This site hosts files and images that relate to the Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project (SHARP) and covers the digitisation of drawings and some of the paper records.
The main SHARP site is to be found at
SHARP
Current Position
Digitisation is being carried out to support the publication of the wealth of information gathered from the Sedgeford Parish in West Norfolk.
The initial digitisation concentrated on the conversion of Plans from the Boneyard site and the Plans and Sections from the Chalkpit North Evaluation.
Work on the Boneyard is being carried our professionally by the Norfolk Archaeological Unit (see link) and is due to be completed for review by Summer 2008.
NAU are converting strategically chosen plans from the Boneyard site in order to enable an assessment report of the main excavations to take place.
The Boneyard Quantification can be found here
The digitisation of Season 07 Chalkpit (SH07 CNE) is now complete and was carried out by SHARP under the direction of Gareth Davies.
The converted Permatrace sheets are availble in the Archive Section by selecting Chalkpit
Work is also in progress on the Roman Project (SH05/06) excavation drawings and is being managed by Neil Faulkner.
This is complete with the exception of Sheet 12 (bad scan) and some corrections/clarifications to the original drawings
For this years work SH08 CNE main plans of Trenchs 6 & 9 have already been digitised by Deborah Riches.
Work on the rest of the drawings is also well advanced and these are complete with the exception of Sheets 9 & 12 (very faint scans).
Digitised drawings are currently being reviewed by John Boothroyd and will be released shortly into the members area.
Also in SH08 we have already digitised the (complete?) paper record and these too will be released on-line after review by John.
You should note that some of the drawings are large and may take considerable time to download if you are using a dial-up connection to the internet.
Next Stage
The digitised drawings will be used to support publication and a set of the plans/sections will be selected and enhanced to meet the publishers specifications.
Comments on this layout of the web-site and the current contents are welcomed!
We would also be interested in what further information could or should be made available on-line.
Expected Benefits
The prime objective of digitisation is to take the on-site drawings made of SHARP excavations and convert them into a medium suitable for publication.
As they are digitised and reviewed inconsistencies in format or content will be corrected.
In general the guidelines used for drawings, outlined in the SHARP Archaeological Field Handbook will be followed but may be modified in the with the facilities of the digital drawing software.
Any conventions used will be available on this website.
In addition to facilitating publication this digital archive will also:-
Give an off-site reference for SHARP members to documents in the SHARP Archive
Provide a second copy of documents, this protecting the historical record
Supply the Team members with current status of the digitisation project
Include details of the developing standards for the digital record
Promote input from members on the content and format of the archive
In the interests of speed this initial site has been designed to allow quick access to the digitised files.
It is hoped that in future versions, we can add tools for analysis and reporting on data in the archive (where feasible).
Future Plans
The digitisation of SHARP information will continue to be managed by the Team, informed by feedback from members.
After the CNE drawings are completed the focus is moving to digitisation of the Roman Project and Iron Age drawings.
Enhancement of the web-site in line with SHARP needs
Please note this is a developing site so certain features may not work or be unavailable as the site grows.
Current Work
Work is currently in progress to scan the records from the SH08 Season and put them on the web.
This will include Context, Drawing and Photographic Registers and Context Sheets.
This will be followed by digitising the various drawings made on site during the season.
It is likely that these will be held in a restricted SHARP members area of the site.
Note
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