Open AccessIdentifying Opportunities for Collective Curation During Archaeological Excavations
Author(s) -
Ixchel M. Faniel,
Anne L. Austin,
Sarah Whitcher Kansa,
Eric Kansa,
Jennifer M. Jacobs,
Phoebe France
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of digital curation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1746-8256
DOI - 10.2218/ijdc.v16i1.742
Subject(s) - excavation , reuse , data curation , archaeology , data science , knowledge management , computer science , history , engineering , waste management
Archaeological excavations are comprised of interdisciplinary teams that create, manage, and share data as they unearth and analyse material culture. These team-based settings are ripe for collective curation during these data lifecycle stages. However, findings from four excavation sites show that the data interdisciplinary teams create are not well integrated. Knowing this, we recommended opportunities for collective curation to improve use and reuse of the data within and outside of the team.