Why metadata matters in archaeology

Table of Contents

• Summary
• Table of Contents

• So what is metadata?
• What does metadata allow you to do?
• Metadata and digital information
• Who needs metadata?
• What are archaeological data?
• What is the biggest problem with archaeological data?
• What problems do we have describing archaeological data?
• Metadata of use to archaeologists
  • 8.1 The Dublin Core
  • 8.2 Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Digital Geospatial Metadata
  • 8.3 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Directory Interchange Format (DIF)
• Archaeological metadata example
• Things to notice in this archaeological example
• Future challenges
• Conclusion

• Acknowledgments
• Bibliography

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