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The Directorate of Archives and Archaeology (DAA) of the Goa government inaugurated the Advanced Antiquities Management System.
About the Advanced Antiquities Management System
- The AAMS is software-driven automated storage used for the storage of various objects.
- So far it has been used for the storage of industrial equipment but the decision of Goa’s DAA to use it for storing valuable antiquities is the first such in the country.
- The design was completely indigenous. The system, however, is so far available offline as required by the DAA. It cannot be remotely accessed.
- Objective & significance: The AAMS will ensure the safety of antiquities, clean storage space, access control and data management and also enhance the utilisation of space.
- It will also provide information about the age of antiquity, the material it is made of and its brief history.
- It is aimed at providing quick information about antiquity linked to the software, saving storage space and ensuring improved preservation of the objects of historical significance.
Various antiquities stored in the system
- At present, there are 83 antiquities in the system, the oldest one being a tenth-century Shivlinga.
- It also includes 12 sculptures found under a waterfall in the Ladfem village in North Goa’s Bicholim, remains of a 13th-century temple in South Goa’s Navelim.
- There are also 18th-century artifacts found at the Allorna Fort including glasses made in Germany and Holland.
Benefits
- The system will mostly benefit researchers and students.
- Unlike a manual log of these antiquities, a click on the screen attached to the system will give the user information about the antiquity immediately and it can also be updated based on the latest information about the antiquity.
- This is also expected to benefit the DAA as it will save storage space, provide protection from dust and temperature control.
