Dear all,
Here my reworking of the scope notes:
*appears in***
Domain: E55 Type
Range: E4 Period
Subproperty:appears in
Quantification: many-to-many
Old Scope Note:
This property connects a kind of object (documented as an instance of
E55 Type) to an instance of E4 Period in order to indicate that this
kind of object is found in archaeological contexts related to this period.
This property makes a weak statement with regards to the distribution of
the class of object in the archaeological record. The statement would
support reasoning, ceteris paribus, that the discovery of an instance of
this type of object in an archaeological context would indicate that a
number of instances of E4 Period, in which the type of object is known
to appear, may have extended over the area of archaeological observation
in question.
Stronger claims can be made using ‘typical for’ and ‘restricted to’
properties.
New Scope Note:
This property associates a kind of object (documented as an instance of
E55) to an instance of E4 Period for indicating that objects of this
kind have been generated within this period. The generation of such
objects may be the result of human, biological, geological or other
processes.
This property makes a weak statement with regards to the distribution of
the class of object in the archaeological record, but also in geological
or paleontological observations: If the genesis of an object of this
type can plausibly be assumed to fall within the genesis of the context
in which it was found, then the statement made with this property would
support reasoning, ceteris paribus, that the genesis period of the find
context forms part of or overlaps with one of the instance of E4 Period
in which the respective object type has appeared.
Stronger claims can be made using ‘typical for’ and ‘restricted to’
properties.
*restricted to***
Domain: E55 Type
Range: E4 Period
Subproperty:appears in
Quantification: many-to-one
Old Scope Note:
This property connects a kind of object (documented as an instance of
E55) to an instance of E4 Period to indicate that this kind of object is
exclusively generated in contexts – archaeological, biological,
geological –in this period.
This property makes a strong statement with regards to the distribution
of the class of object in the archaeological record. The statement would
support reasoning, ceteris paribus, that the discovery of an instance of
this type of object in a context would be indicative of the extension of
an instance of the related instance of E4 Period over the area of
archaeological observation.
Weaker claims can be made using ‘typical for’ and ‘appears in’.
New Scope Note:
This property associates a kind of object (documented as an instance of
E55) to an instance of E4 Period for indicating that objects of this
kind have exclusively been generated in this period.
This property makes a strong statement concerning the distribution of
the kind of object in the observation record: If the genesis of an
object of this type can plausibly be assumed to fall within the genesis
of the context in which it was found, then the statement made with this
property would support reasoning, ceteris paribus, that the genesis
period of the find context actually forms part of the related instance
of E4 Period, or at least overlaps with it.
In contrast, objects from previous periods may appear in a context
because they are still in use, and objects from later periods may have
been pushed into an older context.
Weaker claims can be made using the properties ‘typical for’ and
‘appears in’.
*typical for*
Domain: E55 Type
Range: E4 Period
Subproperty:appears in
Quantification: many-to-one
Old Scope Note:
This property connects a kind of object (documented as an instance of
E55 Type) to an instance of E4 Period in order to indicate that this
kind of object is regularly found in archaeological contexts related to
this period.
This property makes a moderate statement with regards to the
distribution of the class of object in the archaeological record. The
statement would support reasoning, ceteris paribus, that the discovery
of instances of this type of object in an archaeological context would
be a possible indicator of the extension of an instance of the related
instance of E4 Period over the area of archaeological observation.
A stronger claim can be made using ‘restricted to’ while a weaker claim
is made using ‘appears in.
New Scope Note:
This property associates a kind of object (documented as an instance of
E55) to an instance of E4 Period for indicating that objects of this
kind have been generated in this period in significantly higher numbers
and wider distribution, than in other periods.
This property makes a moderate statement concerning the distribution of
the kind of object in the observation record: If a sufficient number of
objects of this type are found in some context, and their genesis can
plausibly be assumed to fall within the genesis of the find context,
then the statement made with this property would support reasoning,
ceteris paribus, that the genesis period of the find context is likely
to forms part of the related instance of E4 Period, or at least overlaps
with it. “Sufficient number” means that the density of objects of this
kind in the find context is compatible with the general density this
kind of object had in the respective period in comparable contexts and
deposition history.
A stronger claim can be made using ‘restricted to’ while a weaker claim
is made using ‘appears in'.
Best,
Martin
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Dr. Martin Doerr
Honorary Head of the
Center for Cultural Informatics
Information Systems Laboratory
Institute of Computer Science
Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)
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GR70013 Heraklion,Crete,Greece
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