY and digital archaeology; what are you doing to participate? Colleen Morgan & Stuart Eve
- Lost in information? Ways of knowing and modes of representation in e-archaeology Jeremy Huggett
For further information go to World Archaeology Volume 44, Issue
4, 2012
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September Treasure of the Month
While most of our iconic images of adventurous archaeologists are born from page or screen (perhaps, Cairo Jim, Indiana Jones, or Murder in Mesopotamia?) this September, Fryer's treasure of the month explores the life of John Henry Iliffe - a noted British Archaeologist and the first curator of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum - whose life, archaeological work, and contribution to the Antiquities collection at UQ are captured in his papers…
In conjunction with the treasure of the month display in the Fryer Reading Room, the R.D. Milns Antiquities Museum is currently exhibiting three artefacts from Mr Iliffe's excavations, which were also generously donated by his family.
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Repository of the Week: tDAR
tDAR - the Digital Archaeological Record - is an international digital archive and repository. It houses data about archaeological investigations, research, resources and scholarship, to provide broad access to a wide range of archaeological data.
A key aim of tDAR is the long term preservation of digital archaeological data, as well as providing free, easy access to data for the public and researchers. The repository is designed to "enable researchers to more effectively create knowledge of the human past, and resource managers to better preserve and protect archaeological resources."
Within tDAR, users can search for documents, datasets, images, and GIS files, and make use of data integration tools. It also provides a comprehensive list of guides and resources about accessing, using and uploading to the repository, as well as a useful 'data dictionary' and video tutorials.
tDAR is government by Digital Antiquity - a non-profit, multi-institutional and collaborative organisation. Access the repository at www.tdar.org.
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Repository of the Week : Data Archiving and Networked Services
Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS), based in the Netherlands, promotes "sustained access to digital research data". DANS actively encourages researchers to archive research data through the online archiving system EASY.
EASY provides access to thousands of datasets across disciplines. Examples include Geospatial Sciences, History, Archaeology and Social Sciences.
EASY can also be used to deposit research data. Data is stored securely and permanently in a sustainable manner, and made available to other researchers under conditions specified by the depositor. DANS also makes its data management plan publicly available.
Click here to visit the DANS Data Archive.
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