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Infra-red imagery of the New Forest © Forest Research, The Verderers of the New Forest, New Forest National Park Authority, Forestry England, Cambridge University Technical Services Excavation during the A1 Leeming to Barton Motorway Upgrade Scheme © Northern Archaeological Associates Diver photographing artefacts underwater from the Wheel Wreck © Kevin Camidge Capturing data to create a photogrammetric model of the Pictish Craw Stone © ACCORD Project

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Digital Archive from the Programme of Archaeological Excavations on the Carlisle Northern Development Route

Extensive archaeological digs along the Carlisle Northern Development Route (CNDR), conducted by Oxford Archaeology from May 2008 to April 2011, uncovered several key sites dating from the Mesolithic to the medieval period. The collection includes digital images collected during fieldwork, consisting of photographs of the respective excavations and excavated remains, overhead views and panoramas, aerial photographs, and primary records.

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ADS goes to BOCCAHD

Last week three members of ADS staff – Burcu Aksahin, Tasmin McCullen, and Solange Bohling – attended the Bespoke, Open, Creative and Collaborative Approaches to Heritage…

NARA Institute Visits the ADS

This month, the Archaeology Data Service had the privilege of hosting a delegation from the Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties. This visit marks an…

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Evaluating evaluation trenching: reengaging with a PhD project using the ADS and cutting-edge data science.

This is a guest post written by Richard Higham. Richard is a Research fellow in the UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage. His professional expertise spans commercial…

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Hollis Croft, Sheffield, South Yorkshire: Old site and new connections