Working Groups

WG01 Census of Inscriptions of Italy

The main aim of te WG 1 is to contribute to the establishment of a census of all the inscriptions currently known in the ancient European languages and writings, which are preliminarily calculated to be in the range of 20,000, on different supports. The work of the WG 1 is mainly focus on the study of all the materials from Italy, with the exclusion of the celtic inscriptions.

WG02 Census of inscriptions of Western Europe

The main aim of te WG 2 is to contribute to the establishment of a census of all the inscriptions currently known in the ancient European languages and writings, which are preliminarily calculated to be in the range of 20,000, on different supports. The work of the WG 2 is mainly focus on the study of all the materials from Western Europe, particularly the inscriptions from Portugal, Spain and France, and also all the celtic inscriptions from Italy.

WG03 Scientific Criteria and Protocols for Publishing Inscriptions

The main aim of te WG 3 aim is to establish criteria and protocols of edition of ancient inscriptions in languages of fragmentary conservation that will be consistent to the highest scientific standards and adapted to their use in IT databanks.

WG04 Design and Technical Aspects of the Online Databank

The main aim of the WG 4 is to contribute to the creation of an IT tool that will permit in the future to set up an online catalogue of the inscriptions in ancient European languages and writings.

This databank will adapt to the necessities of including about 20,000 documents in at least 20 languages and 10 different types of writing. In the same way, it will also have to permit complex searches, map creation, and to incorporate graphic material of different kinds (tracings, drawing, photographs, etc.).