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Dealing with doubts: site georeferencing in archaeology and in the geosciences

Florian Thiery, Fiona Schenk, Stefanie Baars

«Archeologia e Calcolatori» 2024, 35.2, 97-106; doi: 10.19282/ac.35.2.2024.11

Abstract

Archaeological research must handle issues such as vagueness and uncertainty in data modelling. Especially vagueness and uncertainty must be modelled to work with geodata. However, for linking data and FAIRification graph-based modelling as Linked Open Data (LOD) proposed by Berners-Lee is the method and technique of choice. This paper discusses three data-driven interdisciplinary use cases of dealing with and modelling vague and uncertain geo-references (here especially findspots) based on literature as LOD from the archaeological and geosciences domain (Irish Ogham Stones, Campanian Ignimbrite, and Silver Coinage of Croton), implementing three modelling strategies using Wikidata, Linked Open Data and Wikibase.