September 2021: Version 3.1 released
Introducing a new search functionality that allows for text search all over the entire database.
Now you can search for any term defined by you in the name, description, context and type
fields of all entities.
Also automatic image processing has been implemented that crops and converts image files
in order to load them faster into your browser.
August 2021: Version 3.0 released
We have added several new chart visualisations on the
inter-site level, such as bodyheight comparisons, age at death estimations based on absolute
age etc.
Also many (however mostly) invisible things have been implemented in the backend:
The CSS framework has been updated from Bootstrap 4 to Bootstrap 5 along with many JavaScript
libraries and new CSS classes. In total there have been
4,852 changed files with 558,679 additions and 398,905 deletions.
July 2021: Version 2.9 released
Introducing new dashboard visualisations for isotopic analyses and bodyheight of individuals.
E.g. at Oberleiserberg (see burial tab).
Also 30 new sites were added to the repository including many from Tyrol.
June 2021: Version 2.8 released
Introducing radiocarbon calibration using the excellent open source Python library
IOSACal.
Now, if available, radiocarbon data (years, range, laboratory and specimen number) are used to
"on the fly"
create plots of the calibrated dates based on the most recent calibration curve:
Eg. Grave 1
from Oberleiserberg.
Also stacked
plots are created if
there is more than one date for the respective entity and or its subunits.
Mar. 2021: Version 2.7 released
Introducing linked data to various vocabularies, gazetteers and thesauri, such as
Wikidata,
Getty Art and
Architecture Thesaurus,
ArchWort etc.
When available they are listed in the properties info fields and in the
vocabulary view with detailed information. E.g.
Disc Brooch (See "identifier" tab)
Feb. 2021: Version 2.6 released
Introducing new map backgrounds including hillshade overlays for basic maps
and a detailed terrain model for Austria based on lidar data by
basemap.at
41 new sites including for example Zwentendorf
with rich anthropological data
Jan. 2021: THANADOS presented in DerStandard.at Science Blog
Tausende Gräber zum Selbsterforschen
Two new academic publications on THANADOS
Towards an Online Database for Archaeological Landscapes
Digital Mapping of Medieval Cemeteries
Best App Award at the 2020 CHNT Conference!
We are proud to announce that THANADOS has won the 2020
"Best App Award"
at the International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technology -
CHNT
Dez. 2020: Version 2.5 released
Introducing additional dashboard visualisations (finds, burials, graves).
Click here for an example
Nearest neighbour distance calculation for each grave
30 more cemeteries added. Amongst them the Avar period sites of
Leobersdorf and Sommerein.
(Acknowledgements for Leobersdorf go to the cooperation with the
ERC Synergy Grant HistoGenes
)
Oct. 2020: Version 2.4 released
Introducing a dashboard with various visualisations for graves and burials.
Click here for an example
3D models
If 3D files are available for finds or features they are displayed
interactively in the browser: Example
Interactive Osteology Skeleton
With data on osteology for individual bones, these are mapped directly on an
anatomic correct skeleton showing the bones' position and listing their attributes: Example (see "Osteology" tab)
THANADOS on Facebook
THANADOS now has its own Facebook account
100% coverage for Carinthia
All published Early Medieval cemeteries from Carinthia are digitised and
online. E.g. the earliest monastery of Molzbichl (8th c.) with its later churchyard or the nearby cemetery of Baldramsdorf/Rosenheim
Highlight: Thunau obere Holzwiese
One of the biggest 8th to 10th century cemeteries in Austria and also the most
recent one to be published: Thunau obere Holzwiese
