Moving Forward While Looking Backward

Many know the curation challenges associated with space and data preservation when it comes to archaeological collections. As we keep digging for answers an intense need has developed for appropriate storage of not only the physical findings, but the intellectual materials as well. Most curation repositories require original paper copies of field notes, maps, and analytical data; however, with today’s advancing technologies paperwork is being phased out in preference of digital media such as databases, statistical systems, and GIS mapping. Some government projects now require proposals to include plans for managing and storing this digital data. PaleoResearch Institute is transitioning to meet the demands of this fast-paced world of digital data maintenance through the use of databases, tDAR (the Digital Archaeological Record), and Google Maps. Using these systems we manage the large amounts of analytical and spatial data produced through our studies and make information available, selectively, to our clients, the archaeological community, and the public. tDAR fulfills our need to preserve and share grey literature that is generally hard to access. SAA 2015 abstracts made available in tDAR courtesy of the Society for American Archaeology and Center for Digital Antiquity Collaborative Program to improve digital data in archaeology. If you are the author of this presentation you may upload your paper, poster, presentation, or associated data (up to 3 files/30MB) for free. Please visit http://www.tdar.org/SAA2015 for instructions and more information.诸多考古从业者都清楚，考古藏品的典藏管理与数据留存面临诸多挑战。随着考古发掘与研究的持续推进，学界不仅亟需妥善存储实体出土遗物，也对相关智力产出的规范化留存提出了迫切需求。多数考古典藏库房均要求提交野外记录、测绘图纸与分析数据的纸质原件；但随着技术迭代，纸质文件正逐步被淘汰，转而优先采用数据库、统计系统与地理信息系统（Geographic Information System, GIS）制图等数字媒介。目前部分政府考古项目已在申报要求中增设了此类数字数据的管理与存储方案条款。古研究学会（PaleoResearch Institute）正通过数据库、tDAR（数字考古记录，the Digital Archaeological Record）与谷歌地图（Google Maps）推进转型，以适配当前数字数据管护领域快速发展的需求。依托上述系统，本机构可对研究产生的海量分析数据与空间数据进行有效管理，并定向向合作客户、考古学界及社会公众开放相关信息。tDAR恰好满足了我们留存与共享这类通常难以获取的灰色文献的需求。 得益于美国考古学会（Society for American Archaeology, SAA）与数字古物研究中心（Center for Digital Antiquity）联合发起的“考古数字数据优化协作项目”，2015年SAA年会的会议摘要已在tDAR平台上线发布。若您是本次展示环节的作者，可免费上传论文、海报、演示文稿或相关关联数据（单次最多上传3个文件，总容量不超过30MB）。如需了解操作指南与更多详情，请访问http://www.tdar.org/SAA2015。