Why Metadata Matters in Archaeology

Table of Contents

• Summary
• Table of Contents

1. So what is metadata?
2. What does metadata allow you to do?
3. Metadata and digital information
4. Who needs metadata?
5. What are archaeological data?
6. What is the biggest problem with archaeological data?
7. What problems do we have describing archaeological data?
8. Metadata of use to archaeologists
   • 8.1 The Dublin Core
   • 8.2 Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Digital Geospatial Metadata
   • 8.3 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Directory Interchange Format (DIF)
9. Archaeological metadata example
10. Things to notice in this archaeological example
11. Future challenges
12. Conclusion

• Acknowledgments
• Bibliography

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