Cite this as: Trognitz, M. 2021 Saving Us from the Digital Dark Age: the Austrian perspective, Internet Archaeology 58. https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.58.2
In Austria, archaeological research and excavation practice is shaped by a legislative framework and institutional actors. Besides the institutions, the role of private archaeological contractors has grown in the last decade and recently non-commercial associations have been founded. According to the Austrian Monument Protection Act, the Federal Monuments Authority issues permits for any archaeological excavation or survey activity. Documentation and preservation of physical material are regulated by the Monument Protection Act as well as by dedicated guidelines published by the Federal Monuments Authority. With the recent increased use of digital methods, the importance of preserving and disseminating digital data has risen. Although the Austrian government pursues a digitisation agenda including the promotion of Open Science, the availability of repositories suitable for long-term preservation of digital data does not meet the requirements arising from the ever-increasing amount of data.
Corresponding author: Martina Trognitz
martina.trognitz@oeaw.ac.at
Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities and Cultural Heritage, ÖAW Vienna
Figure 1: The Republic of Austria with its nine states hosts ten UNESCO World Heritage Sites, of which four are of archaeological relevance (red plus); the Historic Centre of Vienna, the Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape, the Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape, and the Prehistoric Pile Dwellings (considered as one but spread around three lakes).
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