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The Xeros data model: tracking interpretations of archaeological finds

The Xeros data model: tracking interpretations of archaeological finds
The Xeros data model: tracking interpretations of archaeological finds
At an archaeological dig, interpretations are built around discovered artifacts based on measurements and informed intuition. These interpretations are semi-structured and organic, yet existing tools do not capture their creation or evolution. Patina of Notes (PoN) is an application designed to tackle this, and is underpinned by the Xeros data model. Xeros is a graph structure and a set of operations that can deal with the addition, edition, and removal of interpretations. This data model is a specialisation of the W3C PROV provenance data model, tracking the evolution of interpretations. The model is presented, with operations defined formally, and characteristics of the representation that are beneficial to implementations are discussed.
Jewell, Michael O.
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Costanza, Enrico
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Frankland, Tom
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Earl, Graeme
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Moreau, Luc
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Jewell, Michael O.
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Costanza, Enrico
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Frankland, Tom
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Earl, Graeme
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Moreau, Luc
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Jewell, Michael O., Costanza, Enrico, Frankland, Tom, Earl, Graeme and Moreau, Luc (2012) The Xeros data model: tracking interpretations of archaeological finds. IPAW 2012 - 4th International Provenance and Annotation Workshop, Santa Barbara, United States. 18 - 22 Jun 2012. 14 pp . (doi:10.1007/978-3-642-34222-6_11).

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At an archaeological dig, interpretations are built around discovered artifacts based on measurements and informed intuition. These interpretations are semi-structured and organic, yet existing tools do not capture their creation or evolution. Patina of Notes (PoN) is an application designed to tackle this, and is underpinned by the Xeros data model. Xeros is a graph structure and a set of operations that can deal with the addition, edition, and removal of interpretations. This data model is a specialisation of the W3C PROV provenance data model, tracking the evolution of interpretations. The model is presented, with operations defined formally, and characteristics of the representation that are beneficial to implementations are discussed.

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Published date: 20 June 2012
Venue - Dates: IPAW 2012 - 4th International Provenance and Annotation Workshop, Santa Barbara, United States, 2012-06-18 - 2012-06-22
Organisations: Web & Internet Science, Archaeology

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Local EPrints ID: 340405
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/340405
PURE UUID: ab9ac8ab-2d29-47d0-963b-593fa9402232
ORCID for Graeme Earl: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9077-4605
ORCID for Luc Moreau: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3494-120X

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Date deposited: 20 Jun 2012 17:14
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 11:24

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Author: Michael O. Jewell
Author: Enrico Costanza
Author: Tom Frankland
Author: Graeme Earl ORCID iD
Author: Luc Moreau ORCID iD

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