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the_historian
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| 25 Apr 2008 9:00 PM |
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| Just found this-
www.post-gazette.com/pg/04348/425914.stm
Regards,Gordon
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caerkief
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| 08 Jun 2005 12:16 AM |
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| Nothing as yet, have made enquiries via different channels but no one appears to be the wiser. |
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the_historian
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| 08 Jun 2005 12:54 AM |
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| Cheers-no worries.
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caerkief
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| 25 Apr 2008 9:01 PM |
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| I found this in the Medieval Pottery Research Group's Web Pages
http://www.medievalpottery.org.uk/news48.htm
But I've not found any other news relating to this project since.
Computer Based Methodologies for Pottery Analysis
English Heritage is funding the development of a flexible database system for the cataloguing, dissemination and archiving of archaeological data. On completion of the project, it is intended that the system will be made freely available to other archaeologists. The pilot scheme at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge, is being implemented by Phil Mills through a study the Romano-British pottery assemblage from Hayton, East Yorkshire, under the direction of Prof Martin Millett and Dr Jerry Evans. It is intended that the database will be developed to become as useful for ceramics of any period, for small finds and even animal bones.
The development team are well aware that to make the most of the technology it is important that implement strategies are discussed among likely users. They duly organised a one-day conference to explain and demonstrate how the system is being developed and requesting and encouraging feedback from delegates in order to improve the database. On Saturday 24th April 2004, Anna Slowikowski and I were among twenty delegates at the meeting held.at the McDonald Institute.
The title, 'Digital archiving for the pottery specialist made easy' held a clue to the hidden agenda, the wish that users would in the fullness of time, deposit their archives with the Archaeology Data Service (ADS), and in the morning, as well as useful introductions by Millett, Evans and Mills, we had the sales pitch from the ADS rep. Apart, of course, from lunch and the networking opportunities, the 'best bit' was in the afternoon, a 90-minute workshop, a hands-on session playing with the database and offering our criticisms. This was followed by more than enough time in seminar for feed back between the delegates.
The system allows linking to context information, and to in-house and regional or national fabric and form 'type' series. It incorporates software for analysis as well as for data entry. It is intended to be used alongside excel and word to produce report ready tables and graphs. It can produce drawing lists. In my opinion, the system is already readily adaptable for use at multi-period sites, and I am joining the queue to get a copy as soon as possible.
Our meetings Secretary is endeavouring to get at least a demonstration of the system at the MPRG annual conference in Winchester in June. A report on the project is to be given at the Roman Pottery Research Group conference on 3rd-5th July 2004.
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| 25 Apr 2008 9:01 PM |
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| Do you have any news on an update on that annual conference yet, Caerkief?
Regards,Gordon
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