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ArchaeoInfo
is an information system for recording, analysis and reporting
of archaeological excavations. The system design, implemented
in Microsoft Access is Object Oriented. This has provided
the system with a flexibility that cannot be matched through
traditional relational designs. At the same time the design
has proven surprisingly fast on desktop computers, the complexity
of the system taken into consideration.
There are eight predefined Supertypes that provide the overall
frame of recording. Every object must belong to one and only
one of these supertypes. To most of the supertypes the user
may add an indefinite subtypes structure. Further the user
may add descriptive variables to super- and subtypes. Relationships
can exist between all objects. Some are predefined through
the supertype structure others are user definable. The user
is thus provided with the means to create a recording system
entirely to his or her specification.
The presentation at the conference will primarily focus on
key objectives associated with excavation recording and analysis,
and how these objectives are met through the Object Oriented
design of ArchaeoInfo.
ArchaeoInfo is a freeware program. It will be available in
an English version at the time of the conference.
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