Archiving Ancient Roman Rural Settlements in Practice: Experiences, Challenges, Outlooks

Description

Starting in 2015, the project initiative 'Roman Rural Landscapes' of the Institute for Classical Archaeology at the University of Vienna used Phaidra as a repository for archaeological datasets, collected during field campaigns in Italy, Jordan, and Austria. The data describe complex Roman rural settlement activities in the Imperium Romanum and are characterized by various data types and file-formats that store different kinds of information. This spectrum ranges from (but is not limited to) texts and tables to object photographs, vector graphics, video files, and 3D models. This diversity of archaeological data is due to the use of different methods and various approaches in archaeology. Further, Phaidra serves as the central hub for long-term archiving and disseminating of project-related research output like scientific papers, cartographic visualizations, or poster presentations. The talk wants to present some thoughts on our past 5 year's experience and challenges using Phaidra, including plans for the future use of the repository.

Period	20 Nov 2020
Event title	Phaidracon
Event type	Seminar/Workshop
Location	AustriaShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International