Archaeology: Web Data & Primary Sources
Sources for research in archaeology
Data & Statistics on the Web
- ADS Site Index & Radiocarbon DatesAn archaeological site index of radiocarbon dates. Covers Great Britain and Ireland. Compiled by the Council for British Archaeology.
- Athenian Agora ExcavationsOffers site plan, excavation reports, images of objects and archaeological data. From the American School of Classical Studies in Athens.
- Journal of Open Archaeology DataOffers peer reviewed papers describing archaeology datasets.
- National Anthropological Archives.Includes fieldnotes, journals, manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, maps, sound recordings, film and video and other materials that document the world's cultures. Covers ethnology, linguistics, archaeology and physical anthropology. Created by Smithsonian anthropologists and other preeminent scholars.
- Southeast Asian Archaeology Scholarly ResourcesOffers four components: 1) downloadable tables of human skeletal data from Ban Chiang and Non Nok Tha, 2) a searchable and downloadable database of stratigraphic, typological, and analytical data on all metals, crucibles, molds, and slag found at the sites of Ban Chiang, Ban Tong, Ban Phak Top, and Don Klang, 3) multilingual archaeological vocabulary lists, and 4) a searchable bibliography of references on Southeast Asian archaeology and ethnography.
- Washington Information System for Architectural and Archaeological Records Data (WISAARD)WISAARD is a searchable GIS map tool and database of registered historical and inventoried sites. It includes images, a summary of the significance, and a link to the nomination document, as well as a GIS image search for predictive model environmental factors with archaeological resources results.
- NESPOS - Pleistocene People and PlacesProvides detailed information about Pleistocene humans, including detailed information about sites, high-resolution images of human fossils, images of Franco-Cantabrian Cave Art, and research data. Complied by the NESPOS Society out of the the Neanderthal Museum in Mettmann, Germany.
Primary Sources on the Web
- ADS Fieldwork DocumentsContains fieldwork documents and other grey literature.
- ADS Project ArchivesCatalog of archaeological sites and monuments records with summary details of archaeological research in the UK.
- Athenian Agora ExcavationsOffers site plan, excavation reports, images of objects and archaeological data. From the American School of Classical Studies in Athens.
- FAMSI Mesoamericana Bibliographies and Photographic CollectionsOffers images of codices and excavations, as well as bibliographies of published literature pertaining to most aspects of the ancient cultures of Mesoamerica. A project of FAMSI and the Museum Library of the University of Pennsylvania.
- NESPOS - Pleistocene People and PlacesProvides detailed information about Pleistocene humans, including detailed information about sites, high-resolution images of human fossils, images of Franco-Cantabrian Cave Art, and research data. Complied by the NESPOS Society out of the the Neanderthal Museum in Mettmann, Germany.