Texts, Illustrations, and Physical Objects: The Case of Ancient Shipbuilding Treatises

Monroy, Carlos Rodríguez; Furuta, Richard; Castro, Filipe

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-74851-9_17

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“…When this project started, in 2006, funded by an NSF grant (IIS-0534314), we developed the planned computer tools and optimistically relied on colleagues-domain experts-to help us populate the digital tools with data (Furuta et al, 2007a(Furuta et al, , 2007bMonroy et al, 2006Monroy et al, , 2007Monroy et al, , 2009Monroy et al, , 2010. We soon, however, found out that time is a rare resource in academia and that we needed a much larger pool of experts if we wanted to create content in our digital library.…”

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Seeking a common ground for the Nautical Archaeology Digital Library (NADL). Reflections on science, method, theory and templates

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Schwindingera

Castelli

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Virtual archaeol. rev.

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Data sharing is a fundamental process for the advancement of both natural and social sciences. Starting from the idea that computers and the internet have drastically changed the world in the last decades, this paper advocates for the creation of a space where archaeologists from around the world can share information about maritime history and exchange data with colleagues. Following the principles of open access, we argue that raw data publication is necessary and significant for the development and democratization of the discipline. This study explains the fundamental aspects of the Nautical Archaeology Digital Library (NADL) and its efforts to standardize information collection for shipwrecks and related sites, so that scholars can create a community to disseminate both raw data and complete information in the field of maritime archaeology. To achieve this, our purpose is to facilitate the development of common-ground methodology and terminology that promotes an intelligible dialogue within the global community of nautical archaeologists. This paper addresses some considerations on terminology and systematization in scientific disciplines and discusses the theoretical and methodological issues linked to the process of making a template for recording shipwrecks. Furthermore, this article analyses some of the problems related to the standardization of description processes and the necessity to create a flexible system that accounts for data diversity. The third section discusses how science is greatly enhanced by publishing information in open access platforms.Highlights:• Standardization of data allows robust comparative and inter-subjective analysis of coastal and maritime projects, shipwrecks and nautical technology. • Research is strongly benefited by sharing information underlying publications and raw data generated within a project in open source platforms. • Digital databases such as NADL enhance cooperative research, as well as teaching and outreach strategies.

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Seeking a common ground for the Nautical Archaeology Digital Library (NADL). Reflections on science, method, theory and templates

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Virtual archaeol. rev.

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“…After establishing a preliminary ontology, completed through a number of interviews of naval and maritime archaeologists, Monroy combined the database with a multi-lingual glossary and built a series of relational links to textual evidence that helped contextualize the archaeological information contained in the database. His work proposed the development of a digital library that combined a body of texts on early modern shipbuilding technology, tools to analyse and tag illustrations, a multi-lingual glossary, and a set of informatics tools to query and retrieve data [ 10 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 ].…”

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Underwater Photogrammetry and Object Modeling: A Case Study of Xlendi Wreck in Malta

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Merad

Hijazi

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In this paper we present a photogrammetry-based approach for deep-sea underwater surveys conducted from a submarine and guided by knowledge-representation combined with a logical approach (ontology). Two major issues are discussed in this paper. The first concerns deep-sea surveys using photogrammetry from a submarine. Here the goal was to obtain a set of images that completely covered the selected site. Subsequently and based on these images, a low-resolution 3D model is obtained in real-time, followed by a very high-resolution model produced back in the laboratory. The second issue involves the extraction of known artefacts present on the site. This aspect of the research is based on an a priori representation of the knowledge involved using systematic reasoning. Two parallel processes were developed to represent the photogrammetric process used for surveying as well as for identifying archaeological artefacts visible on the sea floor. Mapping involved the use of the CIDOC-CRM system (International Committee for Documentation (CIDOC)—Conceptual Reference Model)—This is a system that has been previously utilised to in the heritage sector and is largely available to the established scientific community. The proposed theoretical representation is based on procedural attachment; moreover, a strong link is maintained between the ontological description of the modelled concepts and the Java programming language which permitted 3D structure estimation and modelling based on a set of oriented images. A very recently discovered shipwreck acted as a testing ground for this project; the Xelendi Phoenician shipwreck, found off the Maltese coast, is probably the oldest known shipwreck in the western Mediterranean. The approach presented in this paper was developed in the scope of the GROPLAN project (Généralisation du Relevé, avec Ontologies et Photogrammétrie, pour l'Archéologie Navale et Sous-marine). Financed by the French National Research Agency (ANR) for four years, this project associates two French research laboratories, an industrial partner, the University of Malta, and Texas A & M University.

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“…The materials in the Nautical Archaeology Digital Library include shipbuilding treatises (ancient technical manuscripts) written in various languages (English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Dutch, and others), as well as visual and pictorial representation of ships; such as, technical illustrations in the treatises, computer-based models, drawings, and photographs [13]. This collection provides an interesting setting for exploring new ways of presenting related information.…”

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Using an ontology and a multilingual glossary for enhancing the nautical archaeology digital library

Monroy

Furuta

Castro

2010

Proceedings of the 10th Annual Joint Conference on Digital Libraries

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Access to materials in digital collections has been extensively studied within digital libraries. Exploring a collection requires customized indices and novel interfaces to allow users new exploration mechanisms. Materials or objects can then be found by way of full-text, faceted, or thematic indexes. There has been a marked interest not only in finding objects in a collection, but in discovering relationships and properties. For example, multiple representations of the same object enable the use of visual aids to augment collection exploration. Depending on the domain and characteristics of the objects in a collection, relationships among components can be used to enrich the process of understanding their contents. In this context, the Nautical Archaeology Digital Library (NADL) includes multilingual textual-and visual-rich objects (shipbuilding treatises, illustrations, photographs, and drawings). In this paper we describe an approach for enhancing access to a collection of ancient technical documents, illustrations, and photographs documenting archaeological excavations. Because of the nature of our collection, we exploit a multilingual glossary along with an ontology. Preliminary tests of our prototype suggest the feasibility of our method for enhancing access to the collection.

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Texts, Illustrations, and Physical Objects: The Case of Ancient Shipbuilding Treatises

Cited by 5 publications

References 13 publications

Seeking a common ground for the Nautical Archaeology Digital Library (NADL). Reflections on science, method, theory and templates

Seeking a common ground for the Nautical Archaeology Digital Library (NADL). Reflections on science, method, theory and templates

Underwater Photogrammetry and Object Modeling: A Case Study of Xlendi Wreck in Malta

Using an ontology and a multilingual glossary for enhancing the nautical archaeology digital library

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