The thematic school FAIRArPat – Facilitating Access and Interconnection to Archaeology and Patrimoine Resources aims to bring together researchers from archaeology, the humanities and social sciences, and heritage studies, to address the challenges related to data management, interoperability, and sharing according to the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable).

In the context of the transition to Open Science, the school will foster dialogue among researchers, engineers, PhD students, and heritage professionals in order to share best practices in digital data management, to better understand each other's constraints, and to build interdisciplinary collaborative dynamics.

Organized in partnership with the Huma-Num consortiums MASAplus and 3DHN, this school continues previous initiatives aimed at supporting the scientific community in the enhanced exploitation and valorization of its data.

The program will combine theoretical presentations, practical workshops, and discussion sessions focused on the management of heritage data. Participants will be trained in data management plan creation, the use of ontologies such as CIDOC CRM, the structuring and dissemination of archaeological data through thesaurus management tools, spatialization and visualization tools, as well as the long-term preservation of 3D data using resources developed by the 3DHN consortium.

The training will rely on platforms and standards resulting from the work of the consortiums, with a strong emphasis on practical application and effective reuse of data in the Semantic Web environment.

By bringing together participants with diverse backgrounds over several days, the thematic school will foster the creation of lasting cooperation networks and the emergence of new synergies. It aims to meet the growing demand for training in FAIR tools while increasing the visibility of resources produced by the French-speaking archaeological community.

Finally, it will provide a collective space for reflection on the necessary developments to ensure better accessibility, interoperability, and valorization of heritage data, in support of a more open, shared, and collaborative science.

The school is primarily intended for SSH (Social Sciences and Humanities) communities involved in heritage data processing (archaeologists, historians, geomaticians, etc.), but remains open to other disciplines interested in the digital valorization of heritage.