Linking and Querying Ancient Texts
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Available
- https://www.epcc.ed.ac.uk/projects-portfolio/laquat-linking-and-querying-ancient-texts
- Formerly described at now defunct AHnet site (Wayback Machine version)
Project team
- Edinburgh: Mario Antonioletti, Alastair Hume, Mike Jackson
- King's College London: Tobias Blanke, Gabriel Bodard, Mark Hedges, Shrija Rajbhandari
Description
- The Linking and Querying Ancient Texts (LAQuAT) project developed a software solution to link up diverse data resources for investigating, integrating and publishing inscriptions and papyri from the antique Greek and Roman world.
- The project investigated the use of the OGSA-DAI data grid middleware for providing integrated access to legacy data resources (databases and XML) in the humanities, specifically using this material from the classics.
- Datasets explored in this project included: