Addressing “micro-challenges” of archaeological data creation and reuse
Cross-posted at The Cambridge Core blog and reproduced here with minor changes. If we want to use archaeological data to address “grand challenge”-type questions, we need to first confront a myriad of “micro challenges” in reusing data. Digital technologies and services have become a normal part of everyday archaeological practice. But how well does our […] Read MoreFeature Development in 2018: Zooming and 3D Models
The development of features in Open Context frequently occurs in response to the needs of data authors. Since Open Context’s inception, we have emphasize that there is no “one size fits all” solution to sharing data, and so we have been open to a more organic development of features in the dynamic landscape of data […] Read MoreProject Spotlight: The Gabii Project
The most recent data publication in Open Context features 3D models of archaeological features and objects. The Gabii Project features digital content from excavations at the ancient Latin city of Gabii, a neighboring and rival city-state to Rome in the 1st millennium BCE. Rachel Opitz, a collaborator on the project, which is led by Nicola […] Read MoreContribution Instructions for Biometrical Database of Near East & East Mediterranean Fauna
As we announced a few weeks ago, we have launched a new project aimed at building a corpus of osteometric data from zooarchaeological assemblages in the Levant region. This post provides more details about how the project will work and options for submitting data. First, an Update on the Project Name! Due to the enthusiastic […] Read MoreNew Data Sharing Project Focuses on Zooarchaeology of the Levant
We are happy to announce the kick-off of a large-scale data integration project, provisionally titled The Biometrical Database of Levantine Fauna. This project’s goal is to build up a massive body of openly-available zooarchaeological data from the Levant, with a specific focus on measurement data, in order to facilitate and improve research and instruction worldwide. […] Read MoreProject Spotlight: Virtual Valdivia
Open Context Project Spotlight by Hannah Lau The Virtual Valdivia Project is directed by Sarah M. Rowe as part of the NEH-funded Institute of Digital Archaeology Methods and Practice at Michigan State University (#MSUDAI). The goal of the project is to produce an online database of ceramics from the Valdivia culture from coastal Ecuador (4400 […] Read MoreProject Spotlight: Oracle Bones in East Asia
Open Context Project Spotlight by Hannah Lau Our first project spotlight is the Oracle Bones in East Asia project, by Katherine Brunson, Zhipeng Li and Rowan Flad. The project is a collaboration between researchers at Brown University, the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Harvard University. Its goal is to create a […] Read MoreNew Digital Edition of Pyla-Koutsopetria 1 Links to Data Published in Open Context
Just in time for Love Your Data Week, the American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) announced today the publication of the provisional digital version of Pyla-Koutsopetria I: Archaeological Survey of an Ancient Coastal Town (2014). The volume, which is the first of a series on Pyla-Koutsopetria, is co-authored by William Caraher, David Pettegrew and R. […] Read More