This group is linked to Linked Pasts IV, the annual symposium dedicated to facilitating practical and pragmatic developments in Linked Open Data in History, Classics, Geography, and Archaeology.
For the event please visit the site LP IV https://linkedpastsiv.hcommons.org/
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Sarah Middle deposited Survey: Using Digital Tools and Resources for Ancient World Research in the group
Linked Pasts IV on Humanities Commons 1 year, 1 month agoMy CHASE-funded PhD in Classical Studies at the Open University, in which this survey played a crucial role, investigated Linked Ancient World Data usability. The survey took place during April-May 2018 and was aimed at anyone involved in Ancient World research, with any level of digital expertise. Questions related to participants’ experiences of…[Read more]
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Julia Mattes deposited Neolithische Kunst der zirkumpolaren Jäger und Sammler Die Figuren der Grübchenkeramischen Kultur und ihre Deutung in the group
Linked Pasts IV on Humanities Commons 2 years, 2 months agoThe neolithic figurines of North – and North-East Europe, belonging to Pitted Ware culture and Pit-Comb Ware culture, are a desideratum to research. These pretty creations, often sculptures of human and animals such as bears, moose, seals, wild-horse, domestic animals and fantastic four-limped beings are spatially distributed over the Baltic R…[Read more]
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Julia Mattes deposited Mattes Pandemic Pictures The Justinian Plague and the Black Death in Art in the group
Linked Pasts IV on Humanities Commons 2 years, 5 months agoThe Plague of Justinian began in 541 and quickly spread over the area of the late antique Mediterranean. There it continued in more than a dozen plague waves until the middle of the 8th century, causing much suffering and a great number of deaths. Academia traditionally debates it as the end of Antiquity. Isochronal, the effect of climate change…[Read more]
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Sarah Middle deposited Identifying research methods for the use and production of Linked Ancient World Data in the group
Linked Pasts IV on Humanities Commons 4 years, 9 months agoThis poster presents findings from a recent survey of Ancient World researchers, which sought to identify research methods associated with the use and production of digital resources in general and with Linked Data in particular. It illustrates the results of the survey using graphs and charts, accompanied by a brief explanation of the methodology…[Read more]
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Anne Klammt started the topic Mission impossible? Open authority data in the discussion
Linked Pasts IV on Humanities Commons 4 years, 10 months agoThe German National Library (DNB) is a member of various national and international standards bodies. Perhaps best known is the library in the Linked Pasts Community for the Integrated Authority File (GND). Researchers have long called for the process of registering people, places and institutions at the GND to be simplified and opened to all…[Read more]
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Anne Klammt started the topic Outreach symposium LPIV in the discussion
Linked Pasts IV on Humanities Commons 4 years, 10 months agoIt thrives!
At the symposium Linked Pasts IV in Mainz the initiative of Pelagios Commons will reach a kind of milestone. While Linked Pasts I-III (London, Madrid, Stanford) were fantastic opportunities to connect the growing but still scattered community of humanities and cultural scientists, LP IV will now bring together institutions (e.g.…[Read more]
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Anne Klammt started the topic Why this group? in the discussion
Linked Pasts IV on Humanities Commons 4 years, 10 months agoHello together!You might wonder what this group is good for and why we created it. Well, to be honest, it was some kind of accident. Our main focus was to create a quick and easy website for the symposium in December. But now that we’re here, we might as well use this group as a kind of meeting place. And if you are inclined, please don’t hesitate…[Read more]
