As spatial technology has evolved and become integrated in to archaeology, we face a new
set of challenges posed by the sheer size and complexity of data we use and produce. In …

Objective The purpose of this study is to describe the volume, topics, and methodological
nature of the existing research literature on research data management in academic …

A fundamental task of archaeology is to address challenging scientific questions related to
the complexity of human societies. If we are to systematically understand the processes that …

This study presents the results of a major data integration project bringing together primary
archaeozoological data for over 200,000 faunal specimens excavated from seventeen sites …

Empirical studies invariably show that data generation is situationally contingent and
interpretively flexible, even when data is collected automatically. This essay situates data …

Research data publishing is intended as the release of research data to make it possible for
practitioners to (re) use them according to “open science” dynamics. There are three main …

Digital archives are the preferred means for open access to research data. They play
essential roles in knowledge infrastructures—robust networks of people, artifacts, and …

Much of the recent research on digital data repositories has focused on assessing either the
trustworthiness of the repository or quantifying the frequency of data reuse. Satisfaction with …

Archaeology has wandered into exciting but daunting territory. It faces floods of new
evidence about the human past that are largely digital, frequently spatial, increasingly open …

Investments in data management infrastructure often seek to catalyze new research
outcomes based on the reuse of research data. To achieve the goals of these investments …