Archaeology and A Guide - Resources and Review

Integrates research from the fields of art history, epigraphy, iconography, architecture, and archaeology into the site of an ancient Mayan city in South Mexico. Contains field reports, news from the current dig, and images of carvings and inscriptions from the temples.
 
Details of Bournemouth University programme of field survey and excavation at Knowlton Circles in North Dorset.
 
Extensive directory containing the names and addresses for publishers of serials, books, reports, and pamphlets that have been included in the British and Irish Archaeological Bibliography since 1992.
 
Information about courses on offer, material and pictures from research projects, and links to other archaeology resources.
 
Vindolanda is a Roman fort, lying south of Hadrian's wall, the Northern frontier of the Roman empire. The Vindolanda Trust operates two museums of Roman artefacts, at the Vindolanda site and at the nearby Roman Army museum. Includes visitor information, news of ongoing excavations at Vindolanda, and facilities to purchase replica Roman items such as jewellery, weapons, and games.
 
Description of an experiment to reconstruct the Anglo
Saxon and Viking art of making charcoal by controlled wood burning in a specially constructed clamp.
 
Based primarily on pioneering research conducted by William Crocker, this resource hosted by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History aims to educate visitors about the Canela Native Americans of Central Brazil. Offers numerous sections that allow visitors to explore the lives of these little known people by providing artefacts, articles, images, video clips, and information relating to social customs and rituals. Articles are in pdf format and provide analyses of various aspects of Canela life, such as initiation festivals, demographic characteristics, and the Canela relationship with ghosts.
 
Collection of links to journals, bibliographies, online courses, and schools and institutes relating to the archaeology of the Mediterranean basin.
 
Alphabetical index containing the full titles of serials recorded by British and Irish Archaeological Bibliography, including current and discontinued, UK and international titles.
 
Links to all archaeology departments in UK universities.
 
Provides a list of 100 cultural heritage sites around the world whose continued existence is threatened, in order to focus attention on their cultural significance, and help to raise funds for their rescue. List is arranged geographically, and accessible via a clickable map.
 
Extensive index to European archaeological resources, organised by country.
 
Set of chemical data for the composition of Italian, Aegean, European, American and African pottery from a number of excavation sites.
 
Index to anthropology resources, including linguistics, physical anthropology, archaeology, and native American resources.
 
Site describing the excavations at Catalhoyuk, in Turkey, including newsletters, archive reports and a bibliography.
 
Details on a survey to determine the number and condition of archaeological sites and monuments in England, and to develop resources and skills to protect them in the future.
 
Extensive directory containing the names and addresses for publishers of serials, books, reports, and pamphlets that have been included in the British and Irish Archaeological Bibliography since 1992.
 
Article on the discovery and gradual excavation of Fishbourne Roman Palace in Sussex, a building unique in the architecture of Roman Britain. Describes the unusual features of the palace, its quality, mosaics, embellishments, and planned, internal garden, with drawings to illustrate the layout of the rooms.
 
Summarises research into the parish of Shapwick, lying between the towns of Bridgwater and Glastonbury in Somerset. Place names, buildings, excavations, and geophysical and geochemical surveys are described in an attempt to chart the origins of the settlement and its land use in the post
Roman period.
 
Links organised by resource type including texts, projects and bibliographies, field projects and site
specific reports, course material, teaching resources and museums.
 
Instructions for randomly generating pseudo
scientific archaeological phrases, such as innate monocausal homeostasis, cyclical systemic characterisation or maximal redistributive consensus.
 
Project aiming to connect all Northern European archaeology departments into a forum for development, information, and discussion. Links together research groups in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, North Germany, and the Netherlands.
 
Offers 19th and early 20th century photographs of ancient Greek and Roman architecture, focusing on Greece, Asia Minor, the Aegean islands, Cyprus, South Italy, and Sicily. Arranged by location and monument.
 
Provides information on the activities of the Trust, including educational activities. Features news, details of publications and merchandise, and a guide to sites featured in the Trusts annual report.
 
Specialist bookshop in Clwyd dealing mainly in books about archaeology, local history, architecture, Wales, Celtic studies and Celtic linguistics. Includes online catalogue.
 
Group which focuses on the archaeology of South East Cornwall and the Caradon District. Offers images and information on local sites.
 
Review of 150 prehistoric sites lying across Kilmartin Valley in Argyll. A quick tour of Kilmartin House museum depicts, through images and excavation details, the carved rocks, burial cairns, and standing stones which characterise the landscape, while a photographic database of forts and duns, Christian sites, castles, and crannogs provides a detailed pictorial record of the area, tracing over 5,000 years of human history.
 
Describes a survey aiming to establish ways of organising, preserving, and disseminating the diversity of archaeological information held in digital form. Addresses issues such as the usability of digital data, the information needs of archaeologists, and standards for digital archiving.
 
Online database of radiocarbon measurements indicating the age of archaeological and vertebrate sites in Canada. Searches can be conducted by entering Borden block, Borden number, site name, province, laboratory number, material dated, cultural affiliation, or range of dates. Information returned includes full radiocarbon (carbon
14) measurements, including provenience, taxon information, and comments. Also available in French.
 
Information about a replica farm with buildings, structures, animals and crops of the kind that would have existed in the British Iron Age around 300 BC. Describes events, ancient sheep breeds, crops of the Iron Age, areas of experiment and research and publications.
 
Information on the excavation of Billown, in the south of the Isle of Man, where the discovery of pits, post holes, and gullies containing Neolithic pottery and flint work has led to research into the island's occupation from the later Mesolithic through to the later Bronze Age. Provides a diary charting the progress of the excavation and a forum for discussion.
 
Contents for current issue of the international research journal covering the involvement of the sciences with archaeology and art history. Topics covered include dating methods, artefact studies, mathematical methods, remote sensing techniques and conservation science.
 
Information about the archaeological work being carried out alongside the development of the site for the Scottish Parliament.
 
Offers information on Wiltshire's Stonehenge and Avebury, with details of their history, symbolism, function, and carvings. Also offers research news, opening times of nearby museums, and overviews of other megalithic sites throughout England.
 
Details and pictures of the cave paintings discovered in 1995. The large galleries accommodate more than 300 paintings and engravings dating to the Paleolithic era (between 32,000 and 30,000 years ago).
 
Guide to prehistoric monuments in Scotland, dating to the Neolithic or the Bronze Age, which have orientations to the sun, moon or stars. Includes background information on archaeoastronomy and a listing of monuments which can be visited.
 
Images from aerial views of over 20 sites of archaeological significance in Israel, with explanatory captions.
 
Set of images of maps of the city of Jerusalem, which are arranged chronologically from 565 AD (which are claimed to be the oldest detailed map in the world). The maps are accompanied by explanatory captions.
 
Information about the trust's historical and archaeological research, the Jorvik Viking Centre and the Archaeological Resource Centre.
 
Describes research carried out into the archaeology and ethnoarchaeology of the Canadian Arctic. Discusses the characteristics of the Arctic environment relevant to human occupation of this region, the cultures that have been identified as having lived there, and some of the logistical problems of conducting archaeological fieldwork in the area such as short field seasons and excavation into permafrost.
 
Article about the history, purpose and construction of Irish stone forts, focusing on those in the Aran Islands, Galway Bay.
 
Contents, indexes, and back issues of the international journal of cosmogenic isotope research covering topics such as the Dead Sea Scrolls, cosmic ray exposure in rocks, Polynesian and European archaeology, wine ethanols, calibration curves, and wiggle
matching. Includes subscription information and details of jobs, conferences, and workshops.
 
Subject centre aiming to establish and support a network of academic practitioners, identify and promote information on good practices of learning, teaching and assessment, and create opportunities for professional development in the field of history, classics and archaeology.
 
Bookshop selling new, secondhand, out of print, and antiquarian books and offprints relating to archaeology and Britain's heritage. Offers a mailing list notifying users of new stock and recent titles, an author and title search facility, and information on the content of each publication.
 
Archaeological journal with full text peer reviewed papers and excavation reports concerning the early prehistory of the Mediterranean Basin. Also investigates the anthropology, sedimentology, pedology, and palaeontology of this geographic area, and hosts a newsgroup for discussion of these topics.
 
Article on archaeology in Prehistoric and Early Christian Ireland, covering food and farming, implements, artwork and manuscripts.
 
Society founded in 1854 to promote the study of archaeology and antiquities within the County of Surrey, by the collection and publication of material of archaeological, antiquarian and historical interest. Offers information on excavations, publications, events, library services and its management of a medieval moated site.
 
Extensive compendium of Internet resources about the Ancient World between 700 and 1000 AD. Includes a master index, and listings by themes including Alternative Theories, Daily Life, and Law and Philosophy.
 
Professional organisation for archaeologists, founded to advance the practice of archaeology and allied disciplines by promoting professional standards and ethics for the conservation, management and study of the archaeological resource. Offers information on membership, services, groups, publications, events and training.
 
Comprehensive index of journals and periodicals relevant for the study and interpretation of the Ancient Near East.
 
A listing of archaeology bodies who include volunteers in their archaeological fieldwork, arranged by region.
 
Set of links covering archaeology in contemporary society, related computer applications, Anglo
Saxon archaeology, sculptured stones of early medieval Scotland, GIS and VRML applications at Symon's Castle, and the 1998 excavations at Tintagel. Also provides access to the Sydney Cyprus Project and the Archaeological Computing Newsletter.
 
An alphabetical list of links to academic archaeology departments worldwide.
 
An alphabetical listing of links to archaeological scholarly societies worldwide.
 
Society for those interested in the study of Rome and the Roman Empire. Scope includes Roman history, archaeology, literature and art to about AD 700.
 
An alphabetical listing of links to archaeological scholarly societies worldwide.
 
Information about figures cut in chalk and quartz on hills throughout Britain. Includes maps, images and details of deteriorating figures.
 
Reports on archaeological research into the site of Lepitiminus on the east coast of Tunisia. The location, cemeteries, and economy of the area are detailed, and images illustrate its structures, a grave, and a skeleton, exposed as a result of excavations.
 
Describes excavations and surveys conducted by the Welsh archaeological trust and provides news of the latest discoveries and forthcoming events, National Curriculum leaflets for teachers, and a database of sites and monuments.
 
Aims to collect, describe, catalogue, preserve, and provide user support for digital resources that are created as a product of archaeological research. Part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service, based at the University of York.
 
Explores aspects of excavations and research in York.
 
Information about an excavation project at South Cadbury in Somerset, including images, details on geophysical prospection and surface collection.
 
Introduction to the archaeology of an area on the north side of the Humber, within the boundaries of the East Riding and Kingston upon Hull. Includes educational resources and a diary of local events.
 
Collection of links to visual and information resources on Nordic countries and the Vikings. Includes digitised images, photographs of archaeological sites and artifacts, brief articles, and online museum exhibitions. Available in various Nordic languages also.
 
List of publications and subscription details for the charitable organisation which aims to promote archaeology's interests in Britain. Includes contents pages from Rescue News, the charity's newspaper.
 
Aims to collect, describe, catalogue, preserve, and provide user support for digital resources that are created as a product of archaeological research. Part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service, based at the University of York.
 
Reviews of recently published books on archaeology, covering many periods, such as, prehistory, the Classical and Roman period, and Medieval, as well as archaeology overseas.
 
Short article describing the importance of iron to the Anglo
Saxons and Vikings.
 
Set of links to projects using computer technology in archaeology, and to software which can be used to assist students of archaeology, as well as more general archaeology links.
 
Set of annotated links to journals, bulletins, and textbooks in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, and history. Includes a list of booksellers and search engines for tracking out of print and rare publications.
 
Collection of materials concerned with archaeology in the Pacific region, covering projects, excavations, conferences proceedings and finds.
 
Collection of annotated links to a range of resources in anthropology, archaeology and history, and includes news of current projects. All resources are keyword searchable.
 
Collection of annotated links relating to archaeology, anthropology, and ancient civilisations.
 
Project to publish a biannual printed guide to British and Irish archaeology publications. Offers access to a database containing references to material published from 1695 to 1991.
 
Article tracing the discovery of the temple of Poseidon in 1952 by Oscar Broneer, the director of the University of Chicago Excavations at Isthmia, and the subsequent excavation of the central plateau containing the temple, altar, surrounding buildings, and a Roman hero shrine.
 
Journal publishing international archaeological research. Free registration required to view full text articles.
 
Provides a wide range of independent, professional archaeological services to the property industry and to the academic community both in Britain and abroad. Employs specialists in human osteology, archaeozoology¸ archaeobotany and contains a laboratory providing a service for archaeomagnetic dating. Contains a list of publications, details of current projects and information about the City of London Archaeological Trust.
 
Society was founded in 1855 for the purpose of investigating the antiquities and early history of the Cities of London and Westminster, as well as the Metropolitan County of Middlesex. Offers details of lectures, conferences, publications, and contents of the annual journal 'Transactions'.
 
Satellite images of archaeological features from around the world accompanied by a collection of software resources and a bibliography of works relating to the application of satellite remote sensing to archaeology.
 
Forum for people interested in or researching artefacts of the Saxon, Viking, Medieval and Post
Medieval periods.
 
Information about a national society which recreates a cross section of English life around the turn of the first millennium. Include articles on domestic life, battles, people, and places.
 
Interim report addressing the archaeological potential of Souks, an area of war
torn Beirut scheduled for reconstruction. Describes discoveries from Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Medieval, and modern ages, and reports on the discovery of coins and pottery from throughout these periods.
 
Tables of contents for the quarterly newsletter focusing on a wide range of aspects of computing in archaeology.
 
Examples of prehistoric cave paintings at Lascaux, France, viewable using the mouse as a flashlight. Provides information about the discovery of the cave art work in 1940, its deterioration in 1955, and the subsequent closure of the cave in 1963. Also includes details of painting and engraving techniques, dating methods, and information necessary to plan a visit to Lascaux. Available in English, French, German and Spanish.
 
Images and description of the discovery and excavation of a Roman house in Kent dating from 200 AD.
 
Set of documents discussing the writing systems, governments and religions of the Maya, Mixtec, Zapotec, and Aztec peoples. Also includes an example of the Mayan calendar and a list of related links.
 
Map showing the locations of prehistoric stone circles in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, dating from 3000 BC to 1500 BC.
 
Project to establish a national database of collections of prehistoric pottery.
 
Details of membership, current projects, publications, and tours. Also includes information about educational resources and provides access to publications such as Archaeology Magazine.
 
A collection of QuickTime movies facilitating exploration of ancient Greek archaeological sites, including the Acropolis in Athens and the Temple of Aphaia in Aegina. A catalogue provides details of site regions, physical descriptions and information about exploration.
 
The range of the Society's interests covers a wide field from archaeology of all periods and all countries to heraldry, art history, architectural history and other subjects based on the study of the material remains of the past. Information on publications, grants and bursaries and conditions of membership.
 
Collection of archaeology journals, directories, books, and research reports from Africa, North and South America, Turkey, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Near East. Topics include anthropology, ceramics, linguistics, rock art, and underwater archaeology.
 
Set of links to projects using computer technology in archaeology, and to software which can be used to assist students of archaeology, as well as more general archaeology links.
 
Publishers of British Archaeological Reports which cover all areas of archaeology, all periods and most of the world. Site offers details of publications.
 
Project aiming to connect all Northern European archaeology departments into a forum for development, information, and discussion. Links together research groups in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, North Germany, and the Netherlands.
 
Multidisciplinary archaeological research project with the aim of assessing the seminal aspects of the social, cultural and technological development in the Mun River valley of Northeast Thailand. Provides descriptions of Bronze Age and Iron Age site excavations.
 
Short description of Anglo
Saxon and Viking swords.
 
Details of the department's research, publications and collections in archaeology and numismatics
the study of coins and medals.
 
Database of archaeological records such as the National Excavation Index for England, the Fife, Shetland, and Strathclyde sections of the National Monuments Record of Scotland, and the Microfilm Index for England. The catalogue also provides access to other collections such as the Society of Antiquaries of London library catalogue and to digital gateways serving communities interested in history, performing arts, text studies, and visual arts.
 
List of over 40 Irish archaeology and history journals, providing descriptions, bibliographic information, and some contents and abstracts.
 
Collection of archaeology journals, directories, books, and research reports from Africa, North and South America, Turkey, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Near East. Topics include anthropology, ceramics, linguistics, rock art, and underwater archaeology.
 
Presents a timeline of events relating to the uncovering and translation of fragmentary manuscripts found in limestone caves on the left bank of the Dead Sea in 1947. The resultant debate surrounding their discovery is also documented.
 
Outlines the importance of the headland lying to the south of the remains of Whitby's Benedictine Abbey, attempting to reconcile the need for a new visitor centre with the archaeological sensitivity of the area.
 
Describes the authentication, significance and carbon dating of a cave in the Ardeche region of France which accommodates more than 400 paintings and engravings dating from the Palaeolithic era. Evidence of human activity such as hearths, flint stones, and footprints is provided, and an album of pictures of rhinoceroses, felines, bears, owls, and mammoths depicts the bestiary of the cave.
 
Summaries of projects funded by the Archaeology Commission, grouped by financial year. Includes surveys, coastal audits, landscape assessments, excavation records, and a set of links to archaeology departments in universities throughout England.
 
Collection of UK archaeology links, some with descriptions, arranged into categories which include government, virtual tours and presentations, national organisations and professional bodies, online journals and magazines, specialist archaeological book services, museums, and regional and local societies.
 
Describes an archaeology research project in the Banda Islands of Eastern Indonesia. Offers maps, images, history and research results.
 
Image collection depicting Celtic art and cultures from several European countries, together with maps, timelines, a glossary, and quizzes. Topics include Hallstatt Elite Burials, Celtic High Crosses, and Irish Monasteries.
 
The history of archaeology in York, including details of current projects in York, an index of specifications and reports for archaeological excavations.
 
The Archaeological Institute of America reports recent archaeological discoveries. Includes table of contents, news briefs. article abstracts and subscription information.
 
Viking history, facts, myths, a Viking quiz, details of Viking projects and events.
 
An exhibition at the Library of Congress on the Ancient Library of Qumran and Modern Scholarship.
 
Set of links covering archaeology in contemporary society, related computer applications, Anglo
Saxon archaeology, sculptured stones of early medieval Scotland, GIS and VRML applications at Symon's Castle, and the 1998 excavations at Tintagel. Also provides access to the Sydney Cyprus Project and the Archaeological Computing Newsletter.
 
Directory of resources for archaeology teachers in schools, further, higher, and adult education. Includes details of people, organisations, books, videos, software, and makers of reproduction artefacts within the UK.
 
Images of standing stones, stone circles and stone rows around Britain, arranged by geographic location.
 
The Archaeological Institute of America reports recent archaeological discoveries. Includes table of contents, news briefs. article abstracts and subscription information.
 
Directory of archaeology journals, listed alphabetically and by publisher. Provides details of title, place of publication, publisher, recommended title abbreviation, current editor(s), frequency of issue, ISSN and Internet link when available.
 
Archaeological journal with full text peer reviewed papers and excavation reports concerning the early prehistory of the Mediterranean Basin. Also investigates the anthropology, sedimentology, pedology, and palaeontology of this geographic area, and hosts a newsgroup for discussion of these topics.
 
Directory of links to prehistoric, megalithic and ancient sites of all types. Arranged alphabetically, by geographic location, and by type of prehistoric site.
 
Group dedicated to aerial photography, photo interpretation, field archaeology and landscape history, including the use of aerial photography in defining preservation policies for archaeological sites and landscapes.
 
Illustrated article on the use and production of glass by the Saxons and Vikings.
 
Presents research results investigating the function of cart
ruts at Misrah Ghar il-Kbir on Malta. The ruts reveal that a number of vehicles were used to transport blocks from quarries for the erection of buildings in the Phoenician, Punic, and Roman periods.
 
The CBA works to promote the study and safeguarding of Britain's historic environment, to provide a forum for archaeological opinion, and to improve public interest in, and knowledge of, Britain's past. Includes the magazine British Archaeology and its information supplement CBA Briefing, news of current issues such as metal detecting and the Save Stonehenge campaign, and details of projects with CBA involvement.
 
Describes research carried out into the archaeology and ethnoarchaeology of the Canadian Arctic. Discusses the characteristics of the Arctic environment relevant to human occupation of this region, the cultures that have been identified as having lived there, and some of the logistical problems of conducting archaeological fieldwork in the area such as short field seasons and excavation into permafrost.
 
Information about a project to excavate the remains of a Roman small town, including buildings, field boundaries, tracks and burial areas, discovered in 1990. Offers descriptions and photographs of the excavation process, site and history of Roman towns.
 
Promotes the preservation and restoration of antiquities and historic buildings local to Birmingham, Warwickshire, and the West Midlands. Field group activities and past and future excursions are described, and an opportunity to purchase the society's transactions and publications is provided.
 
Index of materials and institutions related to Roman art and archaeology in Britain, arranged geographically.
 
Aims to collect, describe, catalogue, preserve, and provide user support for digital resources that are created as a product of archaeological research. Part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service, based at the University of York.
 
Harappa was an ancient city in the Indus Valley that flourished around 2500 BC. Resources include over 90 slides of the Indus Valley and 3D computer recreations of the city's gateway and surrounding topography, plus various audio and visual resources concerning South Asia in general before 1947.
 
Extensive directory of online archaeology bibliographies. Categories include Historical Archaeology, Lithic Studies, Foodways, Ethnobotany and Zooarchaeology, Bioarchaeology and Repatriation / Reburial Issues.
 
Issues offer articles, images, and maps which examine paleoanthropology, palaeontology, recent archaeological finds throughout the world, plant domestication, and remote sensing. A guide to archaeology resources on the Internet also features.
 
Corpus of royal diplomas, wills of prominent churchmen, and records of land grants in Latin and the vernacular. Provides reference works, information on Anglo
Saxon bishops and abbots, and a list of charters organised by archive.
 
Directory of Irish arts, culture, and environment resources. Topics covered include Irish literature, music, architecture, history, folk culture, archaeology, the Irish language, and genealogy. Brief descriptions of each resource are provided.
 
Offers contents and some abstracts for articles from all fields of environmental archaeology, from methodology to synthesis and theory.
 
Journal offering news, features, comment and reviews on British archaeology. Full text version is available online two months after publication.
 
Information about projects, submissions, and purpose of the Heritage Council, and a guide to Irish archaeological sites.
 
Collection of materials concerned with archaeology in Australia. Includes Dating Human Colonisation of Australia, Prehistoric Australian Artefacts, Jinmium Rock Art and the Archaeology of Whaling.
 
Information about the magazine devoted to British archaeology, which focuses on excavations and covers all periods. Includes news on archaeology in Britain, guides to a career in archaeology, and links to several databases, such as The Directory of British Archaeology and The Directory of British Excavations.
 
Unit established in 1976 which undertakes archaeological research and training throughout Britain and abroad.
 
Journal of early medieval Northwestern Europe from the late Roman Empire to the advent of the Norman Empire. Explores the literature, archaeology, mythology, and legends of Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia, and Gaul during the Dark Ages, studying tales of heroes such as Cadwallon of Gwynedd, Alfred the Great, Columba, Boniface, Arthur, Guinevere, and Beowulf.
 
This journal is primarily for graduates, with the aim of providing experience in writing and publishing academic works in archaeology. It includes peer
reviewed research papers, news from the archaeology field, and reviews.
 
Account of a SCRAN sponsored tour of more than 200 Scottish prehistoric sites which took place from May to July 1998, and resulted in a multimedia travel diary, images, maps, equipment specifications and a message board.
 
Thesaurus which aims to establish a standard for recording archaeological object names. Terms are listed alphabetically and by over 20 class groups such as architecture, food preparation and consumption, and measurement.
 
Non
profit organisation coordinating multi-institutional archaeological research in Israel, organising excavations, enlisting financial support for archaeological projects, and publishing subsequent results. Includes information about society publications.
 
Information about services, surveys, news and events, including images and articles on topics such as metal detecting and archaeology, and churches in Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
 
Archaeological project to investigate the Iron Age sites of the Central Limpopo River Valley, situated in the Northern Province of South Africa. Offers images, background information and descriptions of finds, which include a figurine of a rhinoceros made of gold foil on a soft core.
 
Unit established in 1976 which undertakes archaeological research and training throughout Britain and abroad.
 
Bookshop selling new, secondhand, out of print, and antiquarian books and offprints relating to archaeology and Britain's heritage. Offers a mailing list notifying users of new stock and recent titles, an author and title search facility, and information on the content of each publication.
 
Index of archaeology resources with descriptions, covering subjects such as archaeoastronomy and megaliths.
 
Exhibit showing photographs and images of items recovered from the archaeological excavation of Five Points in New York, a centre of vice and debauchery throughout the nineteenth century. Artefacts reveal information about the private lives, personal choices, and political allegiances of those who lived in the notorious slum.
 
Database of published reports concerned with environmental archaeology, mainly covering sites in England, but also including Wales, Scotland, the Channel Isles, the Isle of Man and Ireland. Searchable by field, such as site, journal, county, country, location, subject type and report period.
 
This journal is primarily for graduates, with the aim of providing experience in writing and publishing academic works in archaeology. It includes peer
reviewed research papers, news from the archaeology field, and reviews.
 
Set of annotated links to online courses, course descriptions, tutorials, assignments, tests and other materials used in the teaching of anthropology and archaeology.
 
Guide to European megaliths and other archaeological sites such as stone circles, dolmens, standing stones, cairns, barrows and hill forts, containing details and images. Stones are listed by country and by name, and on clickable maps. The ambience, access and impression of the stones are evaluated (subjectively), and a glossary is provided.
 
Descriptions and images from the Roman town of Silchester, and discussion about its archaeological significance.
 
The Hellenic Society was founded in 1879 to advance the study of Greek language, literature, history, art and archaeology in the Ancient, Byzantine and Modern periods. Site gives details of membership, publications, events and tables of contents for the Journal of Hellenic Studies.
 
Provides archaeological advice and supports archaeological contractors in carrying out archaeological projects. Brief details about Hampshire surveys and an index of local sites by district and by period are available.
 
Organisation formed to represent the independent, or amateur archaeologist, offering support for those who do archaeology in their spare time. Site provides background information, and details of meetings, archaeology placements and news.
 
Fully searchable database, providing information pertaining to the worldwide social, economic, and cultural influence of the Viking peoples. Includes general information such as a chronology, maps, images, and a who's who of the Viking world. Also offers access to a full text PDF magazine and articles, as well as more specific details on projects, museums, and excavations.
 
Paper examining the relationship between archaeology and European identity.
 
Tables of contents for the annual journal on the history and archaeology of County Tipperary. Recent journal themes include The Great Famine 1845
1852 and The Young Ireland Rising 1848.
 
Information and images on excavations, finds, publications and projects, and the full text of annual reports from 1996.
 
Publisher covering many aspects of Anglo
Saxon history, language and culture. Topics dealt with include food, law, runes, Christianity, women, verse, warriors, magic, legends, monastic sign language, riddles and the Old English language.
 
Project aiming to connect all Northern European archaeology departments into a forum for development, information, and discussion. Links together research groups in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, North Germany, and the Netherlands.
 
Conserves, protects, and presents the built heritage of Wales and undertakes the Secretary of State's statutory responsibilities for securing all ancient monuments for the future, for grant
aiding rescue archaeology work, and for offering grants to owners of historic buildings.
 
The 'type site' for information and links to archaeology sites in the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico. It also has an anti
archaeology section.
 
The re
publication of David Clark's classic paper on the state of archaeology in the early 1970s. Also includes complementary articles.
 
Project to publish a biannual printed guide to British and Irish archaeology publications. Offers access to a database containing references to material published from 1695 to 1991.
 
Information about a programme to study the earliest Roman frontier, the Gask Ridge system, build on and around the Gask Ridge in Perthshire.
 
Contents and information about the annual journal concerned with the archaeology and history of England and its neighbours during the Anglo
Saxon period (AD 400 to 1100).
 
Museum which aims to preserve the archaeological excavations at Jarrow as a centre of historical, religious and cultural importance in the north of England, and focus on the life, times and work of the Venerable Bede (AD 673
735).
 
Offers details of events, publications and excavations, and access to Digging Deep, a bi
monthly archaeological newsletter. Also includes illustrated articles on topics such as the Archaeology of Skye and Lochalsh, Exploring Historic Nairnshire and Saints from the West.
 
Indexed collection of links to archaeological web pages in Europe. Items are keyword searchable by date, subject, country, source, period and language.
 
Based primarily on pioneering research conducted by William Crocker, this resource hosted by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History aims to educate visitors about the Canela Native Americans of Central Brazil. Offers numerous sections that allow visitors to explore the lives of these little known people by providing artefacts, articles, images, video clips, and information relating to social customs and rituals. Articles are in pdf format and provide analyses of various aspects of Canela life, such as initiation festivals, demographic characteristics, and the Canela relationship with ghosts.
 
Issues offer articles, images, and maps which examine paleoanthropology, palaeontology, recent archaeological finds throughout the world, plant domestication, and remote sensing. A guide to archaeology resources on the Internet also features.
 
Email addresses of professional archaeologists and postgraduate students working in, or doing research into, Irish archaeology.
 
Describes the archaeological project investigating the remains of 1607 Jamestown in the Chesapeake region of North America. Provides maps of excavation areas, an annotated bibliography of field reports and publications, tourist information, and images of artefacts including ceramics, tools, coins, and household furnishings. Also contains information on armour, trading, eating, and famous historical figures who lived in or visited the town.
 
An international quarterly archaeology journal, which specialises in research and technical reports. Tables of contents and brief abstracts available online.
 
Reports on a project to investigate an Anglian and Anglo
Scandinavian settlement at Cottam in the Yorkshire Wolds.
 
News, publications, and information on Ireland's archaeology, waterways, architecture, museums, education, and wildlife.
 
Illustrated account of excavations on part of the Roman fort at Church Chare, Chester
le-Street in County Durham.
 
Describes a project charting the lifestyle of those who inhabited the eastern side of Derwent Valley in the Derbyshire Peak District from the Neolithic to the Iron Age. Includes plans of the excavation site at Gardom's Edge and images of the rock art, cairns, barrows, henges, and stone circles discovered there.
 
Information about the trust's historical and archaeological research, the Jorvik Viking Centre and the Archaeological Resource Centre.
 
Promotes the preservation and restoration of antiquities and historic buildings local to Birmingham, Warwickshire, and the West Midlands. Field group activities and past and future excursions are described, and an opportunity to purchase the society's transactions and publications is provided.
 
Information about the society, activities and publications, and fieldwork in Leicestershire.
 
Project aiming to study rural
urban relationships between the Roman town of Viroconium Cornoviorum (present-day Wroxeter, Shropshire) and its social and economic hinterland from the Later Pre-Roman Iron Age to the sub-Roman period, centering on processes of Romanisation. Details of the project design, the archaeological background to the project and a bibliography are among the information available.
 
Collection of annotated links forming a companion site to the book, Archaeology: An Introduction, arranged alongside selections of its text and chapter headings. These include Discovery, Fieldwork and Recording, Excavation, and Dating the Past.
 
Organisation promoting archaeological research, communication, and dissemination of knowledge in Canada. Provides contents pages from the Association's bulletins and the Canadian Journal of Archaeology, a searchable archive of abstracts from conferences, and a set of links to Canadian university departments. Also available in French.
 
Slides and photographs of the archaeological dig at Wharram Percy in Yorkshire, inhabited by Romans, Anglo
Saxons, Vikings, and Normans before being depopulated by economic forces in the 15th century.
 
Mesoweb is devoted to ancient Mesoamerica and its cultures: the Olmecs, Maya, Aztecs, Toltecs, Mixtecs, Zapotecs and others (the word Mayan is used for the language and Maya for the people and their culture). Includes an archive of Maya imagery, an Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mesoamerica, recent archaeological news, and an animation interface.
 
Provides general information about the ancient city of Teotihuacan, access to the Internet Journal for Teotihuacan Archaeology and Iconography, and excavation reports from sites such as the Feathered Serpent Pyramid and the Pyramid of the Moon.
 
An international organisation founded in 1934 dedicated to the research, interpretation, and protection of the archaeological heritage of the Americas.
 
A product of digitisation and preservation initiatives by the Library of the University of Chicago. Provides digital access to a selection of the Library's renowned Ancient Near East and Classics Collections. Preserved materials relate to the study of the ancient Near East and cover such topics as the archaeology, art, history, language, law, and the religions of Sumer, Babylonia, Assyria, Egypt, Nubia, Persia, and other ancient peoples of Anatolia and the Fertile Crescent. Classics materials span the time from the rise of Bronze Age Aegean culture through the period in the Middle Ages and include volumes relating to the history, art and archaeology of the classical world. Also contains information on organising and coordinating large scale digitisation projects.
 
An introduction to the fortresses, forts, watchtowers and industrial sites built by the Romans in Britain. Also offers background material on the Roman Army and the military history of the area.
 
Offers access to an online collection of over 27000 images of Celtic coins found in Britain. Also provides articles on coinage in Celtic society, a guide to how Celtic coins were made, a bibliography and related links.
 
Includes information on publications, survey work, emergency recording, general heritage news, and links to related heritage resources.
 
Complements the Channel 4 television series outlining the origins, history, and current state of archaeology, with six major sections corresponding to the programmes in the series. In addition to text and pictures outlining the content of each programme, a range of relevant web and print resources are suggested for further research.
 
Reveals cultural and archaeological discoveries about the Anasazi, a group of agricultural people who inhabited Montesuma County, North America, from before 1 AD to 1275 AD. Describes the area's national parks which preserve remnants of Anasazi culture, including villages, ruins, cliff dwellings, pottery, tools, wall paintings, and petroglyphs.
 
Safeguards Scotland's built heritage by scheduling monuments of national importance, listing historic buildings of special architectural or historic interest, conserving properties in its care, and providing financial assistance to private owners towards the costs of conserving and repairing outstanding monuments and buildings.
 
Society devoted to the study and investigation of man
made and man-used underground places.
 
Directory of over 700 archaeology organisations, indexed by region, with contact details and a brief description for all organisations.
 
Offers details of properties and museums, current newsletter contents, events, exhibitions and research activities.
 
Map, images, background information and dig diary from the excavation of a Roman burial ground at Spitalfields in the City of London.
 
Topics covered include old English language and literature, Anglo
Latin and Latin ecclesiastical texts, palaeography, diplomatic, illumination, history, numismatics, onomastics, archaeology, fiction, and children's books.
 
Collection of projects examining aspects of archaeology in areas such as the Amuq Valley, Iran, Bakun and Yemen. Includes field projects that involve excavations, regional surveys and environmental studies, analysis and publication of completed field projects, studies of published or unpublished data from previous expeditions, and interpretative studies based on ancient Near Eastern archaeological, philological, and historical literature.
 
Involved in projects varying from rescue excavations to sustained research studies. Includes interim reports from current projects around Scotland.
 
Information and images from a project to study Medieval Celtic inscriptions.
 
Information about the school, research projects in the UK and elsewhere, publications, and links to archaeological centres.
 
Angelcynn (pronounced 'Angle
kin') is an Old English word meaning 'the English People'. This Angelcynn is a living history society which aims to recreate, as authentically as possible, the richness of the birth of a nation which has passed into legend and into lore. Includes details of Anglo-Saxon weapons and armour, including an Anglo-Saxon helmet and other items found in a grave in Northamptonshire.
 
Organisation promoting archaeological research, communication, and dissemination of knowledge in Canada. Provides contents pages from the Association's bulletins and the Canadian Journal of Archaeology, a searchable archive of abstracts from conferences, and a set of links to Canadian university departments. Also available in French.
 
Information about the school, research projects in the UK and elsewhere, publications, and links to archaeological centres.
 
Information about the Centre for Wetland Archaeology, including details of the Humber Wetlands Survey, Bronze Age trackways and related links.
 
Collection of articles on Norwegian history and culture including the Vikings, the Sami of Norway, Norway and World War II and guidance on how to trace Norwegian ancestors.
 
Archaeological research programme to study human life in Ireland from earliest times. Explores the problems of human settlement in the late prehistoric period, focusing on areas such as Tara, North Munster, Western Stone Forts, and the Ballyhoura Hills.
 
List of Alwynne B Beaudoin's personal publications dealing with palaeoenvironmental and geoarchaeological work in western Canada. Includes a Dictionary of Quaternary Acronyms and Abbreviations, Paleoenvironmental Records of Postglacial Climate Change in the Prairie, and a 'Dung File' of references on pollen, parasites, and plant remains in coprolites and latrines.
 
Information, news and events for those with an interest in the pottery vessels that were made, traded and used in Britain and Europe between the end of the Roman period and the 16th century.
 
Offers an overview of the association, including membership, publications and careers advice, with images of the various topics.
 
Summaries of projects funded by the Archaeology Commission, grouped by financial year. Includes surveys, coastal audits, landscape assessments, excavation records, and a set of links to archaeology departments in universities throughout England.
 
Specialist bookshop in Clwyd dealing mainly in books about archaeology, local history, architecture, Wales, Celtic studies and Celtic linguistics. Includes online catalogue.
 
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