The following sentences are a snapshot of what my current (maybe a little chaotic) thoughts are about a possible project and should be treated as such. If you have any ideas/papers/suggestions feel free to comment!
My current thoughts revolve around the idea that the discussion and usage of objects as sources in History is lacking in some regards. At the moment the selection of sources is largely focused on texts. Increasing the usage of objects in historical works could lead to insights into areas, which text-based sources might not be able to touch.
The potential project is trying to facilitate the usage of objects as historical sources. The improvements are centered around how information about objects is accessed and which information is part of the data-set.