The Mediterranean Archaeological Network (MedArchNet)
The Mediterranean Archaeological Network (MedArchNet)
The MedArchNet Vision
Our vision for MedArchNet (The Mediterranean Archaeological
Network) is to develop an international network of archaeological sites,
from remote prehistory
to the early 20th century that provides a model for world
cultural heritage research, management, and presentation. MedArchNet is
a virtual organization (VO),
which will be built initially in small, incremental steps by
incorporating a few thematic nodes and requesting VO members to make
modest contributions
of data. This prototype represents a shared vision of what
MedArchNet can become--a network of archaeological site data spanning
the Mediterranean basin
that will empower archaeologists, historians, cultural resource
managers and the public with tools to conduct cross-regional studies in
ways that have never
before been possible, while providing methods for monitoring site
conditions and planning for infrastructure development that minimizes
adverse effects on
archaeological sites.
Our first two data nodes, the
Digital Archaeological Atlas of the Holy Land and the Aegean
Digital Archaeological Atlas, are shown on the map as white rectangles; you can click their borders to open the data nodes.
The MedArchNet Home Page contains more information about the project. The orange rectangles illustrate
proposed atlas nodes.
The MedArchNet VO will support information and data sharing, and
provide a collaboration space for researchers, students
and the public. Currently, there is no portal science based
cyberinfrastructure for archaeology. We propose to establish one with
an existing community
of some 70 current international archaeology projects in the
Mediterranean that will significantly change the way researchers examine
data, monitor
archaeological sites and present educational material to the
public. This project is sponsored by the American Schools of Oriental
Research
(ASOR), the umbrella organization for North American
archaeologists working in the Mediterranean and Middle East with
projects from Greece, Cyprus, Egypt,
Israel, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, the Palestinian Territories (2)
and over 11 European Union country projects have committed to providing
data to MedArchNet.
The Aegean Digital Archeaological Atlas node is sponsored by the
Hellenic Ministry of Culture/National Archive of Monuments and the
Institute for Aegean Prehistory.
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