1. 17th April 2009mark.baker@computer.org Presented by: Prof Mark Baker ACET, University of Reading Tel: +44 118 378 8615 E-mail: Mark.Baker@computer.org Web: http://acet.rdg.ac.uk/~mab Integrated Archaeological Database (IADB)

2. Introduction The Integrated Archaeological Database system (IADB) was designed to address the data management requirements throughout the lifespan of archaeological excavation projects: –From initial excavation recording, through post- excavation analysis and research to eventual dissemination and archiving. The IADB consists of data resources and the links, or connections between them: –There are a number of different types of resources as shown in the next few slides. 17th April 2009mark.baker@computer.org

3. IADB Resources Finds are sub-divided into small, Bulk, Samples, Skeletons, Architectural Fragments and Structural Timbers… Contexts - each Context can belong to a single Set Sets consist of one or more Contexts, for example, the cut of a pit and its several fills, and can belong to a single Group. Groups consist of one or more Sets, for example, several associated pit Sets, and can belong to a single Phase. Phases consist of one or more Groups. 17th April 2009mark.baker@computer.org

4. IADB Resources Objects consist of any combination of Finds, Contexts, Sets, Groups, Phases and other Objects. They are defined either as a list of members (static) or as the result of a database query (dynamic). Images include photographs and other digital raster images such as scanned X-rays. Each image can be linked to any number of Finds, Contexts, etc and can be inserted into internal IADB documents. Illustrations include any type of digital vector illustration which can be converted into SVG format Structure Diagrams can be simple stratigraphic matrix diagram showing stratigraphic units and the relationships between them, or other database resources. 17th April 2009mark.baker@computer.org

5. IADB Resources Documents can be internal HTML documents created and edited within the IADB, externally created documents (such as PDF files) uploaded and stored within the IADB, links to external (non-IADB) web resources, or references to paper documents. Bibliography References a global bibliography, from which selected items are tagged for inclusion within individual Projects. 17th April 2009mark.baker@computer.org

6. IADB Resources Built-in Editors - The IADB includes online editors for creating and manipulating Structure Diagrams, creating and editing internal documents, and for digitising single Context. Tag Cloud - Any number of user-defined tags may be applied to any resources within a project database. Unique URIs - Each IADB project, each Tagged list, each individual resource record, and each SQL Query in an IADB project database has a unique URI which allows links to individual IADB resources to be included in web publications. 17th April 2009mark.baker@computer.org

7. Finds 17th April 2009mark.baker@computer.org

8. Contexts 17th April 2009mark.baker@computer.org

9. Object 17th April 2009mark.baker@computer.org

10. Images 17th April 2009mark.baker@computer.org

11. Illustrations 17th April 2009mark.baker@computer.org

12. A Search for Finds 17th April 2009mark.baker@computer.org

13. Maps 17th April 2009mark.baker@computer.org

14. Matrices 17th April 2009mark.baker@computer.org

15. Documents 17th April 2009mark.baker@computer.org