1. Digital Archaeology and National Archives
A New Software Tool for Field Archaeologists
Liat Weinblum (Israel Antiquities Authority)
Dr. Stefan Mรผnger (University of Bern)
Khirbet Adasse, excavated by Yehiel Zelinger, 2015
2. The Envisioned Tool
โข Easy adaptation to diverse work
situations in the field
โข Time efficient
โข Streamlining archaeological
documentation processes
โข Simplifying administrative
reporting
โข Easy connectivity to pre-existing
institutional IT-framework
โEnot Nisanit, excavated by Yotam Tepper, 2012
3. The Development of
the System
โข Stand-alone solution not
depending on network
connectivity
โข Adaptation to different work
contexts
โข Method sensitive
โข Scalability
โข Integration into existing
workflows
Khirbet Adasse, excavated by Yehiel Zelinger, 2015
4. Focus on Usability
โข User friendliness
โข Streamlining of excavation
processes using a common
โarchaeological languageโ
(thesaurus)
โข Full standardization of all IAA
excavations
โข Efficiency of post-excavation
processes
Khirbet Adasse, excavated by Yehiel Zelinger, 2015
5. Technical specifications
of the System
โข Based of FileMaker Pro, V.
12.0.3 and higher
โข GUI enhanced on basis of
OpenLayers, V. 13.0.1 and
other open-source libraries
โข CalcEngine expanded using
e.g. GeoScript (Groovy)
โข Third-party plugins
โข ODBC connectivity, data
exchange via XML, geoJSON
etc.
Ramat Beth Shemesh, excavated by Itzhak Paz, 2014
6. The Implementation
of the System
โข Alpha phase focused on
โข Applicability of the system
โข Definition of work processes
โข Usability in the field
โข Efficiency
โข DANA = Digital Archaeology
and National Archives
โข Full implementation since 2014
with c. 300 excavations p.a.
7. Post-excavation
Processes
โข Excavation report in PDF format
โข Data export to institutional IT-
framework
โข Bureaucratical procedure
closing
โข Photographic archive
โข Data export and import to/from
experts
โข Data export for GIS analysis
8. Conclusion
โข Ongoing development of
software components
โข Constant monitoring of user
experience in order to achieve
best possible usability
โข Positive feedback of field staff
and institutional administrative
units
Nahal Shiqma, excavated by Rina Avner, 2013
9. Thank you for your attention!
Ness Ziona, excavated by Uzi Ad, 2013 Khirbet Adasse, 2015
Nahal Shiqma, 2012