We are pleased to announce that the main code and software behind Dynamic Collections Plus are now openly available through GitHub and Zenodo.
Dynamic Collections Plus is the digital platform developed at DARKLab, Lund University, to support the creation, curation, visualisation, and sharing of archaeological collections. The platform is designed for working with 3D models, artefacts, images, videos, documents, metadata, and paradata in a structured and collaborative environment.
By making the software available, we want to support transparency, reuse, and collaboration within the digital archaeology and cultural heritage community. Researchers, institutions, students, and developers can now explore the code, study the structure of the platform, test local installations, and contribute to the further development of open digital infrastructure for archaeology.
The source code is available on GitHub, where users can access the current repository, documentation, configuration files, and installation instructions:
Dynamic Collections Plus on GitHub
The software release is also archived on Zenodo, supporting long-term access, citation, and research documentation:
Dynamic Collections Plus on Zenodo
Dynamic Collections Plus includes tools for managing archaeological artefacts and related media, browser-based 3D visualisation, thematic collections, maps, timelines, controlled vocabularies, and multi-institutional data management. The platform is distributed as a Docker-based application, making it possible to test and deploy it in different research and institutional contexts.
For Swedish institutions, museums, heritage organisations, and researchers, we especially encourage contribution to the current Dynamic Collections infrastructure. Uploading material to the existing platform helps make Swedish archaeological 3D data more connected, visible, reusable, and sustainable within a shared national research environment.
For questions about installation, deployment, or technical development, please contact:
Giuseppe Naponiello
giuseppe.naponiello@ark.lu.se
We hope this release will support new collaborations and encourage further discussion on how open digital platforms can strengthen archaeological research, teaching, and public access to cultural heritage data.