Digitalizing paper documentation — on the example of an early Celtic settlement Altdorf „Am Friedhof” in Germany, in the program Arcview
Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: Latene Period. Abstract: Changing paper documentation into digital one, guarantees easy access and transmission of information about archaeological sites and helps in creating new, more accurate data, which was not possible previously 3. An Archaeological Information System (abbreviation AIS) created from the digitized paper documentation should be easy put to use, enables quick and effective management of previously collected materials, and should allow the comparison of analysis, description of features and inventory of artifacts 4 . Digitalization should also permit the visualization of the results in an understandable and interesting way. The documentation presented here comes from site Altdorf Am Friedhof in Germany and was made in traditional way. During excavation archaeologist discovered an early Celtic settlement, along with numerous deposits of daub, bone and pottery 5. All finds were documented in three dimensions, which allowed the use of GIS during interpretation of the results. This paper presents, point by point, the steps of computing a paper documentation to a digital one, and then creating an Archaeological Information System of the archaeological site. Rezumat: Autoarea prezinta documentaţia arheologica din asezarea celtica Altdorf Am Friedhof, utilizând GIS in interpretarea rezultatelor. Articolul ilustreaza pasii parcursi de la documentaţia primara pâna la crearea unui Sistem Informaţonal Arheologic al asezarii.
Source: STUDIA ANTIQUA ET ARCHAEOLOGICA
Author: Julia M. Chyła
Institution: Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2157622524