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This paper presents a faceted query engine applied to archaeology, enabling non-technical users to record, classify, and analyze artifacts. The approach uses a complex hierarchy and entity structure, with data stored in an RDBMS for domain-independent implementation. The project overview includes the application of computational tools for modeling, visualization, and analysis of archaeological sites in Thulamela, South Africa and Memphis, Egypt.
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A Faceted Query Engine Applied to Archaeology Kenneth A. Ross Angel Janevski Julia Stoyanovich Columbia University VLDB 2005
VLDB 2005 August 31, 2005
VLDB 2005 August 31, 2005
facets • material: iron • weight: 98 grams • found in: surface layer • condition: corroded • manufacture: hammered • Goals • Record information • Classify artifacts • Analyze, interpret off-site • Suitable for non-technical users VLDB 2005 August 31, 2005
VLDB 2005 August 31, 2005
The Faceted Approach • Groups of entities classified along facets • mutually exclusive, collectively exhaustive • Complex hierarchy & entity structure • Entity set – basic conceptual structure • Data model, query language [SWDB 2004] • Domain-independent implementation • Data stored in RDBMS VLDB 2005
Overview of the Project • “Computational Tools for Modeling, Visualization, and Analysis of Archaeological Sites” • Inter-disciplinary • Archaeology, Databases, Robotics, Virtual Environments • Thulamela, South Africa • 450 entities • Memphis, Egypt • 3400 entities VLDB 2005
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