Semantic Interoperability in Archaeological Datasets: Data Mapping and Extraction Via the CIDOC CRM

  • Authors:
  • Ceri Binding;Keith May;Douglas Tudhope

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, UK;English Heritage, Portsmouth, UK;University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, UK

  • Venue:
  • ECDL '08 Proceedings of the 12th European conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

Findings from a data mapping and extraction exercise undertaken as part of the STAR project are described and related to recent work in the area. The exercise was undertaken in conjunction with English Heritage and encompassed five differently structured relational databases containing various results of archaeological excavations. The aim of the exercise was to demonstrate the potential benefits in cross searching data expressed as RDF and conforming to a common overarching conceptual data structure schema - the English Heritage Centre for Archaeology ontological model (CRM-EH), an extension of the CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CRM). A semi-automatic mapping/extraction tool proved an essential component. The viability of the approach is demonstrated by web services and a client application on an integrated data and concept network.