Premium
Maximising Skeletal Data Collection in Commercial Archaeology
Author(s) -
Průchová E.,
Chroustovský L.,
Kacl P.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of osteoarchaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1099-1212
pISSN - 1047-482X
DOI - 10.1002/oa.2573
Subject(s) - data collection , archaeology , scale (ratio) , field (mathematics) , set (abstract data type) , computer science , data science , history , geography , sociology , cartography , social science , mathematics , pure mathematics , programming language
This paper explores the application of quick, simple and low‐cost procedures for data collection in commercial‐driven ‘salvage’ archaeology. In large‐scale cemetery contexts, the collection of a meaningful data set is often under extreme time and cost constraints. This requires the application of tailored field techniques and interdisciplinary collaboration between archaeologists, anthropologists and developers in order to maximise results. The authors examine procedures recently utilised to document and preserve skeletal data in three post‐mediaeval cemeteries in Prague, and evaluate their efficacy. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.