Category: Ancient history
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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The ORBIS website uses modern technology to model ancient world travel costs. How Many Denarii From Roma to Londinium By Ox Cart in January?
This is a fascinating website for teachers and students of history.
This interactive model created at Stanford University calculates the time
(in days) and expenses (in denarii) for travel by various modes (foot, pack
animal, ship, and caravan) between major cities in the Roman Empire. By
simulating movement along principal Roman roads, navigable rivers, and sea
routes, it reconstructs the duration and financial cost of travel in antiquity.
Click here to access.
Select the 'Mapping ORBIS' heading to set some parameters.
Thanks to Sarah from Research Information Services for passing this on to Cyberschool.
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