Archaeological Links

Directories of On-Line Archaeological Resources

Archaeology in Scotland
Maintained by the University of Glasgow.

The Archaeological Resources Guide for Europe
Now moved to Gronigen.

ArchNet
A very impressively presented and comprehensive directory of archaeological resources available on the internet maintained by the University of Connecticut.

The British and Irish Archaeological Bibliography
For archaeology, historic buildings, martime and industrial archaeology, environmental history, and the conservation of material culture - with a geographical focus on the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom.

CBA guide to UK archaeology online
Compiled from a number of sources, including indexes maintained by Keith Challis from the Trent & Peak Archaeological Trust, Andrew Millard from the University of Durham Archaeology Department, and Martijn van Leusen & Sara Champion from the Archaeological Resource Guide to Europe.

COPAC
UK and Ireland University book catalogs merged and significantly expanded beginning in 1997.

HEIRNET Register
The HEIRNET register contains details of Historic Environment Information Resources held by organisations from across the UK. Users can search the register by subject, theme and name to find contact details and links to web-sites of interest.

http://www.bajr.org/Employment/UKEmployment.asp
The British Archaeological Jobs Resource.

http://www.archaeologists.net/modules/icontent/index.php?page=28
The Institute of Field Archaeologistsgobs online information service.

http://www.archaeology.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=7&Itemid=83
Current Archaeology's list of of digs for volunteers.

http://ww.online-archaeology.co.uk/Default.aspx
UK online archaeology resource

Data Standards

The Archaeology Data Service
Part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service dedicated to preserving digital archaeological information. Publishes:

GIS Guide to Good Practice
Provides guidance for individuals and organisations involved in the creation, maintenance, use and long-term preservation of GIS-based digital resources. The volume is written for specialists, students, and those in between.

The Museums Documentation Association
Dedicated to supporting cultural information management. Publishes:

MDA Archaeological Objects Thesaurus
Published in association with English Heritage and the Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments of England is available for browsing on-line.

International Organisations

ICOM
The International Council of Museums.

International Council on Monuments and Sites

Fundacion Hispania Nostra
Spanish cultural heritage

APPEAR
EU project focusing on the production of guidelines for those involved in schemes that make urban archaeological remains accessible in situ to the public.

National Organisations

The Council for British Archaeology
Up to date information for British Archaeologists about new books, conferences, lectures, fieldwork opportunities, etc.

Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
Information about their work, and publications.

Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
Information about their work, and publications.

The Institute of Field Archaeologists

The National Trust
UK Charitable organisation dedicated to preserving buildings and landscapes of national importance.

Archaeological Units and Societies

Birmingham University Field Archaeology Unit
Information on the work of the unit including The Wroxeter Hinterlands Project.

Colchester Archaeological Trust

Lancaster University Archaeological Unit
Information about their work including the North West Wetlands Survey.

Museum of London Archaeology Service
Northamptonshire Archaeology

The Stoke-On-Trent Museum Archaeological Society

The Trent & Peak Archaeological Trust
Contains amongst other information the Anglo-Saxon Resources page.

The York Environmental Archaeology Unit

The Heritage Trust of Lincoln
Describes the heritage activities of the trust as well as the work of Archaeological Project Services.

The Association for Environmental Archaeology

University Departments of Archaeology

Bangor: University of Wales, Department of History and Welsh History

Belfast: Queen's University Archaeology & Palaeoecology Departments

Birmingham: Department of Ancient History and Archaeology

Birmingham: The Ironbridge Institute

Bournemouth: University Archaeology Group

Bradford: University Archaeological Sciences Department

Bristol: University Archaeology Department

Cambridge: University Archaeology Department

Cardiff: University of Wales, Archaeology Department

Carmarthen: Trinity College Archaeology Department

Durham: University Archaeology Department

East Anglia: Centre of East Anglian Studies

Edinburgh: University Archaeology Department

Exeter: Department of History and Archaeology

Glasgow: University Archaeology Department

Hull: University Centre for Wetland Archaeology

Lampeter, University of Wales: Archaeology Department

Leicester: University School of Archaeology & Ancient History

Liverpool: University School of Archaeology, Classics and Oriental Studies

London: The Institute of Archaeology at UCL

London: School of Oriental and African Studies, Art and Archaeology Department

London: School of History, Classics & Archaeology, Birkbeck College

Manchester: Department of Art History and Archaeology

Newcastle: University Department of Archaeology

Newport: University of Wales, Humanities & Science

Newport, University of Wales, SCARAB (Study of Culture, Archaeology, Religions & Biogeography)

Nottingham: Department of Archaeology

Oxford: Institute of Archaeology

Oxford: University Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology

Oxford: University Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art

Reading: University Archaeology Department

Sheffield: University Archaeology & Prehistory Department

Southampton: University Archaeology Department

Winchester: King Alfred's College Archaeology Department

York: University Archaeology Department

Physical Dating

The C14 Home Page
At the University of Arizona. Publish the Radiocarbon journal and provide the C14 Listserver.

The University of Waikato Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory
Provide radiocarbon dating for archaeologists and researchers. They offer an online sample submission form, a variety of dating options for submitters and ongoing research of interest (calibration research with the Belfast lab).

The Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art at Oxford University
Provide information about their Radiocarbon dating service and the OxCal calibration program.

The Queen's University Belfast
Strong on Dendrochronology and Radiocarbon dating.

Geophysics

The British Geophysical Association

The Engineering and Industrial Geophysics Group

The Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society

Society of Exploration geophysicists

Ground Penetrating Radar by Gary R. Olhoeft

EARTHWORKS
Worldwide career and employment opportunities

The University of Bradford Department of Archaeological Science
See particularly the splendid Newstead Project Report, with online plots of the geophysical survey work.

The National Geophysical Data Center
US government sponsored data archive with loads of geophysical and palaeoenvironmental information.

Surveying Contractors

Whilst commercial, these sites all offer significant interesting content rather than being just an advert for the company's services.

Oxford Archaeotechnics
Reynolds Geo-Sciences Ltd
TerraDat Geophysical Consultants

Miscellaneous Entries

Stone Pages - A megalithic guide
Database of megalithic sites from arount the world.

The Megalith Map
Produced by Andy Burnham in association with Aubrey Burl & assisted by Alastair McIvor.

The Prehistoric Web IndexGardom's Edge web site
The site is based around a long term landscape and excavation project at Gardom's Edge, near Baslow in the Peak District.

Doon, County Mayo
Tour of an inland promontary fort.

Shapwick On-Line
'Live' coverage of this year's excavations at Shapwick taking place between June 17th and July 21st.

Internet Archaeology
On line journal of archaeology run by York University.

The recently discovered prehistoric cave paintings at Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
NB: the text is in French.

Current Archaeology Magazine's WWW site

Lehrstuhl für Archaeometallurgie at Freiberg
Has English translation of their prospective courses and research.

The UBC EOS web site
Geophysics at the University of British Columbia

The Time Team WWW site
Needs no introduction really!