Internet Archaeol. 25. Williams. Structure of the article

2.3 Structure of the article

In this article the narratives are primarily organised in a conventional sequential structure, moving from the approaches, the wider aims of uses and reuse of archaeological data, the resultant approaches adopted for Merv, and then discussion of some specific parts of the landscape, in both urban and suburban contexts, to illustrate the issues. The article then concludes with appendices dealing with some of the technical issues relating to the digital archive and weblogs.

Alternative navigations, however, are possible. An overall map of this article, a graphical representation of the contents list (Fig. 5), is hyperlinked to enable the reader to navigate threads. In addition, some themes have been highlighted to suggest possible routes of interest:

Gardens and horticulture: start at the discussion of the assumptions and follow the plant symbol through the linked discussions.
Elite buildings: start at the discussion of the assumptions and follow the house symbol through the linked discussions.

In addition to textual narratives, other media have been incorporated into the digital archive and are used in this article. They are linked from specific discussion points in the text. The full range of the material can also be accessed via specific tables in Appendix 1.

Visual narratives: digital imagery (rotating pictures and video), in some cases with audio commentaries. The locations of the imagery are available via a clickable map.
Audio narratives: these include interpretations and impressions, not just from the excavators, but also from local people. A full list of the questions and responses from the interviews, and links to the audio files, is available.
Reconstruction drawing: a tentative reconstruction drawing of the suburban area has been linked to various debates about the nature of the space via hotspots on the image.

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