Articles by Rosemonde Letricot

Ancient objects, be they materials collected on archaeological sites or displayed in museums, simultaneously carry information (type and material, decoration, location, etc.) and are subject to study (analysis, reproduction, publication, etc.). The CIDOC CRM is an ontology intended to facilitate the integration, mediation and interchange of cultural heritage information. This standard gives us the possibility to structure detailed descriptions of individual items (a vase or a statue, etc.), of parts of a whole (a fragment or an element of architectural decoration), or of conceptual objects (models known through its replicas, typology, and taxonomy), and covers contextual information such as the historical, geographical and theoretical background. Associated with technical standards and thesauri, the CIDOC CRM is helpful for data interchange, interoperability, Semantic Web and Linked Data approach.