US-India Cooperative Research: Development of a Digital Artifact Archive: An American and Indian Collaboration for Pottery Visualization and Analysis

0138493克拉克描述：该奖项支持美印合作研究，题为《数字文物档案的开发：美国和印度陶器可视化与分析合作》。北达科他州法戈的北达科他州立大学考古技术实验室(ATL)的杰弗里·克拉克和斯利那加HNB Garhwal大学历史和考古系的Vinod Nautiya将连接他们的数据库，创建一个历史和史前文物的数字档案馆，重点是印度陶器的考古收藏。这些数据库将成为NDSU项目--人类学数字档案馆网络(DANA)的一部分，该项目是分布式、可互操作的数据库的联盟，每个数据库都有对考古学、人类学和相关领域有价值的特定内容。DANA将包含人工制品的三维(3D)模型，这些模型足够精确，可以进行详细的测量和分析。范围：这项研究将通过DANA向研究人员提供档案数据和实物的3D渲染，并最终通过互联网向其他用户提供，使用最先进的数字存档和分布式联网技术。虽然双方的意图是提供一套独特和创新的产品和服务，但双方都了解基础技术，合作将利用双方的优势和经验。印度合作的直接目标是证明达纳项目在国际上的可行性。从长远来看，这一努力是朝着能够在虚拟环境中进行研究迈出的重要一步。印度科技部(DST)根据NSF/DST联合计划为这项研究提供资金。

0138493Clark Description: This award supports US-India cooperative research entitled Development of a Digital Artifact Archive: An American and Indian Collaboration for Pottery Visualization and Analysis. Jeffrey Clark of Archaeology Technologies Laboratory (ATL) at North Dakota State University (NDSU) in Fargo, North Dakota and Vinod Nautiyal of the Department of History and Archaeology at HNB Garhwal University in Srinagar will link their databases to create a digital archive of historic and prehistoric artifacts, with special emphasis on archaeological collections of Indian pottery. These databases will become part of an NDSU project, the Digital Archive Network for Anthropology (DANA), which is a federation of distributed, interoperable databases, each with specific content that is of value to archaeology, anthropology, and related fields. DANA will contain three-dimensional (3D) models of artifacts that are sufficiently precise to allow for detailed measurements and analyses. Scope: This research will make archival data and 3D renderings of physical objects through DANA available to researchers and eventually to other users via the internet using state-of-the-art technology for digital archiving and distributed networking. While the intention is to provide a unique and innovative set of products and services, the underlying technologies are understood on both sides and the collaboration will draw upon the strengths and experience of both partners. The immediate goal of the India collaboration is to demonstrate the viability of the DANA project internationally. In the long term, this effort is an important step toward enabling the conduct of research in a virtual environment. The Indian Department of Science and Technology(DST) is funding this research under the NSF/DST joint program.