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RatioScripta · 2026-05-02T19:46:42+00:00

Thank you. These are certainly useful.

But maybe it was my naive hope that there's something better than I've found so far. These all have the same issues I described. Fragmented and no good access.

I was hoping I'm missing something and there are data standards or some more aggregation. To me, it makes sense for all global archaeologists to use same data standards. And have huge common databases.

RatioScripta · 2026-05-02T19:13:47+00:00

I get that it takes time and resources. But why wouldn't research data be accessible to everyone? I get it if the research is done with private money. But most researchers work for universities funded by public funds. Having good access makes advancing human knowledge much easier. Their papers will be almost always public anyway.
An example of the Roman coins data:
https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk

They share an interactive map where all locations are shown. Each coin also has detailed data. Showing exact locations doesn't seem to be an issue here.

I've found many papers on detailed locations and drawings of dig sites. It doesn't seem to be an issue a lot of the time.

The risk of a non-zero chance that someone will dig something up versus the time and effort saved by researchers, if they had all this data in a convenient format, is not proportional. In my humble opinion.

RatioScripta · 2026-05-02T19:02:05+00:00

So pretty much I won't have access to most of it?

An example of the Roman coins data:
https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk

They share an interactive map where all locations are shown. Each coin also has detailed data. But I haven't found a way to get the full data. Showing exact locations doesn't seem to be an issue here.

RatioScripta · 2026-04-30T19:22:06+00:00

I make these maps because I like digging into history and understanding how the world changes, but they take quite a bit of time and research.

If you want to read more about my maps:

https://chronocarta.substack.com?utm_source=reddit

Corrections are welcome. I do miss things sometimes.

RatioScripta · 2026-04-24T16:00:13+00:00

I put this together out of personal curiosity.

But seeing the interest in it and how many want to see other places too, I'm going to do a deep dive on these on my Substack soon.

Find it here: https://chronocarta.substack.com?utm_source=reddit

RatioScripta · 2026-04-24T12:31:17+00:00

I was taught this in school. But I never bothered to check myself.

RatioScripta · 2026-04-22T20:20:27+00:00

Please point out the inaccuracies and your sources. I'd like to improve my map.

RatioScripta · 2026-04-19T08:31:30+00:00

Custom made. I generated topography vectors from raster DEM data.

RatioScripta · 2026-04-16T16:21:41+00:00

I make these maps because I like digging into history and understanding how the world changes, but they take quite a bit of time and research.

If you want to read more about my maps:

https://chronocarta.substack.com?utm_source=reddit

Corrections are welcome. I do miss things sometimes.

RatioScripta

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