Articles by Maria Letizia Bixio

Which elements of the scientific documentation produced by archaeologists - especially those who are freelancers - in the field of excavation, scientific filing and research, are to be considered ‘processed data’? How can archaeologists see their ‘copyright’ protected, if there is any, when the documentation produced flows into the archives? Can the ‘raw data’, since it is beyond authorial prerogatives, be made public as a common heritage of mankind? This paper will try to outline the legitimacy of certain attributions and the ownership of choices regarding the diffusion of the archaeological documentation produced in controversial events in which overlapping public and private interests do not always coincide.