Periodic Reporting for period 3 - ARIADNEplus (Advanced Research Infrastructure for Archaeological Data Networking in Europe - plus)
Reporting period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Achieving this important result has required a large effort in networking and communication, the latter being based on the project web site www.ariadne-infrastructure.eu the Twitter account, and a newsletter. Training has also been addressed with some events held in person. Also attendance at major events as EAA and CAA conferences reverted from virtual to in person.
The ARIADNE Catalogue, which was developed during the first ARIADNE project, has been transformed with advanced search functionalities and services to use and re-use data. Innovative vocabulary mapping techniques have brought interoperability to a huge and heterogeneous collection of texts, drawings, images, videos, 3D models and maps. The procedures for updating and extending the ARIADNEplus infrastructure have been improved, and a clear pipeline has been defined, making excellent progress in aggregating partner datasets.
Since M36, the infrastructure has been extended to accommodate new ARIADNE subject types, demonstrating the powerful benefits for researchers in being able to cross-search multiple datasets, of different data types, from different data providers. The project now has c.400 million triples in the public knowledge base and c.3.5 million records in the public portal. The development of Application Profiles for specific subdomains has gone far beyond the expectations framed at the beginning of the project. Indeed, the development process of the application profiles and their systematisation as part of the general ARIADNE ontological framework have not only allowed the efficient and complete representation of the entire ARIADNE information ecosystem, but have also greatly contributed to the advancement of research in the field of the development of ontologies and conceptual models for cultural heritage.
The pilots have been launched and VREs have been linked to them. The latest VRE developed is the ARIADNEplus Lab which gives researchers access to a suite of tools that allow them to directly interrogate the ARIADNEplus Knowledge Base.
The innovative methods and pilots based on such services have been launched, with significant progress in the archaeological research methodology, and the innovative application of the ARIADNE system to investigate important archaeological problems.This will impact on the way archaeologists carry out their work, which is of the utmost importance to understand the past and from this knowledge gain insights into paramount social problems of today such as migrations, which follow common patterns in past and present times.