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VLDB 2005
A Faceted Query Engine Applied to Archaeology
Kenneth A. Ross Angel Janevski
Julia Stoyanovich
Columbia University
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• material: iron• weight: 98 grams• found in: surface layer• condition: corroded• manufacture: hammered
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facets
Goals• Record information• Classify artifacts • Analyze, interpret off-site• Suitable for non-technical users
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The Faceted Approach
Groups of entities classified along facets– mutually exclusive, collectively exhaustive
Complex hierarchy & entity structure Entity set – basic conceptual structure Data model, query language [SWDB 2004] Domain-independent implementation Data stored in RDBMS
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Overview of the Project
“Computational Tools for Modeling, Visualization, and Analysis of Archaeological Sites”
Inter-disciplinary– Archaeology, Databases, Robotics, Virtual
Environments Thulamela, South Africa
– 450 entities Memphis, Egypt
– 3400 entities
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DEMO
Wednesday 14:00 – 15:30Friday 9:00 – 10:30