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Index
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgements
1 Open Archaeology: Definitions, Challenges and Context
1.1 Introduction
1.2 ‘Open Source’ Archaeology and ‘Open’ Archaeology
1.3 Open Source Archaeology
1.4 Open Archaeology
1.5 The Public Context of Open Access
1.6 Open Ethics
1.7 Outline of the Volume
Bibliography
2 Digital Haystacks: Open Data and the Transformation of Archaeological Knowledge
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Openness and Access
2.3 Openness and Reuse
2.4 Approaches to Open Data
2.5 From Data to Knowledge?
2.6 From Knowledge to Data?
2.7 Putting the ‘Capta’ Back into Data?
2.8 Transforming Knowledge?
2.9 Open Data is for Sharing
Bibliography
3 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: Open Access, Open Data and Digital Preservation
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Sharing Data: The ‘Traditional’ Treatment of Archaeological Data
3.3 Accessing Data: The Case of the Archaeology Data Service
3.4 Conclusion
Bibliography
4 Community-Driven Approaches to Open Source Archaeological Imaging
4.1 Introduction
4.1.1 Using Case Studies
4.2 Technological Innovation: New Development Models
4.3 Introducing the Methodology
4.3.1 Reflectance Transformation Imaging
4.3.2 Photogrammetry
4.3.3 Assessing the Benefits of Open Source Imaging Methodologies
4.4 Community Methodologies and Technological Uptake
4.4.1 Development Model Alternatives
4.4.2 Ensuring Meaningful Software Access
4.5 Case Study One: Basing House Community, Archaeology and Technology Project
4.5.1 Skills Sharing
4.5.2 Experimental Atmosphere
4.5.3 Basing House Conclusions
4.6 Case Study Two: Re-Reading the British Memorial
4.6.1 Adaptive Methodologies
4.6.2 Decentralised Approach
4.6.3 Project Sustainability
4.6.4 Recognising Skills
4.6.5 Re-Reading the British Memorial Project Conclusions
4.7 Conclusion
Bibliography
5 Open Source GIS Geospatial Software for Archaeology: Towards its Integration into Everyday Archaeological Practice
5.1 Introduction
5.2 What is Open Source Software?
5.3 Why Use Open Source GIS?
5.4 Problems with Open Source GIS
5.5 Common Misconceptions Regarding Commercial and Open-Source Software
5.6 Which Open-Source Desktop GIS is more Convenient?
5.6.1 GRASS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) GIS
5.6.2 QGIS (Formerly Known as Quantum GIS)
5.6.3 SAGA (System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses) GIS
5.6.4 gvSIG (Generalitat Valenciana Sistema d’Informació Geogràfica)
5.6.5 Other Open Source Geospatial Software
5.7 Open Geospatial Data?
5.8 Conclusions
Bibliography
6 What was Published is as Important as How it was Published
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Open Access and Global Society
6.3 Open Access, Archaeology and Ethics
6.4 Conclusions
6.5 The Future
Bibliography
7 Free and Open Source Software in Commercial and Academic Archaeology
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Selected Aspects of F/OSS
7.2.1 Open Source Economics
7.2.2 Social Dynamics of F/OSS
7.3 F/OSS in Research
7.3.1 Publish (Your Source Code) or Perish!
7.3.2 Reproducible Research
7.3.3 Data-Centric Research
7.4 Case Studies
7.4.1 Oxford Archaeology Digital: F/OSS Migration in the Workplace
7.4.2 gvSIG and gvSIG CE: The Role of Social Capital in F/OSS
7.4.3 Survey Tools: F/OSS for Field Archaeology
7.5 Conclusions
Bibliography
8 Building the Bazaar: Enhancing Archaeological Field Recording Through an Open Source Approach
8.1 Introduction
8.2 FAIMS: Overview and History of the Project
8.3 The State of Play: Sharing in the World of Archaeology
8.3.1 Archaeologists and Open Source Software
8.3.2 The Ethos of Sharing in the Archaeological Community
8.3.3 Creating and Sharing Repurposable Digital Data
8.4 Open Source Beyond Software
8.4.1 Free-as-in-beer and Free-as in Speech: Open Source Paradigms for Scholarship
8.4.2 The GitHub Revolution
8.5 New Applications of Open Source Techniques
8.5.1 Open Source Approaches to the Development of Recording Systems
8.5.2 Improving Sustainability through Reuse and Redeployment
8.5.3 Improving Archaeological Practice through Dataset Interoperability
8.6 Conclusion
Bibliography
9 Archaeological Experiences with Free and Open Source Geographic Information Systems and Geospatial Freeware: Implementation and Usage Examples in the Compliance, Education, and Research Sectors
9.1 Introduction
9.2 What Geographic Information Systems and Free and Open Source Software are not
9.3 What does Open Source mean in GIS
9.3.1 Pros and Cons
9.3.2 Software Application Summaries
9.4 Use Case One: FOSS GIS with Heritage Management Data
9.5 Use Case Two: FOSS GIS and Archival Management at the VAARNG Curation Facility
9.6 Use Case Three: FOSS GIS in the University
9.6.1 GIS Classes
9.6.2 Introductory and Advanced Archaeology Classes
9.6.3 Archaeological Field Schools and Other Research
9.7 Conclusion
Bibliography
List of Figures
List of Tables
Index
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