Managing Archaeological Data with Omeka S
Jonathan Hanna · Peer Community In Archaeology · 2024
This article provides a comprehensive review of the TiMMA project's web database and all its functionalities and tools in order to deal with data (and metadata) created from post-excavations and CH sites, while promoting the user-friendliness of the web interface.The project's ultimate goal is to explore the timber in Minoan and Mycenaean architecture, which led to the need to introduce a way of presenting and dealing with data through a web interface. STRENGTHS:-The author presents a compelling argument about the exploitation of the Omeka S web publishing platform and its functionalities.-The tools that were incorporated into the web database are thoroughly presented and analyzed through the different sub-sections of the paper.-It is clear that the final users are always at the center of the development process, something that all developers should take into account.-The vocabulary and syntax of the article are suitable for a scientific publication.-There aren't any sentences that state an opinion without having a reference to support the statement.-The sub-sections detailing the technologies employed in the project, specifically those in "The perspective of the supervisor: data management and opening / linking data", and those in "The perspective of the user: accessibility, security, use and publication" demonstrate thorough research and clarity in presentation.These segments effectively convey all the necessary information for readers to comprehend the arguments and discussions put forth in the article.-You provide constructive criticism of all the functionalities of Omeka S, and you always explain how you adopted them in an effective way for the project needs.-The "Conclusion" part provides the next steps to the research of the field through a general discussion of the limitations you faced.