Mapping ICCD Archaeological Data to CIDOC-CRM: the RA Schema

This paper describes the work carried out by PIN (University of Florence) and the MiBAC, in the framework of the ARIADNE project, for mapping the Italian archaeological documentation system to CIDOC-CRM. ARIADNE’s primary goal is the implementation of interoperability among archaeological data at a European level, by creating a technological infrastructure for archaeological data sharing and integration. The Italian system is extremely articulated and complex, but the mapping activities, although at an early stage, are progressing very quickly. We are presenting here an overview of the conceptual mapping between the “RA” model (providing information on archaeological artefacts) and CIDOC-CRM, the reference ontology chosen by ARIADNE as a “common language” for integration.