Recording, Sharing and Linking Micromorphological Data: A Two-Pillar Database System

Abstract

In archaeological soil and sediment micromorphology, research is grounded in observations made with petrographic microscopes. These observations are recorded using standardised terms and microphotographs. The two-pillar database system allows a user-friendly recording of these observations with I-GEOARCHrec and the possibility to link these data to field pictures and microphotographs publicly available in I-GEOARCHive.

Keywords

• geoarchaeology
• archaeological soil and sediment micromorphology
• database
• open science