A Decentralized Approach for Evidence Management in Archaeology

Abstract

Archaeological artifacts are important evidence to history. Hence, it becomes critical to store the data safely to prevent their tampering and destruction. The paper proposes a system that safely stores necessary archaeological data, such as the analysis and findings of these artifacts using Blockchain. This technology makes the data immutable and transparent. With the help of this system, tracing their details and tracking any changes made in their possession or data will become effortless. This functionality is achieved using the smart contracts of the Ethereum blockchain, which can authenticate, track, and hence secure the data about these artifacts at each step. Unlike other majority blockchain-based applications, the proposed approach is lightweight and faster. It considerably reduces computational power by integrating a distributed file storage system with blockchain.