1. Preservation and Access of Cultural Heritage Objects Through a Digital Archive Network for Anthropology Jeffrey T. Clark, Brian M. Slator, Aaron Bergstrom, Francis Larson, Richard Frovarp, James E. Landrum III, William Perrizo Contact: Jeffrey T. Clark
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
402 Minard Hall, NDSU
Fargo, ND 58105
Departments of Sociology/Anthropology, Computer Science,
Information Technology Services, North Dakota State University

2. Digital Archive Network For Anthropology
Project Co-PI’s:
Dr. Jeffrey T. Clark
Dr. Brian Slator
Dr. William Perrizo
DANA is intended to be a cross-platform information retrieval system for web-based multimedia for anthropological research and education.
The goal of the DANA project is to create a network of distributed, federated databases containing research quality digitized 3D models, photographs, and other records of archaeological and cultural data.
To the user seeking to access a broad variety of data, the client application will seem to be a user-friendly interface to a single online database. In actuality, the user will be searching multiple databases located across the globe.

3. DANA Fact Sheet Technology Used: Java3D Java JDK 1.3 Java Web Start
Java Servlets
JDBC
NCSA Java3D Portfolio
IBM’s HotMedia Classes
XML
Though further research is required to implement the distributed, federated network aspects of DANA, the database browsing application currently supports servlet search capabilities for JDBC 1.0 compliant databases.
DANA currently only displays VRML 97 and HotMedia 3D models, although the addition of 3D file formats supported by the NCSA Java3D Portfolio is planned.

6. Database Network Structure
NDSU Web server
Resstor
Database
ORACLE
Server
Image & Model
Java Servlet
Server
JDBC
Connection
Java Application
HTTP delivers
VRML models and
jpg graphics to
java application.
HTTP delivers regular
web pages and loads Java Web Start application onto clients’ browser
HTTP connection
talks between servlet
and application
Java
Application
BROWSER
End User

7. Starting The Application
After installing Java Web Start and the Java3D API, return to the application launch page at:
Once there, click the “Launch DANA Application” button.
Next a “login” box will appear, where the user enters in his/her username & password and then clicks the “Login” button to start the DANA application.
New users may create a new login and password by filling in the username & password boxes and then clicking the “Create” button. The application will then ask for the user’s name and address.

8. Screenshot of DANA Client Uses: Java 3D/Java Web Start

9. Screenshot of DANA Client Uses: Java 3D/Java Web Start

10. Future Educational Uses
Of DANA
Immersive Virtual Lab
Shared/collaborative research environment
Global student education lab
Digitally-Enhanced Museum Exhibits
Multi-use Kiosk and Web-based presentations
Screen shots of the World Endocast Viewer, a simulated use of DANA