Eric Kansa|Sarah Whitcher Kansa
Digital Data and Data Literacy in Archaeology Now and in the New Decade
Contextual Change (United States)|Contextual Change (United States)
overview digital data play increasingly important role understand present past challenges inherent understanding using digital data intellectually demanding archaeological research endeavor reasons data management cannot regarded simple compliance technical issue data meaningfully preserved used intellectually rigorous ways need integrated fully aspects archaeological practice including ethics teaching publishing review highlight significant multifaceted challenges involved managing data including documentation training methodology data modeling trust ethical concerns focus importance building data literacy broadly among archaeologists manage communicate data discipline creates involves learning use new tool finding data manager ones excavation survey longterm responsible stewardship data requires understanding workflows human roles data management putting effort thoughtful data management broad dataliteracy training means able make bigger data archaeologists produce important aspect reorientation look beyond boundaries research projects information systems future research teaching public engagement needs also compel us explore data articulates wider contextswithin beyond discipline