id
	10303
Url
	https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/10303
Resource template
	Academic Article
Resource class
	bibo:AcademicArticle
Title
	Fit for purpose? Archaeological data in the 21st century
Creator
	Orton, Clive
Date
	2010
Language
	eng
Rights
	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Abstract
	Archaeology continues to generate large amounts of data, in a growing range of formats and media. Old datasets have been or are being digitised, and there is increasing emphasis on the re-use of old datasets, and on preparing new datasets with re-use in mind. That being so, surprisingly little attention has been paid to the prevention and detection of errors in archaeological data, and in acquiring or developing robust methods of analysis. The sorts of errors that can be encountered in different types of data are approached and discussed through a series of case studies, dealing with counting errors, measurement errors, and classificatory errors. They are linked to another obstacle to the re-use of data: the lack of standardised terminology between different originators. Strategies for mitigating these problems (which cannot be totally overcome) are discussed.
Is Part Of
	https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/2002
Pages
	249–260
Uri
	http://www.archcalc.cnr.it/journal/id.php?id=577
Volume
	21
Homepage
	https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/FVSHHJZ2/item-list

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