Semantic annotation for indexing archaeological context: A prototype development and evaluation

Vlachidis, Andreas; Tudhope, Douglas

Abstract

The paper discusses the process of developing Semantic Annotations, a form of metadata for assigning conceptual entities to textual instances, in this case archaeological grey literature. The use of Information Extraction (IE), a Natural Language Processing (NLP) technique is central to the annotation process. The paper explores the use of Ontology Oriented Information Extraction (OOIE) methods for the definition of rich semantic-aware indices of archaeology documents. The annotation process follows a rule-based information extraction approach using GATE. In particular the report discusses a prototype development that adopts the core ontology, CIDOC CRM, together with an English Heritage archaeological extension, to inform and direct the information extraction effort. The prototype evaluation, supports the assumptions made, about the capability of the method to construct rich indices of grey literature documents empowered by Semantic Annotations. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.

Citation

Vlachidis, A., & Tudhope, D. (2011). Semantic annotation for indexing archaeological context: A prototype development and evaluation. Communications in Computer and Information Science, 240 CCIS, 363-374. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24731-6_37

• Journal Article Type: Conference Paper
• Conference Name: 5th International Conference on Metadata and Semantic Research (MTSR 2011)
• Conference Location: Izmir, Turkey
• Start Date: Oct 12, 2011
• End Date: Oct 14, 2011
• Acceptance Date: Jan 1, 2011
• Publication Date: Oct 19, 2011
• Deposit Date: Feb 8, 2018
• Journal: Communications in Computer and Information Science
• Print ISSN: 1865-0929
• Publisher: Springer Verlag (Germany)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 240 CCIS
• Pages: 363-374
• Series Title: Communications in Computer and Information Science
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24731-6_37
• Keywords: natural language processing, ontology based information extraction, semantic annotation, GATE, digital archaeology
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/958904
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24731-6_37
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : 5th International Conference on Metadata and Semantic Research (MTSR 2011)