The archeoViz portal

Presentation

This portal gives access to archeological datasets edited online using instances of the archeoViz application. Each instance can be cited and is referenced in multiple repositories (HAL, BASE, etc.).

archeoViz is designed for spatialised data in archaeology generated during excavations and surveys. It allows to visualise a dataset, interactively explore it, and quickly deploy and communicate it on the web.

It offers interactive visualisations, can generate and export 3D view, cross sections and maps of the remains, can run basic spatial statistics methods (convex hull, regression surfaces, 2D kernel density estimation), export data to other online applications, and display the timeline of an excavation.

This app is distributed as an open source R package, with its code available on github.

archeoViz can be used locally on a personal computer or deployed on a server. It can be run statically with a specific dataset or dynamically by loading data through the interface, which is available in German, English, French, Italian, Romanian, and Portuguese.

Use cases

66 datasets    468,611 objects   12,432 refitting relations   7,208 sites   32,360 dates

  • Three types of datasets are referenced:
    • purple points: datasets about objects, point refer to the archaeological site's location.
    • turquoise points: datasets about archaeological sites, points correspond to the midpoint of the covered surfaces.
    • orange points: datasets about dates, points correspond to the midpoint of the covered surfaces.
  • Surfaces covered by the datasets can be shown by clicking on “Show surfaces…”.
  • Click on a row of the table below to zoom the map to the dataset's location.
  • Use the slider to filter the datasets by site altitude.
  • Use the “Search” field to search sites by site name, chronological period, country, and remain type.

Usage statistics

Dataset-related instances


Generic instances and Portal


Papers

Documentation

Package and Programming Code

  • The archeoViz R package is available on the CRAN.
  • Plutniak, Sébastien, Renata Araujo, Laura Coltofean, Nicolas Delsol, Sara Giardino, Julian Laabs. 2023. “archeoViz. Visualisation, Exploration, and Web Communication of Archaeological Excavation Data”. v1.3.5, Zenodo, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7460193.
  • Plutniak, Sébastien, Anaïs Vignoles, Élisa Caron-Laviolette. 2023. The archeoViz Portal: Dissemination of Spatial Archaeological Datasets, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10251182

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Openness index

Datasets referenced on the archeoViz portal are described with an “Openness index” based on 5 parameters:
  • Instance: the dataset can be explored through a specific archaeoViz instance.
  • Reprocessing script: the code to prepare the dataset is published, providing transparency about data selection and recoding.
  • Published dataset: the dataset is published on a public repository.
  • Open licence: the dataset is under an open license.
  • Internal linking: visible records in the archeoViz instance are linked to their corresponding record in the public repository.

Contact

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Credits

  • The archeoViz application / R package is developed by Sébastien Plutniak (CNRS).
  • The archeoViz portal is maintained by S. Plutniak, Anaïs Vignoles, and Élisa Caron-Laviolette.

Acknowledgments

Arthur Coulon, Solène Denis, Olivier Marlet, and Thomas Perrin supported the project in its early stage.

First contributors to the portal include: Astolfo Araujo, Jean-Pierre Chadelle, Elsa Defranoult, Solène Denis, Emmanuel Discamps, Mathieu Langlais, Maureen Le Doaré, Grégor Marchand✝, Jean-Claude Marquet, Alexandre Michel, Thomas Perrin, Anthony Sécher, Peter Tóth, Anaïs Vignoles.

Renata Araujo, Sara Giardino, Julian Laabs, Nicolas Delsol, and Laura Coltofean translated the application into Portuguese, Italian, German, Spanish, and Romanian respectively.