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The purpose of this annotation study was to investigate the relative performance of traditional field working practices with those of a computerized annotation system. The basis of this work was the annotation of a square metre patch of ground. On an archaeological site, an area of interest, perhaps for excavation, is divided up in to 1 metre squares. Typically, each individual square is then drawn by hand on to a scale drawing. Different objects such as bones, coins and pottery all make up a composite drawing. In some cases, it is very important to record the locations of objects accurately, because excavation by its very nature is destructive - meaning that important archaeological evidence is destroyed. Previous research for archaeological field assistants has conducted here at Birmingham, has shown that annotation of images is very important. Combining the two gave rise to novel annotation software that can be used in a variety of ways.
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