Wikipedia:TRAC Wikipedia Workshop 2018

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Introduction
Welcome. This is the project page for the TRAC Wikipedia Workshop 2018 held on 24th February 2018 at the University of Cambridge. It is organised by the Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference with support from Wikimedia UK. To sign up to this workshop please use this link

Outline
Wikipedia has become ubiquitous as an information source, but very few archaeologists have contributed to expanding or editing this, the single largest open access information platform available in the western world. Theoretical Roman Archaeology is somewhat of a niche specialism, but it is a wondrous multidisciplinary space incorporating aspects of various disciplines, such as anthropology, philosophy, sociology, psychology, economics, politics, and maths. The varied interests of TRAC participants are a strength of its community, and these may be promoted using the Wikipedia resource.

The main aim of this workshop is to improve the online presence of the subjects advocated by the Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference; the theories, the people, the places, and the research. Some topics that can be covered are Post-Processual archaeology, main scholars working on Theoretical Roman Archaeology, or Roman sites, such as Vindolanda, Leptis Magna, or Rome itself. Equally, if there is a piece of published research you are really interested in, anything from an antiquarian excavation report to your own published work, aspects of this can be incorporated into the encyclopaedia.