Downloading Area of Raw Data
LandsOfMeaning places great emphasis on making its results widely known and available. The cultural heritage object of the research is at great risk from modern agricultural and building activities and from the increase of illicit excavations and trade of antiquities (all exacerbated by current economic contingencies; according to an international petition to the UNESCO, clandestine excavations, illicit trafficking of cultural property increased by 25% in the years 2011-2014: http://www.greekcultureprotection.com). Raising general awareness is vital.
A presentation of the project will be submitted to Greek journals of scientific disclosure. Reports with a description of the main results will be delivered to the Greek Archaeological Service and the local Museums. A clear and unbiased approach to scientific disclosure will be adopted, according the standards of the journal Science. Archaeological artefacts and drawings are traditionally well accepted by the general public and this is more so with the impressive images a GIS can produce. Our intention is the organisation of interactive workshops in Secondary level schools and associations relating to archaeology and landscape both in Paris and Athens to ensure the dissemination of knowledge on the interrelation between human choices and landscapes.
Furthermore the dissemination of the research results contemplates the following main axes:
Articles in international peer-reviewed journals. Three papers are planned for delivery in subject-specific journals aiming and giving priority to those with high ranked potential on impact and diffusion. A paper will focus on the theoretical and methodological approaches of the research for a high-ranked journal. Accordingly, an open access policy will be applied and all data resulting from the research will be deposited in UP1’s digital open access archive. We also intend set up and maintain an open-access website hosted by the servers of UP1 to present the project as a work-in-progress, ensuring interactive feedback from other colleagues and with a friendly interface open to the general public to engage with. Further dissemination will be obtained through a project-specific Facebook page, weekly updated. We hope that the dissemination of information to the general public will increase awareness towards the landscape and to new forms of cultural tourism. Specialists will exploit the potential of new methodological insights of the archaeological features in the area for their own projects.
In this section we offer a variety of raw material of the work in progress in order to give to colleagues an idea of what we do. In order to view the files, a GIS software is needed along with a CAD viewer (Autocad 2018 educational version is recommended). Any criticism and feedback are very welcomed.