A Collabortive Model for Lithic Shape Digitization in Museum Settings

Timbrell, Lucy ORCID: 0000-0003-1229-554X (2023) A Collabortive Model for Lithic Shape Digitization in Museum Settings. LITHIC TECHNOLOGY, 48 (1). pp. 31-42.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01977261.2022.2092299

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic halted scientific research across the world, revealing the vulnerabilities of field-based disciplines to disruption. To ensure resilience in the face of future emergencies, archaeology needs to be more sustainable with international collaboration at the forefront. This article presents a collaborative data collection model for documenting lithics using digital photography and physical measurements taken in-situ by local collaborators. Data capture protocols to optimise standardisation are outlined, and guidelines are provided for data curation, storage and sharing. Adopting collaborative research strategies can have long-term advantages beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, by encouraging knowledge-sharing between international collaborators, decreasing emissions associated with archaeological research, and improving accessibility for those who are not able to travel for access to international samples. This article proposes that archaeology should use the COVID-19 pandemic as a catalyst for change through encouraging deeper collaborations and the development of remote models of science as a complement to in-person research.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Scientific collaboration, Archaeological practice, Data sharing, Artefact photography, Stone tools
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	12 Jul 2022 15:45
Last Modified:	06 Apr 2023 04:57
DOI:	10.1080/01977261.2022.2092299
Open Access URL:	https://doi.org/10.1080/01977261.2022.2092299
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3158312