Open Area, Open Data: Advances in Reflexive Archaeological Practice

This article presents a holistic and reflexive process for archaeological fieldwork from inception to publication. The opportunities afforded by maturing digital techniques allowed fundamental rethinking of field laboratory practice paradigms. A number normally unquestioned aspects praxis were examined with the goal reorganizing information dynamics. Instead series disparate processes in during study publication phases, heterarchically-organized common framework bonded all work traditionally only brought together post-excavation processing, replacing datasets encompassing ongoing such as excavation recording, finds final analyses. Recording uses interface based on iDig iPad app, analyses use 3D GIS, comprehensive photogrammetry an underlying all-encompassing data engine. development application are described reference excavations, study, EBA sites Keros, Cyclades, Greece.