Linking and Querying Ancient Texts

Description

• This 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:
  • Inscriptions of Aphrodisias
  • Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis der griechischen Papyrusurkunden Ägyptens
  • Projet Volterra

Available

• https://www.epcc.ed.ac.uk/projects-portfolio/laquat-linking-and-querying-ancient-texts