Abstract
The field of archeology is undoubtedly left behind in the mobile era compared to other scientific domains. The deployment of mobile technology solutions is of meagre contribution to the field. In fact, almost no mobile apps are designed as per archeologists’ work requirements in the excavation site. This study aims to tackle this dilemma through a roadmap to pave the way for the community to recover this digital divide. The roadmap encompasses a comprehensive methodology on how to develop mobile apps that meet the requirements of its respective audience. The development of two apps is introduced to illustrate the implementation of the methodology. The result of adopting this ‘roadmap’ study improves the data collection, processing and usage. It enhances information accuracy and sharing. Besides, it reduces the ‘destructive’ aspect of the archeology investigations and provides archeologists with handy solutions that they can use ubiquitously. The refinement of the first versions of mobile apps for archeology will make the measurements more accurate and improve the level of maturity of the field vis-à-vis the mobile technology sector. Most significantly, this study opens the door, eventually, for a new era wherein the community starts by deploying mobile technology solutions to ultimately go beyond the current dating techniques, such as the radiocarbon dating method. An ultimate future work could be the exploration of developing mobile apps, in an interdisciplinary context, that measure the age of archeological items by few clicks and prepare the field for the forthcoming post-device era.
Highlights
Archaeology is the exploration of the history of humanity through the retrieval and study of human and material relics, artefacts, ruins, habitat data and cultural landscapes to understand who we are and where we came from
Archeologists incorporate tree rings dating to enhance their results for radiocarbon dating
This study highlighted the need of a clear path to remedy this digital divide
Summary
Archaeology is the exploration of the history of humanity through the retrieval and study of human and material relics, artefacts, ruins, habitat data and cultural landscapes to understand who we are and where we came from. "Archeology is more than a rear-view mirror: the lessons of the past are critical to inform wise choices for the future" D. It is the main source of information for prehistory. "Prehistory includes the whole time-span of human existence, and addresses fundamental questions about human evolution and the emergence of human society. It is within prehistory that archaeologists play the key role, developing ways of interpreting the material record without reference to written texts" [1]. The archeology field includes site suriJIM ‒ Vol 12, No 1, 2018
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