Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-21-2019
Publication Title
Advances in Archaeological Practice
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Volume
8
Issue
1
First page number:
40
Last page number:
52
Abstract
With the advent of the Web, increased emphasis on “research data management,” and innovations in reproducible research practices, scholars have more incentives and opportunities to document and disseminate their primary data. This article seeks to guide archaeologists in data sharing by highlighting recurring challenges in reusing archived data gleaned from observations on workflows and reanalysis efforts involving datasets published over the past 15 years by Open Context. Based on our findings, we propose specific guidelines to improve data management, documentation, and publishing practices so that primary data can be more efficiently discovered, understood, aggregated, and synthesized by wider research communities.
Keywords
Zooarchaeology; Data management; Reproducible research; Data documentation; Guidelines; Data reuse
Disciplines
Archaeological Anthropology | Zoology
File Format
File Size
1.604 KB
Language
English
Subtitle Language
Spanish
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Repository Citation
Kansa, S. W.,
Atici, L.,
Kansa, E. C.,
Meadow, R. H.
(2019).
Archaeological Analysis in the Information Age: Guidelines for Maximizing the Reach, Comprehensiveness, and Longevity of Data.
Advances in Archaeological Practice, 8(1),
40-52.
Cambridge University Press.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aap.2019.36