Legacy data and archaeological archives in Europe and North Africa

FOLLOWING THE ARIADNE THREADArchiving practices in Europe and North Africa

Elizabeth FentressAIAC

Countries with obligatory reporting to local or national institutions

Countries with information about excavations freely available online through national or local institutions

DANS EASY

www.fastionline.org

Political Considerations

1. An institution in each country is responsible for collecting and translating that country’s sites.

2.In some cases, like Eastern Europe, AIAC pays for the translation on a piecework basis. This requires fundraising.

3. Each country’s sites are served in the national language and English.

4. The record sheet is kept as short and simple as possible

North African Heritage Archives Network (NAHAN)

Uniting on a single platform the archives held by 22 institutions both within the Maghreb and outside it

(a work in progress)

Using a tree-structure to insert data – no more filling in forms for metadata!(Courtesy of Reinhard Foertsch