e-Science records Roman finds( from the village an internet connecti...)

from the village, an internet connection was established at the site with the cooperation of the nearest neighbour. Finds were recorded on the PDAs and entered directly into the IADB via the internet connection. The site supervisor had access to the results of previous excavations to put new finds into immediate context.

A series of de-briefing sessions will assess the lessons learned. As well as addressing issues with software or logistics (such as the extent to which the amount of post-excavation digitisation has been reduced), these will also address practical questions such as 'do the PDAs work in the rain?' 'can you see the screen in bright light?' and 'do the batteries last long enough?'. The plan is to incorporate the findings into a new production system for full use next year.

Meanwhile, work is beginning on the project's other two aims. Many archaeological specialists are self-employed and work from home, making unusual demands on collaboration software. "We're developing something that will work on a PC at home with a broadband connection," says Mr Rains.

Interoperable databases would make the task of finding other examples of a new find much easier. The plan is not only to enable searches for correlations across different databases, but also to record the findings of those searches. "When you search for a correlation, you'll be able to insert a link so that somebody else doesn't have to repeat the exercise in future. You'll also be able to automatically notify others who may be interested in what you've discovered," says Mr Rains.

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Contact: Judy Redfearn
judy.redfearn@epsrc.ac.uk
44-776-835-6309
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
21-Sep-2005

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