Another Edinburgh presentation, this one about virtual research environments, and some stuff we're working on in the field at the Silchester excavation. More info at http://www.ahessc.ac.uk/theme

1. Trustworthy characters: Common issues for VREs and CWEs in archaeology and textual studies Stuart Dunn King’s College London E-Science Institute 23rd May 2007

2. Discovery Attribution Reference and cross-reference Interpretation Publication The Archaeological research cycle

3. Visual/cartographic/ Browse and click 1 Keyword/natural language/controlled vocabulary searching 2 3 Mixture of 1 and 2; georeferencing 4 Wiki/blog structures

4. ADS Usage

5. SILCHESTER ROMAN TOWN: A VIRTUAL RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT FOR ARCHAEOLOGY

7. Integrated Archeological Database (IADB)

8. LEAP project (Linking E-Archives and Publications) http://www.intarch.ac.uk/

9. Discovery Attribution Reference and cross-reference Interpretation Publication The Archaeological research cycle

14. VRE/CWE overlap: A shopping list Authentication protocols Workflows - MyExperiment Documentation and identification of decisions (and decision makers) Data quality control mechanisms Collaborative support services Formal methods for developing intuitive interfaces