In this section one will find the plain database on which the browser edition is based. The data are structured but unformatted.
The structure is that defined in the Grammar of which excerpts are found in the section on the Urkesh Global Record. (A full version will be found on the Urkesh website).
Since the data are not formatted, they are not meant for easy reading, nor do they have the advantage of hyperlinks. They are meant to be used only for anyone who wishes to use them other programs. For instance, the text files listed under the indices can easily be imported into a commercial program like Excel for different types of sorting.
It must be noted that while the data base as presented here provides the input for the Browser edition, it is not in fact the way in which data are first entered. The process of data entry is more intuitive than it appears in this format, and it follows criteria that are suited for the day-to-day operation during the field. It is described in the full version of my Grammar of the Archaeological Record, although it need not, of course, be considered in order to follow the Browser Edition itself.
The graphic files are all in low resolution. For a high resolution version, please order a DVD version from Undena Publications.
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