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Using OCHRE for Archaeological Data Management: The Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project. Aaron A. Burke & Martin Peilstöcker Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA & Johannes-Gutenberg Universität , Mainz The Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project Aaron A. Burke & Martin Peilstöcker , Co-Directors
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Using OCHRE for Archaeological Data Management:The Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project Aaron A. Burke & Martin Peilstöcker Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA & Johannes-Gutenberg Universität, Mainz The Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project Aaron A. Burke & Martin Peilstöcker, Co-Directors www.antiquities.org.il/jaffa
Context: JCHP Programs • RESEARCH • Research & salvage excavations • Historical studies • Environmental • PUBLICATION • PRESENTATION • CONSERVATION • Architectural remains (from exc.) • Artifacts • Ottoman buildings
Online Usage • Data Entry • Field use: PIs, staff, volunteers in Israel • Lab use • Year round: research staff in Los Angeles, Germany, and Israel • Long-term warehousing of data • Presentations of data iPad use in 2012 with SplashtopStreamer
Datasets • Excavation data • Salvage excavations, since 1948 • Kaplan excavations, 1955–1982 • JCHP excavations, 2008–present • Cultural Atlas of Jaffa • Bibliographies • Historical maps, 1799–present • Historical photos (19th cent. on) • Historical accounts
Data Integration • Object and Sample Registration • Images (photos, drawings) • Documents (PDFs, HTMLs) • Architectural, plan, and GIS Data • Multiple observations
Data Formats • Spreadsheet-style data records • Resource types (file formats) • Documents (.pdf)…field books, notes, reports, misc. • Image/Photo formats (.tif; .jpeg, .png) • Drawing formats (.dwg) • Videos (.avi; .mpg, .mov) • 3D VRML scans of objects (.vrml) • GIS (.shp)
OCHRE Layout Reference pane Item pane Navigation pane: Principal categories of hierarchies Item path
Item Data: Data entry view Duplicated variable
Practical Usage • Bar code scanning for quick item access • Management of location of items (i.e., storage, specialists) • Simple and robust queries • Production of reports • Seamless online presentation of data