Assessing the quality of citizen science in archaeological remote sensing
Results from the Heritage Quest project in the Netherlands
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3780479 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Quentin Bourgeois (0000-0001-7518-2142, Leiden University, corresponding author), Eva Kaptijn (0000-0002-5426-4402), Wouter B Verschoof-Van Der Vaart (0000-0002-1053-3009, Netherlands Forensic Institute), Karsten Lambers (0000-0001-6432-0925, Leiden University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue | 402 |
| Pages | 1662-1678 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2024.127 |
| OpenAlex | W4403378939 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 29 |
Volunteers are a key part of the archaeological labour force and, with the growth of digital datasets, these citizen scientists represent a vast pool of interpretive potential; yet, concerns remain about the quality and reliability of crowd-sourced data. This article evaluates the classification of prehistoric barrows on lidar images of the central Netherlands by thousands of volunteers on the Heritage Quest project. In analysing inter-user agreement and assessing results against fieldwork at 380 locations, the authors show that the probability of an accurate barrow identification is related to volunteer consensus in image classifications. Even messy data can lead to the discovery of many previously undetected prehistoric burial mounds
Archaeology · Biology · Citizen science · Cultural heritage · Epistemology · Geography · Quality (philosophy) · Remote sensing · World heritage · 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage · Archaeological Research and Protection · History · Philosophy · Species Distribution and Climate Change
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |