From databases to archaeological online resources. The logic of object classification. The logic of object classification

Since the 1970s, the development of archaeological databases has characterised the history of archaeological computing. The paper presents a summary of the pivotal early projects, with a particular focus on Italy and France, up to the current projects shared online. They are constantly monitored by the international journal «Archeologia e Calcolatori», that since 1990 is an observatory of theoretical and methodological aspects of computing and information technology applied to archaeology.