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Open Research at York @uoyopenres.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Great to see @nickyjgarland.bsky.social @ads-update.bsky.social lined up for a @ukrepro.bsky.social talk as part of UEA Library Open Access Week 2026 'Trowels to Terabytes: Accessibility and Re-use of Heritage Data at the Archaeology Data Service (ADS)' 20 October, 2-3pm, online 📆

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UEA Library: Open Research: Events

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Informal experience of our work can be found via our Sound Bytes blog, while an overview of our activities can be found through our Annual Report. To read formal publications written by ADS staff visit: archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/about/ads-pu...

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ADS publications – Archaeology Data Service

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

ADS is a world leader in promoting good practice in the use of digital data in archaeology and providing technical advice to the research community. As such ADS staff are encouraged to contribute to a wide variety of publications to publicise ADS activities and share our experience.

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Over our first thirty years the ADS has won many awards for our work on preserving and disseminating digital data. In 2012 we won the Digital Preservation Coalition’s Decennial award for the most important contribution to digital preservation AND a British Archaeological Award for Innovation.

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A final public version was released in early 2019. Since that point the Library interface has been redeveloped twice to better suit modern accessibility needs and general ADS website look and feel!

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Phase 1 of the project focussed on research and user needs including: 🌟Enhancing the uploading unpublished fieldwork reports to the ADS 🌟Ensure that items in the library are freely accessible, searchable, linkable 🌟Extend the Library and integrate with the BIAB database

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The Library was built 2016-2019 as part of Phase 2 of the HERALD project. HERALD was the name given to the works undertaken by the ADS and funded by Historic England as part of its HIAS programme to improve public access to historic environment data.

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

our team are always ensuring that collections are managed according to the highest standard. To read blog posts written by our staff about what it is like to work at a digital archive as well as CATs week visit: archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/blog/

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Blog – Archaeology Data Service

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Digital preservation is at the heart of what we do, and it wouldn’t be possible without our amazing collections and archives team. From archiving collections big and small to raising awareness of the ADS as well as providing critical advice to depositors.

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

For upcoming training sessions visit our training portal: archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/blog/the-ads... For training resources visit: archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/help-guidance/

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The ADS Training Portal – Archaeology Data Service

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We deliver online and in person bespoke training to research organisations and practitioners in data management and digital archiving. We also have several training videos on our YouTube channel, as well as data management, access, and reuse guides on our website.

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The current guides were migrated to a new Jupyter Book format in 2026, to make the content more accessible, navigable, and more easily re-usable. To find out more visit: archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/help-guidanc...

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Guides to Good Practice – Archaeology Data Service

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Developed by the ADS and partners since 1996, The Guides to Good Practice have been produced in a number of formats. Produced by our amazing standards team, the Guides provide information on the best way to create, manage, and document digital data to enable preservation, access, and reuse.

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

To see what events and trainings we are hosting, as well as collections we are highlighting visit our news and events page: archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/news-events/

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News & events – Archaeology Data Service

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

From highlighting featured collections on our website and participating in the Festival of Archaeology, to connecting with new audiences at conferences across the UK and providing training and guidance, we want to help as many people as possible get the most from the data we hold.

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🎉 The 30th anniversary of the ADS is growing closer, and we are counting down the days with our final highlight of ADS life. This week we are focusing on our teams and achievements across our services, starting with outreach. 🎉

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

📢 Done your Intro to Ingest training? Level up with Ingest in Practice — Thurs 24 Sept, 10–11:30am online. Real datasets, real scenarios, hands-on practice 🗂️ 🔗 buff.ly/GD1QZja

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Ingest in Practice - 24th September 2026

A hands-on online follow-on session for ADS and HSDS users, applying Ingest to more complex, real-world deposit scenarios.

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We encourage ADS users to reuse our collections for their own research and innovation activities. For examples of how ADS data has been reused by other projects visit: archaeologydataservicdate.ac.uk/help-guidanc...

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

While the core activity of the ADS is the long-term digital preservation of the data entrusted to our care, all resources archived with the ADS are Open Access, and delivered through our website to facilitate reuse by the heritage sector and wider community.

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Not everything you find in our archives are thousands of years old! Our archives also capture what it is like to be on sites and some of the more unexpected visitors you might find. To see what you can find explore some of our 2.5 million records in our data catalogue!

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Recently, Dr Richard Lee wrote a blog highlighting some of the Community Archaeology collections held in our archives to illustrate the breadth of public and volunteer activity across the UK. To read more visit: archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/blog/communi...

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Community Archaeology groups and the ADS – Archaeology Data Service

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Community archaeology groups across the UK play a significant role in investigating and reporting archaeological remains, contributing important work to our knowledge of heritage and history in the UK. Many reports of community based fieldwork and research are available for free via our website.

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

These records, consisting of 197,260 photographs of 28,158 shards and a number of 3d models, are now available as part of the Arch-I-Scan database. To find out more visit: archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Collection Highlight: Arch-I-Scan – Archaeology Data Service

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The Arch-I-Scan project, developed an image-recognition and machine-learning service, trained using collections from varying social and regional contexts in Roman Britain. This allowed Arch-I-Scan to recognise, record, and digitally collate large quantities of data from ceramic remains.

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This collection presents data in a searchable project database and m ap of sites, alongside an exported SQL database, spreadsheets and reports. To find out more visit: archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/vie...

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

From 2017 to 2022, the FeedSax project, based at the Universities of Oxford and Leicester, assembled and interrogated a vast bioarchaeological dataset, providing a new perspective on this pivotal aspect of early medieval history.

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Early medieval England thus witnessed a golden age of arable farming. How, when and why this transformation occurred are some of the most enduring questions in British agricultural history, but more than a century of landscape-historical research has failed to produce a consensus.

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This allowed for a unique understanding of the everyday details of who these people were and how they lived and died, contributing to an unprecedented record of Georgian and Victorian urban life in London. To find out more visit: archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/col...

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Data from Stories of St James's Burial Ground, Euston, Camden, Greater London, 2021-2023 (HS2 Phase One)

The archive collection comprises two spreadsheets created from volunteers transcription of burial records St James's Burial Ground Euston, Camden, Greater London between 2021 and 2023.

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Through a volunteer project, the stories of those from St James's Burial Ground were transcribed, creating a searchable digital archive. These records contain information about the thousands of ordinary Londoners, including their names, addresses, cause of death and more.

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

As part of HS2, archaeological investigation took place on the site of St James’s Burial Ground, a major 18th-19th century cemetery site. This led to over 100 archaeologists excavating and recording over 40,000 burials, the largest archaeological excavation of its kind ever undertaken in the UK.

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The sheer scale of discoveries, the geographical span of the project and the vast range of our history unearthed makes HS2's historic environment programme a unique chance to tell the story of Britain's past. To find out more visit: archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/col...

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HS2 Historic Environment Digital Archive

High Speed Two (HS2) brought an unprecedented opportunity to explore our past through the country's largest ever linear infrastructure project. The sheer scale of discoveries, the geographical span of...

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

HS2 brought an unprecedented opportunity to explore our past through the country's largest ever linear infrastructure project. As part of this project the ADS has been able to provide a single archive for all the data produced as a result of the fieldwork, safeguarding it for future generations.

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The CVMA hosts over 28,000 images of stained glass, digitised between 1999 and 2004 This collection includes an advanced search interface, as well as an interactive map that displays the number and location of stained glass windows images. 👉 To find out more visit: lnkd.in/egA49_Hv

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We are officially half way through celebrating 30 years of the ADS, and this week we want to focus on our collections and highlight some of our favourites! Starting with The CVMA! Founded in 1949, The CVMA is the international research initiative dedicated to recording medieval stained glass.

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National Heritage Science Forum @nhsf.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

To explore available services for your project, use the Heritage Science Data Service's Catalogue of Services: buff.ly/SeACv7G @hsds-update.bsky.social @ads-update.bsky.social

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HSDS Catalogue of Services

Search the catalogue to find research facilities and services.

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

📢 New here? Start with 'Introduction to Ingest' — ADS, Thu 17 Sep, 10am. Deposit archaeological and historic environment data 🚀 💻 Zoom | ⏱️ 1.5 hrs | 👥 No experience needed 🔗 Register: buff.ly/2pXzCv5

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An Introduction to Ingest - 17th September 2026

A hands-on online training session introducing ADS and HSDS users to Ingest, the new deposit system for archaeological and heritage data.

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🏺 Collection Highlight 🏺 This week we would like to highlight a recently released archive: Illustrated Artefact Catalogue of Viking Inset Lead Weights from Britain and Ireland. This catalogue sits alongside a related article published in Internet Archaeology, To read more visit: buff.ly/0dvQ2g2

a detail shot of a decorated copper alloy inset

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Association for Environmental Archaeology @envarch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

FANTASTIC NEWS! Due to high demand the #AEA Conference has been extended to include all of Sunday 15th Nov. Early bird registration is open until 30th Sept 🤠 Visit: envarch.net/conferences @cifarch.bsky.social @ads-update.bsky.social #EnvironmentalArchaeology #zooarchaeology #archaeobotany

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Launched earlier this year, Ingest is our new digital repository deposit system designed to transform how heritage data is preserved and shared. Developed to streamline the process of depositing data and metadata, this system represents a significant advancement in our deposition capabilities.

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Inspired by a paper by Henrik Jarl Hansen, result was the ARENA portal which enabled an interoperable cross-search of the archaeological data for six European partners, and was the predecessor to the ARIADNE portal. To read more about our first European project visit: intarch.ac.uk/journal/issu...

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Internet Archaeol. 18. Kenny & Richards. Pathways to a Shared European Information Infrastructure for Cultural Heritage

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

ARENA (Archaeological Records of Europe Network Access Project) was the first venture of ADS into Europe. Starting in 2001, it aimed to promote preservation and access to digital data in European archaeology and investigate the possibility of creating a European information infrastructure.

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

In 2019 this work led to ARIADNEplus. This extended and supported the research community created by the earlier project. It also further developed relationships with key stakeholders. To read the final project publications visit: archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/about/projec...

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ARIADNE – Archaeology Data Service

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

ARIADNE began in 2013 as a project that brought together existing archaeological research data infrastructures across Europe. Its main output was the ARIADNE portal. The ADS played an important role publishing a number of new Guides and coordinating transnational access and training.

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

To explore our current ADS data catalogue visit: archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/data-catalog...

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Data Catalogue

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The only means of displaying a computer screen to an audience was to place a LCD display on an overhead projector. Remember those?! But in 1998 Archsearch already provided a standards-based faceted browse approach to searching archaeology and laid the foundations for our current ADS data catalogue.

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

On 15 Sept 1998 we launched the first generation of ArchSearch, our first online catalogue of digital resources. Dame Rosemary Cramp, founding Chair of ADS Advisory Committee cut the ribbon to launch ArchSearch1. In a reminder of how much things have changed this was pre data projector days!

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

For the last 30 years, we have travelled across the globe, delivering presentations, attending workshops and conferences, providing training, and raising awareness through national workshops, enabling us to engage with new audiences, share our expertise, and promote the services we offer.

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

These collaborations help to ensure that archaeological knowledge remains accessible for researchers, heritage professionals, and the public for generations to come. To find out more about our past and ongoing projects including visit: archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/about/projec...

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Projects – Archaeology Data Service

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