MEDEA: Crowd-Sourcing the Recording of Metal-Detected Artefacts in Flanders (Belgium)

Autor: Dries Tys, Sanne Ruelens, Jean René Pierson, Nastasia Vanderperren, Clémence Marchal, Bert Lemmens, Lizzy Bleumers, Pieterjan Deckers
Přispěvatelé: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Earth System Sciences, History, Archeology, Arts, Philosophy and Ethics, Communication Sciences, Studies in Media, Innovation and Technology, Social-cultural food-research, Historical Research into urban transformation processes
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Open Archaeology, 2 (1
Open Archaeology, Vol 2, Iss 1 (2016)
ISSN: 2300-6560
Popis: Since 2016, hobby metal-detecting is legal in Flanders (Belgium), although it was unofficially tolerated for many years before. However, research on metal-detected artefacts in Flanders is hindered by a low reporting rate. The MEDEA project aims to address this by encouraging detectorists to record their finds on an online platform. Finds experts are invited to enrich records with further information and thus instigate a rewarding feedback cycle. This paper discusses MEDEA’s ‘Human-Centred Design’ development process and the design choices underpinning the platform. MEDEA may be seen as an example of ‘Open Archaeology’ and related trends in digital humanities.
SCOPUS: ar.j
info:eu-repo/semantics/published
Databáze: OpenAIRE