Conceptual mapping of heterogeneous datasets: cidoc-crm & complexity of archaeo-historical concepts
Channel: European Association of Archaeologists
Date: 13/08/2018

The integration of legacy datasets has become a major issue in archaeoinformatics, evidenced, for instance, by recent Europe-wide projects such as Ariadne and Parthenos. Part of the integration process is the ontological mapping of datasets using tools such as CIDOC-CRM to provide semantic legibility between datasets. While this is relatively straightforward when linking definitions of artefact types across national systems, how effective is CIDOC-CRM when dealing with complex social phenomena? This presentation offers a case study from Iceland, where complex concepts such as ecclesiastical power, farmstead and social obligation are conceptualized and linked to archaeological and historical datasets using CIDOC-CRM.

Author: Mr. Palsson, Gisli - Umea University (Presenting author)