Dataset

A series of records, recorded and/or collated in a consistent manner, motivated by a need, desire or warrant to render them comparable. Archaeological datasets are a kind of mediating object that hold significant value when applying digital methods (GIS, network analysis, etc.).

Examples:

• excel spreadsheets
• a folder containing photos for photogrammetric composition
• an assembled sample of lithics (i.e. all diagnostic finds pertaining to the mesolithic spread out on the table).