Re-discovering Archaeological Discoveries. Experiments with reproducing archaeological survey analysis
This article describes an attempt to reproduce the published analysis from three archaeological field-walking surveys by using datasets collected between 1990 and 2005 which are publicly available in digital format. The exact methodologies used to produce the analyses (diagrams, statistical analysis...
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| description | This article describes an attempt to reproduce the published analysis from three archaeological field-walking surveys by using datasets collected between 1990 and 2005 which are publicly available in digital format. The exact methodologies used to produce the analyses (diagrams, statistical analysis, maps, etc.) are often incomplete, leaving a gap between the dataset and the published report. By using the published descriptions to reconstruct how the outputs were manipulated, I expected to reproduce and corroborate the results. While these experiments highlight some successes, they also point to significant problems in reproducing an analysis at various stages, from reading the data to plotting the results. Consequently, this article proposes some guidance on how to increase the reproducibility of data in order to assist aspirations of refining results or methodology. Without a stronger emphasis on reproducibility, the published datasets may not be sufficient to confirm published results and the scientific process of self-correction is at risk. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dd61d10701414b50866d90213f86b4202024-04-03T10:24:15ZengUniversity of YorkInternet Archaeology1363-53872021-06-015610.11141/ia.56.6Re-discovering Archaeological Discoveries. Experiments with reproducing archaeological survey analysisNéhémie Strupler0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2898-6217McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, CambridgeThis article describes an attempt to reproduce the published analysis from three archaeological field-walking surveys by using datasets collected between 1990 and 2005 which are publicly available in digital format. The exact methodologies used to produce the analyses (diagrams, statistical analysis, maps, etc.) are often incomplete, leaving a gap between the dataset and the published report. By using the published descriptions to reconstruct how the outputs were manipulated, I expected to reproduce and corroborate the results. While these experiments highlight some successes, they also point to significant problems in reproducing an analysis at various stages, from reading the data to plotting the results. Consequently, this article proposes some guidance on how to increase the reproducibility of data in order to assist aspirations of refining results or methodology. Without a stronger emphasis on reproducibility, the published datasets may not be sufficient to confirm published results and the scientific process of self-correction is at risk.https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue56/6/index.htmlarchaeologydatareusereproducibilitymethodology |
| spellingShingle | Néhémie Strupler Re-discovering Archaeological Discoveries. Experiments with reproducing archaeological survey analysis Internet Archaeology archaeology data reuse reproducibility methodology |
| title | Re-discovering Archaeological Discoveries. Experiments with reproducing archaeological survey analysis |
| title_full | Re-discovering Archaeological Discoveries. Experiments with reproducing archaeological survey analysis |
| title_fullStr | Re-discovering Archaeological Discoveries. Experiments with reproducing archaeological survey analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Re-discovering Archaeological Discoveries. Experiments with reproducing archaeological survey analysis |
| title_short | Re-discovering Archaeological Discoveries. Experiments with reproducing archaeological survey analysis |
| title_sort | re discovering archaeological discoveries experiments with reproducing archaeological survey analysis |
| topic | archaeology data reuse reproducibility methodology |
| url | https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue56/6/index.html |
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