Digital Antiquity: Transforming Archaeological Data Into Knowledge

Digital Antiquity (http://digitalantiquity.org) is a new organization dedicated to establishing an online digital repository of archaeological data and documents. Its primary goals are to expand dramatically access to the digital records of archaeological investigations and to ensure their long-term preservation. Through a web interface, users world- wide will be able to discover and download data and documents relevant to their research. Users also will upload their own data and documents along with the metadata (the data about the data) to the repository, known as tDAR (the Digital Archaeological Record), thereby making it possible for others to discover and effectively use the uploaded information. The access provided to documents and databases will permit scholars to create and communicate knowledge of the long-term human past more effectively and to enhance the management and preservation of archaeological resources.数字考古项目（Digital Antiquity，http://digitalantiquity.org）是一家致力于构建考古数据与文献在线数字仓储的新兴机构。其核心目标在于大幅拓宽考古调查数字记录的获取渠道，并保障此类资源的长期留存。通过网页界面，全球用户均可检索并下载与其研究相关的数据与文献。用户还可将自有数据、文献及元数据（metadata，即描述数据的数据）上传至该仓储平台，该平台又称tDAR（数字考古记录，the Digital Archaeological Record），此举可让其他使用者检索并高效利用这些上传的信息。开放的文献与数据库访问权限，将助力学者更高效地构建并传播关于人类久远过往的学术认知，同时强化考古资源的管理与保护工作。