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17th April 2009 [email protected] Presented by: Prof Mark Baker ACET, University of Reading Tel: +44 118 378 8615 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://acet.rdg.ac.uk/~mab Integrated Archaeological Database (IADB)
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Transcript of 17th April [email protected] Presented by: Prof Mark Baker ACET, University of Reading...
17th April 2009 [email protected]
Presented by: Prof Mark Baker
ACET, University of Reading Tel: +44 118 378 8615
E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://acet.rdg.ac.uk/~mab
Integrated Archaeological Database (IADB)
Introduction• The Integrated Archaeological Database
system (IADB) was designed to address the data management requirements throughout the lifespan of archaeological excavation projects:– From initial excavation recording, through post-
excavation analysis and research to eventual dissemination and archiving.
• The IADB consists of data resources and the links, or connections between them:– There are a number of different types of
resources as shown in the next few slides.
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IADB Resources • Finds are sub-divided into small, Bulk, Samples,
Skeletons, Architectural Fragments and Structural Timbers…
• Contexts - each Context can belong to a single Set
• Sets consist of one or more Contexts, for example, the cut of a pit and its several fills, and can belong to a single Group.
• Groups consist of one or more Sets, for example, several associated pit Sets, and can belong to a single Phase.
• Phases consist of one or more Groups.
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IADB Resources • Objects consist of any combination of Finds,
Contexts, Sets, Groups, Phases and other Objects. They are defined either as a list of members (static) or as the result of a database query (dynamic).
• Images include photographs and other digital raster images such as scanned X-rays. Each image can be linked to any number of Finds, Contexts, etc and can be inserted into internal IADB documents.
• Illustrations include any type of digital vector illustration which can be converted into SVG format
• Structure Diagrams can be simple stratigraphic matrix diagram showing stratigraphic units and the relationships between them, or other database resources.
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IADB Resources • Documents can be internal HTML documents
created and edited within the IADB, externally created documents (such as PDF files) uploaded and stored within the IADB, links to external (non-IADB) web resources, or references to paper documents.
• Bibliography References a global bibliography, from which selected items are tagged for inclusion within individual Projects.
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IADB Resources• Built-in Editors - The IADB includes online
editors for creating and manipulating Structure Diagrams, creating and editing internal documents, and for digitising single Context.
• Tag Cloud - Any number of user-defined tags may be applied to any resources within a project database.
• Unique URIs - Each IADB project, each Tagged list, each individual resource record, and each SQL Query in an IADB project database has a unique URI which allows links to individual IADB resources to be included in web publications.
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