The Mare Nostrum LAB Thesaurus provides shared, controlled vocabularies for describing archaeological material across the platform. It brings together archaeological classifications and terminology, helping researchers use consistent concepts when describing excavation records, spatial datasets and source annotations. Built on Wikibase, the thesaurus draws on Wikidata as a reference resource and connects project terminology with a wider body of structured knowledge. Researchers can browse concepts and their relationships, while ready-to-use vocabularies can be exported for use in Arches. Adding new entries requires a registered account and authorisation to contribute to the thesaurus.
GeoNode for Mare Nostrum provides a shared repository for spatial datasets and maps. Researchers can explore project resources and their descriptive metadata, with vocabulary fields connected to the Mare Nostrum LAB Thesaurus to support consistent descriptions and make relevant datasets easier to find. The repository supports the organisation and sharing of spatial data within research teams. Some datasets are restricted to logged-in users who belong to the relevant projects; the resources visible to each user depend on their project membership and access permissions.
Recogito for Mare Nostrum supports collaborative work with publications, reports and other source materials through shared annotation projects. Researchers can annotate texts and images, discuss selected passages and connect annotations with concepts from the Mare Nostrum LAB Thesaurus. It also serves as a repository of knowledge and sources referenced by records in Arches. This connection helps researchers move from an archaeological record to the publications and source materials that inform its description and interpretation.
Arches for TAP is a project-specific implementation of Arches for JU Excavations, adapted to the documentation of the Thelpousa Agora Project. It brings archaeological records and their associated documentation into a shared research environment for the project team. The project was carried out under the auspices of the Polish Archaeological Institute at Athens by a Polish-German-Greek team. Access to project records requires users to log in and have access granted by an administrator.
The MA-P research environment brings together documentation from the Maloutena and Agora excavations at Nea Paphos, Cyprus, conducted by Jagiellonian University and the University of Warsaw. Built on Arches for JU Excavations, it connects archaeological records with survey measurements, maps and digital documentation, supporting the organisation and study of excavation data within the project. Access to project records requires users to log in and have access granted by an administrator.
