Overview

The main goal of Open Dig Report software is to help archaeologists organize their project's digital data.

At its core, the software is a "notes and pictures" web-accessed catalogue database that is tailored to store, retrieve, and display digital data.

A central design choice for this project was to divide the archaeological record into distinct modules, e.g., ceramics, lithics, loci, areas, etc.

Each module has its own set of properties and forms, and all of the modules fit into standard pages, menus, and display elements.

In the following sections, we briefly describe a typical Open Dig Report website and its standard pages. The order of presentation follows a random user`s exploration of the website.