Open Archaeology
Open Archaeology
Yann's been contributing a couple of technical posts about the use of Ubuntu at Oxford Archaeology, but I thought I'd talk about something a bit different.
First of all, if you'd like to read some background into our use of Ubuntu you can click for the case study that's also included with every Ubuntu desktop CD image that's downloaded:
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/products/casestudies/oxford-archaeology
The main thing I'd like to write about, however, is our Open Archaeology project; our commitment to Open Source, Open Standards and Open Data.
Archaeology as preservation and communication
Commercial Archaeology, for those that don't know, is largely concerned with the preservation of the archaeological remains that are at risk of being destroyed by development. In most cases we adopt a policy of "preservation by record"; by which we mean that the majority of the archaeological remains discovered on a site, such as features produced by human interaction with the landscape, are physically destroyed, but preserved through the meticulous records we keep. For the most part we're not talking about Indiana Jones style temples that exist to be explored and looted, instead we're preserving the archaeology that you find under a well known airport expansion.
Just producing records, however, is largely a waste of time. You have to be producing records for somebody and in a way that's of the most benefit to them. Archaeology isn't just a process of preserving the remains of the past, but of communicating these remains and their significance to others. If you wanted to know about the archaeology of Terminal 5, for example, you wouldn't want me to dump a load of mud on your doorstep and tell you to work it out for yourself; it would be completely impractical and anyway, it's currently supporting some large buildings and runways. What you would want, however, was the archaeological information that was derived from this initial evidence. Of course, the past doesn't belong to anyone either, so you'd be interested in getting as much from these results as anyone else.
Archaeological Freedom
Our Open Archaeology policy, our combination of technological and social commitments, allows us to preserve and communicate the past most effectively. We also have the freedom to engage in a level of creativity not afforded by proprietary tools; archaeology is safe, free and not constrained by the (lack of) imagination displayed by an application developer catering for another industry entirely. I think that's a pretty cool achievement of the Free Software universe. This brings me to our Launchpad site:
https://launchpad.net/openarchaeology
We don't just talk the open talk, we walk the walk as well; we're active members of the Open Source community, both as users and contributors. That's the reason why all interested people are invited to check out what we do, talk to us about it and help not only improve Free Software, but also our archaeological record and our ability to communicate and think about the past.
That's the cool thing that being free allows you to do.
Joseph
Thank you for sharing this, I find your blog a very valuable addition to Planet Ubuntu. It is great to hear how people and the stuff they do actually relates to Free Software - which for me, as a user, has always been more than the technical core.
Now if we had small and medium businesses, administration offices and enterprises telling their story and why Free Software is important for them, the picture would be even more complete. I'm strangely confident that it won't take long for that to happen ;)
Posted by aguafuertes on January 15, 2009 at 10:19 AM GMT+00:00 #
Thanks for your comment aguafuertes,
We might be able to help on the subject of "medium businesses, administration offices and enterprises telling their story and why Free Software is important for them". I'll see what I can do :)
Cheers, Joseph
Posted by Joseph Reeves on January 15, 2009 at 11:00 AM GMT+00:00 #
Sounds great and would be very appreciated!
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Dear Joseph
Thanks for the link to the T5 website, and your mention of T5 in your posting above. I am afraid I don't quite understand the relevance of T5 to your post: could you elaborate a little further?
John
Posted by John Lewis on February 04, 2009 at 02:11 PM GMT+00:00 #
Dear John,
The point of my mention of T5 was to introduce a commercial archaeological project that may be known to non-archaeologists. The intended readers of this post are largely technical people who have subscribed to http://planet.ubuntu.com - many of whom will have heard of T5, but may not be aware of the archaeological work that preceded it.
Although Framework is not officially linked with OA's Open Archaeology policy, I thought that T5 would be a good project to mention when discussing the value of open access to data within archaeological practice on account of the recent success of the project at the British Archaeological Awards.
I spent a great deal of time thinking about T5 whilst I was writing my undergraduate Archaeology dissertation - this was built upon for my MA dissertation. Now that I'm working for OA, T5 remain one of the sites that I use as an explanation of what commercial archaeology is. I still think of it as a fascinating example of archaeological practice and dissemination.
Thanks for your comment,
Joseph
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