01499nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001260002800042653002100070653002700091653002400118653002600142653002400168100001700192700001600209700002100225245011500246300001400361520093000375       2010                            d  bArchaeolinguaaBudapest10amobile computing10ainformation management10ainformation process10aarchaeological record10apopular information1 aIsto Vatanen1 aKari Uotila1 aHannele Lehtonen00aDigital paths to medieval Naantali – from mobile information technology to mobile archaeological information  a495–5003 aWhile a considerable number of mobile computing applications for cultural and archaeological heritage presentation have been developed, the characteristics of archaeological information and processes of transferring it to the mobile context have received considerably little attention. The question of how the archaeological data makes information suitable for the general public is discussed in the context of an on-going R&D project in Naantali, Finland. The process of examined by discussing some fundamental characteristics of archaeological data, and the information aimed for the general public. On the basis of these characteristics and suggested functions of the information, a framework for a flexible data model is introduced to increase the efficiency of the information process. The data model addresses especially the problems of parallel information, management of changing interpretations and flexible updates.