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The Arch-I-Scan Project, 2019-2023

Penelope Allison , Daan van Helden , 2026. https://doi.org/10.5284/1138130.

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Data Identifier	https://doi.org/10.5284/1138130
Collection ID	1008019
Title	The Arch-I-Scan Project, 2019-2023
Description	This data archive comprises a data resource of photographs of ceramic remains from Roman Britain - sherds and complete/near complete vessels - taken by the Arch-I-Scan Project between 2019 and 2023 in five different collections and 3D models of terra sigillata forms. The archive also includes spreadsheets with information on these ceramic remains to accompany these photographs.
Data Creation Dates	Data creation (start) 01-Jan-2020
Data Creation Dates	Data creation (end) 31-Dec-2024
Data First Released Date	02-Feb-2026
Creator	Penelope Allison Daan van Helden
Publisher	Archaeology Data Service
Collection type	Dataset Collection
Collection type	Metadata Record
	3D Model: 64 objects	Download files
	Image: 208678 objects image/jpeg image/png	Download files
Language	English
Version	1

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Cite As	Allison, P. , van Helden, D. (2026) The Arch-I-Scan Project, 2019-2023 [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1138130
Copyright	Data copyright © University of Leicester unless otherwise stated.
Licence	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Primary Contact	Penelope Allison School of Heritage and Culture (Archaeology and Ancient History) University of Leicester Email: [email protected] University Road Leicester Leicestershire LE1 7RH UK
Metadata Contact	ADS: [email protected]
Access Policy	ADS Terms of Use and Access

Keywords and Subjects

Keyword	Sherd (Archaeological Objects (England)); Roman (Period (England))
	Vessel (Archaeological Objects (England)); Roman (Period (England))
	Archaeology (LCSH)
	Machine Learning (LCSH)
AO-Cat Resource type	Heritage Science
AO-Cat Resource type	Scientific analysis

Spatial Coverage

Location	United Kingdom (Exclusive Economic Zones)
Location	England (Place)
Bounding Box	westlimit: -6.319732 southlimit: 49.843651 eastlimit: 2.335606 northlimit: 56.003296

Project Metadata

Intervention Dates	01-Jan-2019 to 31-Dec-2023
Funder	Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

Relationships

Related Resources	This collection has 4 related resources.
	This collection 'Is Source Of':
	Mirkes, E. M., van Helden, D. P., Zheng, Z., Tyukina, T. A., Tyukin, I. Y., Núñez Jareño, S. J., and Allison, P. 2025. The Arch-I-Scan Project repositories. (URL: https://github.com/ArchiScn/Access)
	Núñez Jareño, S. J., van Helden, D. P., Mirkes, E. M., Tyukin, I. Y., and Allison, P. M. 2021. Learning from Scarce Information: Using Synthetic Data to Classify Roman Fine Ware Pottery. Entropy 23, 1140. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/e23091140)
	van Helden, D., Mirkes, E., Tyukin, I., and Allison, P. 2022. The Arch-I-Scan Project: Artificial Intelligence and 3D Simulation for Developing New Approaches to Roman Foodways. Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology, 5(1), 78–95. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jcaa.92)
	Tyukin, I. Y., Tyukina, T., van Helden, D., Zheng, Z., Mirkes, E. M., Sutton, O. J., Zhou, Q., and Gorban, A. N. 2024. Weakly supervised learners for correction of AI errors with provable guarantees, 2024 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN), Yokohama, Japan. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/IJCNN60899.2024.10650338)