his article highlights how the Italian Central Institute for Archaeology (ICA) is developing the ... more his article highlights how the Italian Central Institute for Archaeology (ICA) is developing the National Geoportal for Archaeology (GNA), based on the ARIADNEplus infrastructure and its policy framework. Thanks to the GNA project, it will be possible to search and learn about archaeological documentation managed by Superintendencies and Universities holding a significant amount of archaeological data, much of which is either completely or partially unpublished.
Das Geographisch-archaologische Informationssystem der Stadt Rom (SITAR) ist ein Projekt der Sopr... more Das Geographisch-archaologische Informationssystem der Stadt Rom (SITAR) ist ein Projekt der Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni archeologici di Roma (SSBAR), welche dem Ministerium fur Kulturguter und Tourismus (MiBACT) unterstellt ist. Mit diesem Projekt sollen archaologische Daten einer breiten Offentlichkeit zuganglich gemacht werden (http://sitar.archeoroma.beniculturali.it/). Das WebGIS-Portal des SITAR ermoglicht eine Online-Konsultation archaologischer Daten. Jeder bereitgestellte Datensatz verknupft administrative Informationen (die Methodologie der Untersuchung, den verantwortlichen Archaologen und die ausfuhrende archaologische Instanz), wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse (den Typ und die Funktion, die chronologische Einordnung, die Beschreibung, etc.) einer archaologischen Untersuchung mit der jeweiligen topographischen Einordnung. Die bereitgestellten archaologischen Erkenntnisse bilden die Basis kunftiger wissenschaftlicher Forschungen zur Archaologie, Naturschutz und Stadtpl...
Der Beitrag skizziert die momentane Situation der Open-Access-Politik in Italien, insbesondere im... more Der Beitrag skizziert die momentane Situation der Open-Access-Politik in Italien, insbesondere im Hinblick auf die aus Grabungen resultierenden archaologischen Dokumentationen. Haufig werden Ausgrabungen nicht publiziert, die primaren Berichte bilden dann einen Teil der sogenannten „grauen Literatur“. Um eine Ubersicht uber die Open-Access-Initiativen, die vom Ministerium fur Kulturguter und Tourismus (MiBACT) geleitet oder unterstutzt werden, zu gewinnen, werden die Personen oder Gruppen umrissen, die an der Produktion archaologischer Daten beteiligt sind. Das Ministerium selbst bildet die hochste Instanz, die dem Schutz und der Erhaltung des kulturellen Erbes in Italien dient, es koordiniert siebzehn regionale Direktionen. Sein Leitungsbereich gliedert sich in zwolf Abteilungen, wobei eine dieser Abteilungen der Archaologie gilt. So werden in Italien archaologische Daten in den dem MIBACT unterstellten regionalen Dienststellen erstellt, zudem an Universitaten und von per Vertrag b...
Professionals play an important role in archaeological research in Italy as producers of new data... more Professionals play an important role in archaeological research in Italy as producers of new data, working under the scientific direction of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage in the so called ‘commercial archaeology’. The Scientific documentation produced during these excavations, often unpublished, is archived by the Superintendencies. The management of these documents directly involves archaeologists both as producers and users: the recognition of their authorship - at least moral rights - would encourage higher quality documentation, and easy access to already known data would improve the quality of new research.
The paper addresses two of the main issues discussed during the workshop: the photographic reprod... more The paper addresses two of the main issues discussed during the workshop: the photographic reproduction of Cultural Heritage and the sharing of archaeological data. As far as photographic reproductions are concerned, an overview of the Italian laws on this topic is proposed, in particular about the evolution of art. 108 of the Cultural Heritage Code, recently modified. The new regulations reflect a more open attitude of the Ministry of Culture towards private photographic reproductions, which have been liberalised for personal use (study, research, education, non-profit use in general), while they still are subject to payment of fees in case of profit uses. The second part of the paper gives an overview of the activities of the Istituto Centrale per l’Archeologia (Central Institute for Archaeology) - ICA, aimed at the promotion of open access to archaeological data. ICA, which has among its tasks precisely the definition of standards and guidelines for publishing open archaeological...
The aim of this research is the study of the archaeological potential of a multilayered urban con... more The aim of this research is the study of the archaeological potential of a multilayered urban context, characterized by an intense occupation which dates at least from the ninth century B. C. up to the present day. The case-study area is located in the southeast of Rome historical centre, corresponding to Monti and Esquiline districts. The research is organised in 4 parts, which deal with the method, tools and sources; the topographic analysis, the reconstruction of the historical-topographical context and finally the mapping of archaeological potential, which is the ultimate goal of the work. Unlike large-scale territorial studies, a urban context study requires detailed topographic data. Urban-scale study has to answer to specific questions: not what is hidden in the subsoil of the modern city- which is already known- as rather how , where and why it has been- or not – preserved. Topographical data come from published and unpublished archaeological reports, archive data, historica...
The 2014 edition of the Barcamp on the “re-use of data in archaeology” re ected dis- cussions tha... more The 2014 edition of the Barcamp on the “re-use of data in archaeology” re ected dis- cussions that took place during the ArcheoFOSS workshop in 2013. The discussion focused on the main themes related to the re-use of data, such as: online accessibility (open access), the use of open formats (open format) and, of course, the real data re-use (open data). In 2014 the discussion moved on to the production of data, on the dynamics of their re-use and on the role played by the different professionals involved. In order to provide a complete overview of this theme two of the main gures in the Italian “open data” scenario, Luca Corsato and Maurizio Napolitano, were invited to join the Barcamp. Their contribution addressed the various aspects related to data re-use more comprehensively. In this brief report the protagonists and the issues raised during the discussion are presented. The liveliness of the discussion underlines the need for these questions and the related issues to be addressed in institutional of ces.
This paper, which aims to introduce the session on “Preventive archaeology, predictive archaeolog... more This paper, which aims to introduce the session on “Preventive archaeology, predictive archaeology, archaeological potential”, gives an overview on italian approach to those themes, focusing the attention on urban-scale-ones. In academic projects the aim of predictive modeling is to model the locational behavour of ifferent types of occupations, in order to guide future surveys. In AHM, on the other end, predictive models are used as risk assessment tools, in order to assess and preserve archaeological heritage in areas interested by urbanistic development, and to limit the destruction of a “finite, non renewable resource”, as archaeological remains are.
The paper describes the first BarCamp organized within 2013 ArcheoFOSS workshop. Usually a Barcam... more The paper describes the first BarCamp organized within 2013 ArcheoFOSS workshop. Usually a Barcamp is a collaborative non-conference without a predetermined theme. Nevertheless, in this case we recognized and proposed a very high relevance topic in the field of Open Data, “The reuse of data in Archaeology”. Within this frame, attendees were free to discuss specific sub-topics. The term reuse is very common in archaeology, such as the reuse of a site, the reuse of an architectural element or an epigraphic monument. The research itself is based on data that we reuse: historical and historiographical sources, geographic excavation data, photos, metric drawings, etc. Often, however, access to data is not easy, are partially furnished. This has negative effects in terms of efficiency in the dissemination of ongoing researches results and of information completeness and sharing. Paradoxically the increasing number of digital data and formats emphasizes the “access” issues.
his article highlights how the Italian Central Institute for Archaeology (ICA) is developing the ... more his article highlights how the Italian Central Institute for Archaeology (ICA) is developing the National Geoportal for Archaeology (GNA), based on the ARIADNEplus infrastructure and its policy framework. Thanks to the GNA project, it will be possible to search and learn about archaeological documentation managed by Superintendencies and Universities holding a significant amount of archaeological data, much of which is either completely or partially unpublished.
Das Geographisch-archaologische Informationssystem der Stadt Rom (SITAR) ist ein Projekt der Sopr... more Das Geographisch-archaologische Informationssystem der Stadt Rom (SITAR) ist ein Projekt der Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni archeologici di Roma (SSBAR), welche dem Ministerium fur Kulturguter und Tourismus (MiBACT) unterstellt ist. Mit diesem Projekt sollen archaologische Daten einer breiten Offentlichkeit zuganglich gemacht werden (http://sitar.archeoroma.beniculturali.it/). Das WebGIS-Portal des SITAR ermoglicht eine Online-Konsultation archaologischer Daten. Jeder bereitgestellte Datensatz verknupft administrative Informationen (die Methodologie der Untersuchung, den verantwortlichen Archaologen und die ausfuhrende archaologische Instanz), wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse (den Typ und die Funktion, die chronologische Einordnung, die Beschreibung, etc.) einer archaologischen Untersuchung mit der jeweiligen topographischen Einordnung. Die bereitgestellten archaologischen Erkenntnisse bilden die Basis kunftiger wissenschaftlicher Forschungen zur Archaologie, Naturschutz und Stadtpl...
Der Beitrag skizziert die momentane Situation der Open-Access-Politik in Italien, insbesondere im... more Der Beitrag skizziert die momentane Situation der Open-Access-Politik in Italien, insbesondere im Hinblick auf die aus Grabungen resultierenden archaologischen Dokumentationen. Haufig werden Ausgrabungen nicht publiziert, die primaren Berichte bilden dann einen Teil der sogenannten „grauen Literatur“. Um eine Ubersicht uber die Open-Access-Initiativen, die vom Ministerium fur Kulturguter und Tourismus (MiBACT) geleitet oder unterstutzt werden, zu gewinnen, werden die Personen oder Gruppen umrissen, die an der Produktion archaologischer Daten beteiligt sind. Das Ministerium selbst bildet die hochste Instanz, die dem Schutz und der Erhaltung des kulturellen Erbes in Italien dient, es koordiniert siebzehn regionale Direktionen. Sein Leitungsbereich gliedert sich in zwolf Abteilungen, wobei eine dieser Abteilungen der Archaologie gilt. So werden in Italien archaologische Daten in den dem MIBACT unterstellten regionalen Dienststellen erstellt, zudem an Universitaten und von per Vertrag b...
Professionals play an important role in archaeological research in Italy as producers of new data... more Professionals play an important role in archaeological research in Italy as producers of new data, working under the scientific direction of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage in the so called ‘commercial archaeology’. The Scientific documentation produced during these excavations, often unpublished, is archived by the Superintendencies. The management of these documents directly involves archaeologists both as producers and users: the recognition of their authorship - at least moral rights - would encourage higher quality documentation, and easy access to already known data would improve the quality of new research.
The paper addresses two of the main issues discussed during the workshop: the photographic reprod... more The paper addresses two of the main issues discussed during the workshop: the photographic reproduction of Cultural Heritage and the sharing of archaeological data. As far as photographic reproductions are concerned, an overview of the Italian laws on this topic is proposed, in particular about the evolution of art. 108 of the Cultural Heritage Code, recently modified. The new regulations reflect a more open attitude of the Ministry of Culture towards private photographic reproductions, which have been liberalised for personal use (study, research, education, non-profit use in general), while they still are subject to payment of fees in case of profit uses. The second part of the paper gives an overview of the activities of the Istituto Centrale per l’Archeologia (Central Institute for Archaeology) - ICA, aimed at the promotion of open access to archaeological data. ICA, which has among its tasks precisely the definition of standards and guidelines for publishing open archaeological...
The aim of this research is the study of the archaeological potential of a multilayered urban con... more The aim of this research is the study of the archaeological potential of a multilayered urban context, characterized by an intense occupation which dates at least from the ninth century B. C. up to the present day. The case-study area is located in the southeast of Rome historical centre, corresponding to Monti and Esquiline districts. The research is organised in 4 parts, which deal with the method, tools and sources; the topographic analysis, the reconstruction of the historical-topographical context and finally the mapping of archaeological potential, which is the ultimate goal of the work. Unlike large-scale territorial studies, a urban context study requires detailed topographic data. Urban-scale study has to answer to specific questions: not what is hidden in the subsoil of the modern city- which is already known- as rather how , where and why it has been- or not – preserved. Topographical data come from published and unpublished archaeological reports, archive data, historica...
The 2014 edition of the Barcamp on the “re-use of data in archaeology” re ected dis- cussions tha... more The 2014 edition of the Barcamp on the “re-use of data in archaeology” re ected dis- cussions that took place during the ArcheoFOSS workshop in 2013. The discussion focused on the main themes related to the re-use of data, such as: online accessibility (open access), the use of open formats (open format) and, of course, the real data re-use (open data). In 2014 the discussion moved on to the production of data, on the dynamics of their re-use and on the role played by the different professionals involved. In order to provide a complete overview of this theme two of the main gures in the Italian “open data” scenario, Luca Corsato and Maurizio Napolitano, were invited to join the Barcamp. Their contribution addressed the various aspects related to data re-use more comprehensively. In this brief report the protagonists and the issues raised during the discussion are presented. The liveliness of the discussion underlines the need for these questions and the related issues to be addressed in institutional of ces.
This paper, which aims to introduce the session on “Preventive archaeology, predictive archaeolog... more This paper, which aims to introduce the session on “Preventive archaeology, predictive archaeology, archaeological potential”, gives an overview on italian approach to those themes, focusing the attention on urban-scale-ones. In academic projects the aim of predictive modeling is to model the locational behavour of ifferent types of occupations, in order to guide future surveys. In AHM, on the other end, predictive models are used as risk assessment tools, in order to assess and preserve archaeological heritage in areas interested by urbanistic development, and to limit the destruction of a “finite, non renewable resource”, as archaeological remains are.
The paper describes the first BarCamp organized within 2013 ArcheoFOSS workshop. Usually a Barcam... more The paper describes the first BarCamp organized within 2013 ArcheoFOSS workshop. Usually a Barcamp is a collaborative non-conference without a predetermined theme. Nevertheless, in this case we recognized and proposed a very high relevance topic in the field of Open Data, “The reuse of data in Archaeology”. Within this frame, attendees were free to discuss specific sub-topics. The term reuse is very common in archaeology, such as the reuse of a site, the reuse of an architectural element or an epigraphic monument. The research itself is based on data that we reuse: historical and historiographical sources, geographic excavation data, photos, metric drawings, etc. Often, however, access to data is not easy, are partially furnished. This has negative effects in terms of efficiency in the dissemination of ongoing researches results and of information completeness and sharing. Paradoxically the increasing number of digital data and formats emphasizes the “access” issues.
This presentation explores the current open access possibilities to the scientific documentation ... more This presentation explores the current open access possibilities to the scientific documentation of archaeological excavations in Italy. Recent laws, such as D.L. 179/2012, and L. 33/2013 introduced the principles of “open by default” and of “civic access right” for public administration data, but there is still a lack in the italian legislation concerning the open access to archaeological data
Atti del convegno, CNR, Roma, 23 maggio 2017, Archeologia e Calcolatori 29, 2018.
A cura di Marco... more Atti del convegno, CNR, Roma, 23 maggio 2017, Archeologia e Calcolatori 29, 2018. A cura di Marco Arizza, Valeria Boi, Alessandra Caravale, Augusto Palombini, Alessandra Piergrossi.
I dati archeologici. Accessibilità, proprietà, disseminazione (Roma, CNR, 23 maggio 2017), Confe... more I dati archeologici. Accessibilità, proprietà, disseminazione (Roma, CNR, 23 maggio 2017), Conference proceedings. Edited by M.Arizza, V.Boi, A.Caravale, A.Palombini, A.Piergrossi,.
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A cura di Marco Arizza, Valeria Boi, Alessandra Caravale, Augusto Palombini, Alessandra Piergrossi.