Michael Charno Paper presented at Computer Applications in Archaeology Conference 2014, 22nd - 25th April 2014, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris as part of Session 12: Community Archaeology and Technology. Session organisers: Nicole Beale and Eleonora Gandolfi. Session blog: http://blog.soton.ac.uk/comarch/

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Michael Charno
Ed Zukowski
Stuart Jeffrey
Create Once, Consume Anywhere
Curating Accessible Archaeological
Content for Mobile Apps

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• The ADS
• Archaeology Britain
• Lessons
• Community Examples
• NEARCH
• Conclusions
[Plan]Mobile Apps

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Mobile Apps[The ADS]
The Archaeology Data Service
• set up in 1996
• one of 5 AHDS subject centres
• based at the University ofYork
• project based funding
Our Remit
“To support research, learning and teaching with high
quality dependable digital resources”

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Mobile Apps[The ADS]

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[Archaeology Britain]Mobile Apps
• General Public
• Unique/Interesting Images
• Limited Timeframe

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[Archaeology Britain]Mobile Apps

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[Archaeology Britain]Mobile Apps

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[Lessons]Mobile Apps
• Content is King
• Design/Look/Feel
has high
expectations
• Technical
Development is
relatively easy

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[Lessons]Mobile Apps
• Simple
• Modular
• Sustainable

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[Current Examples]Mobile Apps
• Address the issue of archaeological loss due to
SCOTTISH coastal erosion
• Community based recording project
© The SCAPE Trust

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[Current Examples]Mobile Apps
• Address the issue of archaeological loss due to
ENGLISH coastal erosion
• Deliver community based training
• Build infrastructure of volunteers and systems
• Mobile apps used for data collection

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[NEARCH]Mobile Apps
New Scenarios for a Community Involved
Archaeology
• Archaeology for the community
• Teach and share archaeological knowledge
• Archaeology in a changing economy; towards
sustainability

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[NEARCH]Mobile Apps
• You(r) Archaeology
• OASIS Mobile
• HER Mobile

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[Conclusions]Mobile Apps
+ + =

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[Conclusions]Mobile Apps
Modular Development Iterative Design
http://www.mikaelfloysand.com/ @destraynor

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ThankYou!
michael.charno@york.ac.uk
s.jeffrey@gsa.ac.uk
edward.zukowski@bl.uk