Open Archaeology: Definitions, Challenges and Context

Edwards, Benjamin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3518-2193 and Wilson, Andrew T (2015) Open Archaeology: Definitions, Challenges and Context. In: Open Source Archaeology: Ethics and Practice. De Gruyter, pp. 1-5. ISBN 9783110440171

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Abstract

© 2015 Andrew T. Wilson and Ben Edwards. Open Source Archaeology: Ethics and Practice' brings together authors and researchers in the field of open-source archaeology, defined as encompassing the ethical imperative for open public access to the results of publicly-funded research; practical solutions to open-data projects; open-source software applications in archaeology; public information sharing projects in archaeology; open-GIS; and the open-context system of data management and sharing. This edited volume is designed to discuss important issues around open access to data and software in academic and commercial archaeology, as well as to summarise both the current state of theoretical engagement, and technological development in the field of open-archaeology.