A Sample Geodatabase Structure for Managing Archaeological Data and Resources with ArcGIS
Edward W. Tennant · 2007
Managing archaeological data with geographical information systems (GIS) is rarely addressed in archaeological literature. While the majority of literature from 1990 to the present focuses on predictive modeling or visualization, this article presents a method of organizing excavation data using a sample geodatabase structure that is available on line. The use of such a structure permits authors of archae ological data to meet their ethical obligations as stewards by creating datasets that are accessible, integrative, updat able, and documentable. The assumption here is that read ers have a basic understanding of the Environment Systems Research Institute’s (ESRI) GIS software, ArcGIS.