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Purpose
Bugs is a research and teaching tool based around a database of modern and fossil beetle Insects: Coleoptera ecology and abundance data. Bugs is used by
entomologists, ecologists, archaeologists and Quaternary geologists alike.
Scope of Data
European fossil insect records. Ecology and distribution data non-GIS.
Climate and environmental calibration datasets.
DatabaseSystem Form
Public, downloadable. MS Access database.
Potential for Cooperationdatabase interaction
An author of this report PIB is primarily responsible for the development of Bugs and cooperation is thus ensured. Much of the structure and utility of SEAD outlined in this
report is a direct result of the development of Bugs.
Cooperation status
Guaranteed. A new version of Bugs will be released with Phil Buckland’s PhD thesis
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7.6 The Swedish Sites and Monuments Record FMIS
http:www.kms.raa.secocoonfmis-publicindex.info
Maintained by
Riksantikvarieämbetet - The National Heritage Board of Sweden.
Purpose
Record geographical location and basic summary data of all archaeological sites and finds in Sweden.
Scope of Data
Limited to object specific metadata and geographical position. Meta data is not well structured and could be difficult to search effectively. Varies with county.
DatabaseSystem Form
State owned, can be queried online.
Potential for Cooperationdatabase interaction
Cross-referencing of SEAD and FMIS could be extremely useful in identifying the state of knowledge for particular places and times. This could be used to both prioritize
research areas and acquire background information for projects.
Cooperation status
Not initiated, but cooperation assumed on grounds of state ownership.
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8 Research Collaboration
8.1 Sweden
Contact has been made locally at Umeå University with the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, and in particular members of the Environmental Change
Assessment group Prof. Ingemar Renberg Possibilities for collaboration between the other national archaeological resource labs
should be investigated see section 5.7.2. The proposed SEAD data, however, has physically more in common with Quaternary scienceenvironmental change data than
ceramics or osteological data, and more extensive additions to the suggested structure would be required to enable their incorporation. If this path is chosen then additional
funds should be acquired for design and development at all phases. Many sustainable development issues investigated by the Swedish University of
Agricultural Sciences could benefit from a greater time depth, and SEAD could prove a valuable tool in this respect. MAL has a long history of cooperation with SLU in Umeå,
collaboration opportunities are under investigation.
8.2 International
Environmental archaeology related laboratories and institutions, both national and international, will be encouraged to review and use SEAD. Interdisciplinary research is
a high priority, and can only be achieved through the establishment and development of extensive contact networks.
Specific contacts have already been established with:
The School of Conservation Sciences Prof. P.C. Buckland, Bournemouth
University, UK
The Institute of Archaeology Dr R. Macphail, University College London, UK
Dept. de Edafologia y Quimica Agricola Dr A. Martinez Cortizas, Santiago de Compostela, Spain,
The Institute of Archaeology G. Guðmundsson, Reykjavik, Iceland
The coordinators of other database systems as listed in section 7.
Inter-project cooperation is also essential in the acquisition of further funds and
securing the future of research success. Cooperation has been initiated with the following projects and networks:
Nordic Archaeobotanical Group NAG Dr. Karin Viklund, Umeå
The UK based Leverhulme Trust funded project ‘Footsteps on the Edge of
Thule’ Prof. Kevin Edwards, Aberdeen; Dr. Eva Panagiotakopulu, Dr. Andy Dugmore, Edinbrough; Prof. Ian Simpson, Stirling.
Sami Prehistory Early History in the Western Barents Region SAMARC
Prof. Roger Engelmark, Prof. Thomas Larsson, Umeå
The Hansa-Network Project Dr. Karin Viklund, Umeå
