IOSA.it Open Archaeology

In the past years the advance of modern EDP has turned more and more archaeologists from mere computer users to developers of tailor-made computer applications. However, it turned out that there was a clear lack of co-ordination and co-operation on these issues in Austrian archaeology. Therefore an initiative was started to establish a platform for experts to exchange information on the development of single-standard applications, to solve problems, and to intensify cooperation in this field.
The Workshop on Archaeology and Computers was founded in 1996 by the Vienna Research Society on Urban Archaeology, the Urban Archaeology Division of Municipal Department 7 (Cultural Affairs), and Municipal Department 14 (Automated Electronic Data Processing, Information and Communications Technologies). Since then the workshop has been held in Vienna in autumn every year. In addition to archaeologists, the workshop soon attracted experts from many other fields and various countries in Europe, such as computer specialists, public sector representatives from municipal institutions and private sector representatives. For their 30-minute lectures, most speakers used PCs to present their work more effectively. All presentations have been published in the documentation for the corresponding workshop documentation. Since the third workshop in 1998 the documentation has been available on CD.