Workshop

This session is unstructured and alows you time to browse, explore and evaluate some of the different approaches taken to publishing archaeological datasets. As you browse, consider how any of these measure up against our'ideal' data publication elements i.e.

Data papers

Burdale: an Anglian settlement in the Yorkshire Wolds https://doi.org/10.5284/1021540 with associated data paper https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.35.8

The Cultural Evolution of Neolithic Europe. EUROEVOL Dataset 1: Sites, Phases and Radiocarbon Data https://doi.org/10.5334/joad.40

The Evolution of Rome's Maritime Facade: archaeology and geomorphology at Castelporziano (Data Paper) https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.35.11

ASKED - the Anglo-Saxon Kent Electronic Database https://doi.org/10.5334/4f33a7b040dd1

Ceramics and Society: Early Tana Tradition and the Swahili Coast (Data Paper) https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.35.7



Data publication

Petra Great Temple Excavations http://opencontext.org/projects/A5DDBEA2-B3C8-43F9-8151-33343CBDC857

West Stow West Zooarchaeology http://opencontext.org/projects/59E7BFBC-2557-4FE4-FC14-284ED10D903D

Depicting the gods: metal figurines in Roman Britain https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.31.2 - integrated database with links to PAS



Integrated publications (i.e. articles with links to underlying data in a digital archive)

Haldenby, D. and Richards, J.D. (2016) The Viking Great Army and its Legacy: plotting settlement shift using metal-detected finds, Internet Archaeology 42. https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.42.3 - interactive map (interface created using Open Layers) allows readers to examine data and hypotheses

The Silchester Project: Roman Town Insula IX The Development of an Urban Property c. AD 40-50 - c. AD 250 https://doi.org/10.5284/1000259 and related IA publication https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.21.4

Heybridge: A late Iron Age and Roman settlement. Excavations at Elms Farm 1993-5. Volume 2 https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.40.1 - stratigraphic descriptions and specialist reports with digital archive (and synthetic discussion in printed volume)

Developing a 3-D Digital Heritage Ecosystem: from object to representation and the role of a virtual museum in the 21st century https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.30.1 note related ADS and tDAR digital archives



Visualising data

Joining the Dots: Continuous Survey, Routine Practice and the Interpretation of a Cypriot Landscape - online GIS and integrated data archive

Swords into Ploughshares: Archaeological Applications of CORONA Satellite Imagery in the Near East https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.32.2 - comparative zoomable images

A New Record of Pre-Columbian Engravings in Urubici (SC), Brazil using Polynomial Texture Mapping https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.38.7 - RTI visualisations and digital archive

A Unique Engraved Shale Pendant from the Site of Star Carr: the oldest Mesolithic art in Britain https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.40.8 - RTI & 3D visualisations and 3D print file

Visualising the Guild Chapel, Stratford-upon-Avon: digital models as research tools in buildings archaeology https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.32.1

Walsh, K. et al. (2016) Interpreting the Rock Paintings of Abri Faravel: laser and white-light scanning at 2,133m in the southern French Alps, Internet Archaeology 42. https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.42.1

Further reading about publishing data

Arbuckle BS, Kansa SW, Kansa E, Orton D, Cakirlar C, et al. (2014) Data Sharing Reveals Complexity in the Westward Spread of Domestic Animals across Neolithic Turkey. PLoS ONE 9(6): e99845. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0099845

Kansa EC, Kansa SW and Arbuckle B (2014) Publishing and Pushing: Mixing Models for Communicating Research Data in Archaeology. International Journal of Digital Curation 9(1): 57-70. http://www.ijdc.net/index.php/ijdc/article/view/301

Kratz J and Strasser C. 2014 Data publication consensus and controversies [v1; ref status: approved with reservations 1, http://f1000r.es/3ag] F1000Research 2014, 3:94 (doi: 10.12688/f1000research.3979.1)

Levent Atici, Sarah Whitcher Kansa, Justin Lev-Tov, Eric C. Kansa 'Other People's Data: A Demonstration of the Imperative of Publishing Primary Data' Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory December 2013, Volume 20, Issue 4, pp 663-681 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10816-012-9132-9

Morrison, W., Thomas, R. and Gosden, C. (2014). Laying Bare the Landscape: commercial archaeology and the potential of digital spatial data. Internet Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.36.9

Parsons M.A. and Fox P.A. 2013 'Is data publication the right metaphor?', Data Science Journal 12, https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/dsj/12/0/12_WDS-042/_pdf

Richards, J.D. 2004 'Online Archives', Internet Archaeology 15. https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.15.7

Arnaud Sahuguet, David Sangokoya - A "calculus" for open data https://medium.com/@sahuguet/p-b-d-c-1218ee894400

Piwowar HA, Day RS, Fridsma DB (2007) Sharing Detailed Research Data Is Associated with Increased Citation Rate. PLoS ONE 2(3): e308. http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0000308

Kansa, E, Kansa, S and Watrall, E 2011 Archaeology 2.0: New Approaches to Communication and Collaboration https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1r6137tb

Research Data Management - https://library.uoregon.edu/datamanagement/sharingdata.html