Digital dataset of TD excavation record
We completed the digitisation of all field drawings and created file-level metadata for all of them. For the field protocols and inventory books that had been scanned previous to 4DP in Cairo, we created file-level metadata and converted the binaries according to ARCHE requirements. The analogue photo negatives from the years 1966 to 2001 were scanned and enhanced with file-level metadata. A major part of the original convolute cards from the areas A/II and R/I were digitised and supplied with metadata. Additionally, for the sake of completeness of our case study area F/I square j21, a large number of find sheets from this area were digitised in Cairo and we created metadata for them.
| Resource | Description | est. numbers (@OREA) | Scans/digital objects | 4DP scans + metadata |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slides (mainly colour, a few b&w) analogue | Framed slides, 24x36 mm, 6x6 cm | 4.500 | 4.630 | 4.630 |
| Photo negatives (b&w and colour) analogue | Filmstrips, 24x36 mm, 6x6 cm | 62.000 | 48.403 | 18.710 |
| Find sheets analogue | A6 paper | 1 folder/td> | 20 folders (with scans from folders in Cairo) | 20 |
| Scans of protocols, wall-lists, locus-lists analogue | A4 paper | 1 folder | 3.490 (with scans from folders in Cairo) | 3.490 |
| Field drawings analogue | A3 graph & tracing paper | 3.700 | 3.700 | 3.700 |
| Convolute cards (ceramic drawings) analogue | A5 cardboard | 1.000 | 495 | 495 |
| Scans of inventory of wall paintings analogue | A4 paper, b&w | - | 3 pdf files (131 pages) | - |
| Scans of ceramics- & find-inventory analogue | A4 paper (books and sheets) | - | 13.924 | 13.924 |
| Find drawings analogu | A4, paper and tracing paper | 23.200 | 11.700 | - |
| Diaries analogue | A5 and A6 notebooks | 15 notebooks | - | - |
Table 1: Overview of analogue resources and the quantity of digitised material from OREA archive.
Born-digital resources
Technical conversion was developed in collaboration with ARCHE. The whole process of preparing the resources was documented (https://4dpuzzle.orea.oeaw.ac.at/downloads).
| Resource type | Description/file formats | Quantity | Conversion and metadata | To do |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D-models | Reconstructions of tombs and a cellar, Walkthrough, Phase-model, Wooden reconstruction / .skp, . unityweb | 6 models | complete | - |
| AutoCAD | Maps of TD and surrounding area / aps/ .dwg | 86 files | complete | - |
| Databases | Protocols, locus- and wall-numbers, inventory, images, wall paintings, seals, literature / .mdb, .fp5, .fp7, .fp12 | 24 DB | complete | - |
| Geophysics | Magnetometer surveys from different campaigns, TD and surrounding area / .srf, .tif, .pdf, .eps | 167 file | complete | - |
| GIS | Prospection and measurement / .geojson, .jpg, .adf, .tif, .cpg, .dbf, .prf, .sbn, .sbx, .shp, .shx | 21 files | complete | - |
| Photos | Digital born photos / .nef, .jpeg, .tiff, .pds, .raw | 62.000 | complete (processed as collections) | Arche Metadaten |
| Spreadsheets | Locus- and wall- numbers, inventory, wall paintings, stones, bones, botanical remains, C14, employees, billing / .xls, .xlsx, .mdb | 222 files | complete | - |
| Videos | Mobile Objects, Excavation / .avi, .mov, .mp4, .mpg | 56 files | complete | - |
Table 2: Overview of born-digital resources prepared for long-term preservation.