Issue 126: Explanation of Allen Operators
ID:
126
Starting Date:
2002-10-25
Working Group:
3
Status:
Done
Closing Date:
2007-07-10
Background:
Allen's Temporal Relationships are not easy to comprehend on a theoretical base, even though archeologists have rich examples.
Current Proposal:
There should be a specific section in the introduction to the CIDOC CRM explaining Allen's Temporal Relationships:
Examples of Allen operators:
Late Bronze Age finishes Bronze Age
Early Bronze Age starts Bronze Age
Graphical documentation would help to clarify this.
Place:
- Falls within
- Consists of
- Overlaps with
- Borders with
Period
- Falls within
- Consists of
- Overlaps
- Is separate from
Rethymnon 25/10/2002
Outcome:
Document to be placed on website.
Edinburgh 10/7/2007