The persistent identification of archaeological object data in iDAI.world

iDAI.world is the digital research infrastructure of the German Archaeological Institute. It comprises systems for recording, documenting, analysing, storing, visualising and publishing research data. In addition to information on objects, buildings and geodata, it also includes contextual information on field research and scientific data. To date, the DAI has primarily used its own unique identifiers to address the object data. PIDs are used in the context of publications and in some cases for sample identification, and a technical concept that enables PID-supported citation is now being implemented as part of the DFG project ‘CiVers’. Concepts and issues relating to the modelling, publication and citation of object data are also being discussed together with the community.