Welcome to the ADS website. There are a number of features of the website that will make it easier and more enjoyable to use. Please read the 'About' this site section for more details. This site works best with the Firefox,Chrome and Safari browsers. Why not register as a myADS user to take full advantage of the additional features. On registration these personal myADS features become available.
Workbook
Using the tools at the bottom of each page save your favourite resources and regular searches in the myADS Workbook.
History
Your recent exploration of the site and the archives is automatically saved in your myADS History.
Additional services
Registered ADS users can take advantage of a number of additional myADS services, such as tailored email alerts and download of configurable results sets.
January 2015: Sign up now for our Management, Preservation and Publishing of Digital Data Workshop
Through a series of presentations, practical sessions and group discussions, this course will explore the importance of digital preservation for the long term safety of archaeological data and provide practical guidance on how to prepare, curate, deposit and access digital data. We will also provide guidance on data publishing online and introduce Linked Open Data for archaeology.
Through a series of presentations, practical sessions and group discussions, this course will explore the importance of digital preservation for the long term safety of archaeological data and provide practical guidance on how to prepare, curate, deposit and access digital data. We will also provide guidance on data publishing online and introduce Linked Open Data for archaeology.
January 2015: OASIS Redevelopment Mock Ups Available for Comment
Thank you if you responded to the OASIS redevelopment survey over the summer, we have now produced a selection of scenarios which reflect the survey responses. The mock up is divided into different scenarios for different types of user: Contractor, HER, Museum etc and each page has a comment area at the bottom. Please use the comments area to leave any feedback you have, positive or negative, as... more
Thank you if you responded to the OASIS redevelopment survey over the summer, we have now produced a selection of scenarios which reflect the survey responses. The mock up is divided into different scenarios for different types of user: Contractor, HER, Museum etc and each page has a comment area at the bottom. Please use the comments area to leave any feedback you have, positive or negative, as if we don’t know your thoughts now we cannot accommodate them in the final design. We would appreciate your comments even if you are not a user of the current system.
December 2014: ADS Job Vacancy Collections Development Manager
Applications are invited for the position of Collections Development Manager in the Archaeology Data Service, available from February 2015. This is an opportunity to take a key project management role within a team environment. You will be responsible for developing the digital collections of the ADS and promotion of its activities.
Applications are invited for the position of Collections Development Manager in the Archaeology Data Service, available from February 2015. This is an opportunity to take a key project management role within a team environment. You will be responsible for developing the digital collections of the ADS and promotion of its activities.
December 2014: Issue 38 of Internet Archaeology out now
Internet Archaeology Issue 38 has now been published, beginning with an article by Lorna-Jane Richardson on Understanding Archaeological Authority in a Digital Context and Aina Margrethe Heen-Pettersen on Insular artefacts from Viking-Age burials from mid-Norway. More articles will follow.
Internet Archaeology Issue 38 has now been published, beginning with an article by Lorna-Jane Richardson on Understanding Archaeological Authority in a Digital Context and Aina Margrethe Heen-Pettersen on Insular artefacts from Viking-Age burials from mid-Norway. More articles will follow.
