Workflows in archaeology & heritage sciences
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Fieldwork: can be planned (based on research questions) or unplanned
(caused by an emergency). Collects sample for lab work. Produces data
(texts, 2D/3D, numeric measure), temporarily stored on portable devices,
to be further processed and then stored in a stable location – and also
used for determining next steps in fieldwork.
Experiment, i.e. analysis made using chemistry/physics/biology: setup
depends on instrument specifications and purpose, and on researcher’s
design to obtain answers to specific research questions.
Overall current workflow. Information is gathered on field, analyzed using
the researcher knowledge, previous research and studying the finds in
the laboratory. The latter may be simple
inspection/comparison/assembly or may imply making experiments.
Workflow in a digital environment. Most of the above activities are
computer-aided.
Collaborative workflow in a digital environment. Results are shared via
digital collaboration tools.
FIELDWORK
Planned
Unplanned
RESEARCH
QUESTION
EMERGENCY
e.g. casual discovery,
damages, collapse
FIELDWORK
ACTIVITIES
On-field analysis
Production of
temporary data
Sample collection
for lab work
STANDARDS APPLY
• Text documentation
• Images, video, 3D
• ‘Scientific’ data
Temporary
storage
Data cleaning
& post-processing
Permanent
storage
LAB WORK - Experiment workflow
Samples,
standards
Experiment
design
SOP
Protocols
Manufacturer
instructions
Experiment
setup
Instruments
specs
EXPERIMENT
Results
Analysis
RESEARCH
QUESTION
Data
Reports
Annotat
ions
Bibliography
Reference
collections
OVERALL (CURRENT) WORKFLOW
Analysis
Field
Observation
Bibliography,
Reference Collections
Outcome
Visualization,
Analysis
Researcher
Interpretation,
Annotations
Reports
Laboratory
Domain
Expertise
OVERALL (FUTURE) WORKFLOW
Analysis
Field
Observation
Digital Libraries,
Reference Collections
(Digital)
Outcome
Visualization
Integrated
Digital
Repository
Researcher
Interpretation
Reports,
Annotations
Laboratory
Digital
documentation
(records, 2D, 3D)
Domain
Expertise
OVERALL (COLLABORATIVE) WORKFLOW
Samples
Analysis
Field
Observation
Digital outcome
Domain
Expertise
Visualization
Laboratory
experiment
Interpretation
Reports,
Annotations
Laboratory
Integrated
Digital
Repository
Digital
documentation
Researcher A
Analysis
Digital Libraries,
Reference Collections
Digital outcome
Visualization
Interpretation
Reports,
Annotations
Laboratory
Laboratory
experiment
Samples
Researcher B
Domain
Expertise
Field
Observation
Workflows in cultural heritage management
• Objectives:
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Management and planning.
Research data provision.
Communication and dissemination.
• Data are produced according to administrative criteria. They may be reused for research, need filtering and mapping to research needs. They
may also be used for communication, need filtering and re-authoring.
• Research data may be extracted and duplicated (issue: maintenance) or
produced on-the-fly (issue: performance). The diagram shows the case of
duplication.
• Communication data are usually extracted, re-authored and stored apart.
CULTURAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT
Planned
ADMINISTRATIVE
REQUIREMENTS
Forms with
•Text documentation
•Images, video, 3D
•‘Scientific’ data
DATA
COLLECTION
ADMINISTRATIVE
ACTIVITIES
FILTER,
MAPPING
Permanent
storage
FILTER,
PROCESSING
ADAPTATION
Data for
Presentation &
Communication
Research
Data
Main services used
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Data access: authentication, authorization, access
Data curation: ingestion, storage, management, preservation
Quality assessment of data & metadata
Annotation
Resource discovery (Resource Registry)
Faceted searches, semantics etc.
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Facets: where, when, who, what