Three levels of reproducible workflow remove barriers for archaeologists and increase accessibility

2022/11/21 by Ben Marwick · 1 voice · 1 citation
Computer Science · Social Sciences · #Research Data Management Practices #Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction #Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

paper · doi:10.24072/pci.archaeo.100022

openalex publication_date 2022/11/21 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22

Abstract

Reproducible research is being implemented at different speeds in different disciplines, and Archaeology is at the start of this journey. Reproducibility is the practice of reanalysing data by taking the same steps and producing the same or similar results. Enabling reproducibility is an important step to ensure research quality and validate interpretations. There are currently many barriers to moving towards reproducible research such as upskilling researchers in the practices, software and infrastructure needed to do reproducible research and concerns relating to opening up research such as how to share sensitive data.

Citations

• The CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance

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• Ethics and Digital Archaeology

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