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Archaeological Resource Guide for EuropeOld LinksUnfortunately we only thought of saving old links on August 7 1995, and this page therefore does not contain any links dating between March 1995 (which is when ARGE was started) and August 6 1995. |
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26 January 2001 |
New URLs: CAA 2001 - This year's conference of the CAA will be held on Gotland (Sweden). Its title: Archaeological Informatics - Pushing the Envelope. All information including abstracts in PDF format available, in English. la BESSA, Miniera d'oro romana - private pages by Alberto Vaudagna, on an archaeological area in Piedmont, Italy, containing both Iron age petroglyphs and a second century BC Roman gold mine. In Italian. Vestigia BV, Archeologie en Cultuurhistorie - archaeological consultancy providing expert advise, management support and research for (local) goverment, project developers and land agents. Site rather slow loading due to excessive animation. In Dutch and English. Sontec GMBH - German firm specialising in geophysical prospection, including that of archaeological structures, magnetic, radar, and underwater surveys. In German. Updated URLs: |
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11 January 2001 |
New URLs: Lead Mining in the Yorkshire Dales - private pages by Martin Roe; a 'beginners guide' to the history and archaeology of 2000 years of lead mining in the Yorkshire Dales. Introduces the basic landscape components and then places them in regional contexts with small local tours of key sites. In English. Halifax, a study in industrial archaeology - private pages by Martin Roe, introducing the industrial archaeology (textiles, coal and fireclay mining, quarrying) of the Halifax area of West Yorkshire (UK), from the 17th to the 20th century. In English. Économies, Sociétés et Environnements Préhistoriques (ESEP) - Web site of the laboratory of Prehistory at the University of the Provence (Aix-en-Provence, France), in association with the CNRS, focuses on technological approaches and environmental reconstructions for the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods of Europe and Africa. Includes publications, announcements, and field projects. In French. Updated URLs: |
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3 January 2001 |
New URLs: 33rd International Symposium on Archaeometry - Amsterdam, 22-26 April 2002. First circular and pre-registration details. In English. Museum für Archäologie, Frauenfeld - brief details of this local Swiss museum, in German. Römisches Museum - brief details about this local museum in Kemptem, Germany. In German. Hollufgård - arkeologi og landskab - pages of the archaeological museum of Odense, Denmark. In Danish. Moesgaard Museum - museum of prehistory, attached to Aarhus University, Denmark. Extensive pages on the collections and activities of the museum. In Danish and English. Museet Ribes Vikingen - museum presenting the extensive remains dating to the medieval period of the town of Ribe, Denmark. In Danish, English, and German. Strandingsmuseum St. George - museum presenting the remains of two British ships stranded in 1811. Further links to center for marine archaeology which holds a register of wrecks for the North Sea. In Danish, English, and German. Updated URLs: Deleted URLs: |
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21 December 2000 |
New URLs: CAA-UK 2001 - the Sixth Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (UK) meeting will take place at Bristol University from Saturday 24th to Sunday 25th February 2001. Full details and submission forms. In English. 7th EAA Annual Meeting 2001 - the Annual meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists 2001, at the German town of Esslingen, 19 - 23 September 2001. First circular and request for program proposals available here. In English and German. Odessa State Museum of Archaeology - from the National Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine. Brief introductory text, some images and animations, but not much information. In Ukrainian, Russian, and English. Arkæoastronomi - astronomi i oldtiden - private pages by Rud Kjems, providing access to web resources on archaeoastronomy of Sweden, Denmark, and Great Britain. Unfortunately I cannot evaluate this site, because it is in Danish. Projekt Kamerun - pages describing research into the earliest neolithic people of Cameroon (Africa), by the University of Tübingen (Germany) during 1997 and 1999. In German. Projekt Heidengraben - pages detailing the excavations at the Iron age to early medieval Oppidum Heidengraben (Kr. Reutlingen, Germany) by the Institute for Pre- and Protohistory and Medieval Archaeology of Tübingen University. In German. ArkIkon - Illustrasjon & visualisering - commercial archaeological reconstruction and illustration service from Norway. Also offers 3D visualization, web design, replicas. In Norwegian and English. Sanniti - the Samnites: their people, land, towns, language, religion, myth, and their wars against Rome. Attractive and informative private pages by Davide Monaco - if slightly romanticised. In Italian and English. Sito paleolitico La Pineta, Isernia - Italy. Private pages by Davide Monaco, well-illustrated and informative, including pages on the paleolithic museum of Isernia, present the find of a Homo Erectus fossil dated to 700,000 years ago. In Italian, English, French, and German. |
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13 December 2000 |
ARGE software upgrade: Recurrent problems with ARGE's database server since before the summer have now finally been fixed, and important improvements have been made to ARGE's response speed at the same time. String and date searches can now be accessed from ARGE's home page. ArchNet ceased service The WWW Virtual Library for Archaeology maintained since 1993 by Tom Plunkett and John Lizee at the University of Connecticut has ceased service as of October. John and Tom are looking for people who are prepared to adopt ArchNet. New URLs: |
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28 November 2000 |
New URLs: Gesellschaft für Naturwissenschaftliche Archäologie ARCHAEOMETRIE - founded in May 1999, this international professional society aims to promote interdisciplinary discussion about the role of scientific methods in and for archaeology. News and contact details in German. ARCHway: gateway to resource sharing in archaeology - a UK Research Support Libraries Programme project, which is evaluating whether and how it will be possible to enhance access to archaeology journals and related materials through collaborative collection management, a web gateway to journal holdings, and current awareness and document delivery services. In English. SARA - Scholarly Articles Research Alerting - a free email service, courtesy of Taylor & Francis publishers, for delivery of tables of contents of any Taylor & Francis or Routledge journal. For each of your choices, you will receive the relevant bibliographic information and full contents details, names of authors and the appropriate page numbers from the printed version.Click on the SARA button to register. In English. Megalithic Sites of Great Britain - site presenting new surveys based on photographic images and computer extrapolation which purport to substantiate the existence of Alexander Thom's 'Megalithic Calendar and lunar standstill program' in Bronze Age Britain. In English. Geschichte & Chronologie - on-line journal concentrating on criticisms of, and alternatives to, generally accepted archaeological and historical chronologies. The editors and authors seem to constitute a group of catastrophists and pseudo-archaeologists. In German and English. Caution: adverts! Scythica-Celtiqum - Archaeology, Numismatics & Antiquariat - annotated web resource catalogue, by Dr V.E.Eremenko. In Russian. Paleo.Flint - Educational web site concentrating on paleolithic flint in Spain. Rather difficult to find your way. In Spanish. Updated URLs: |
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10 November 2000 |
New URLs: The TOMBA project - a multilingual internet image database for the tombs of the elites in Bronze and Early Iron Age Europe (2400/2300-480/450 BC). The database has been localized into Danish, English, French, German, Greek, and Italian. Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture - database of 7th - 11th century sculpture at the Department of Archaeology, University of Durham, England. In English. Dore Abbey - interactive guidebook to this former Cistercian abbey (founded 1147) which became an Anglian Parish Church, on the English - Welsh border. Works only with MSIE 4 or higher. In English. Hands-on-holiday - tour operator offering vacations for those interested in the archaeology of England. Currently 3 tours on offer. In English. Global Museum - published by Roger Smith, the Global Museum is a free weekly newsletter gathering information from a large pool of museums located all over the world. This newsletter will plug you into information that is just slightly off the beaten media track. Follow the 'news' and 'museum resources' links from the home page to get to a host of archaeology stories and links. In English. |
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31 October 2000 |
New URLs: ADS ONLINE - Issue 8 of the electronic newsletter of the Archaeology Data Service. As well as regular features on the latest additions to ArchSearch, the ADS catalogue, and an introduction to the "PATOIS" project, this issue takes a look at three projects that will enhance access to research materials for students and researchers in archaeology: the Cambridge University aerial photography library; the Excavation Index for England from EH NMR; and a service to manage and improve library journal holdings called "ARCHWay". In English. NB: you may ignore the popup window by pressing "Cancel" Sphakia Survey: The Internet Edition - an interdisciplinary archaeological project by the Classics Department at Oxford University, studying life in this remote and rugged part of Crete, from ca 3000 BC until the end of Ottoman rule in AD 1900. The survey has involved the use of environmental, archaeological, documentary, and local information collected over a 13-year period. The very extensive web site operates on different levels, from introductory to specialist, and includes a teaching database designed to introduce students to the uses of survey data and a presentation about fabric analysis (with pictures of a selection of our fabrics). In English with an introductory article in Greek. Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut (ÖAI) - home page of the Austrian National Institute of Archaeology in Vienna. Presents many current projects in Austria, Greece, Turkey and Egypt. In German. Luganskaya archeologicheskaya ekspeditsia - archaeology in the Luhansk region of the Ukraine, with contact details, some on-line publications, and brief details about the three archaeologists involved. In Russian, with English version in the making. Updated URLs: |
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17 October 2000 |
ARGE will appear in the 'Millennium Guide to Cultural Resources on the Web' - a CD-ROM attached to the World Culture Report 2000 published by UNESCO. The guide can also be consulted at the UNESCO web site. |
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3 October 2000 |
New URLs: Addition of new links will continue in November, when the Editor returns from fieldwork in southern Italy.
Prehistoric megaliths in the Western Caucasus - a long-term project fieldwork sponsored and administered by the Institute for Study of Material Culture History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St.Petersburg, Russia. Illustrated report of past campaigns, details of upcoming campaign. In English.
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22 September 2000 |
New URLs: Archaeological Vestiges in Romania - a list of 70 of the most famous sites and treasures in Romania, with pictures taken by the page author, Andrei Stirbu. In English. Southern Romania Archaeological Project (SRAP) - a survey and excavation project by the University of Wales and the historical museums in Bucharest and Alexandria, examining trends in prehistoric land use and settlement patterns in Southeastern Europe. Started in July 1998, SRAP focuses its attention on the Late Neolithic (4800-3600BC) of the Teleorman River Valley, 85 km Southwest of Bucuresti.In English ROSTRUM - An information service for archaeologists and museologists who wish to be informed about EU legislation, institutions, processes, and funding opportunities including the current 5th Framework. Also advertises meetings with a European dimension. In English and Italian. Note: start page makes use of FLASH; your browser may not like this. Museum of Macedonia (Skopje), Department of Archaeology - while this site currently consists mostly of placeholders and 'under construction' messages, it is to be hoped that content will appear quickly. In English. |
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29 August 2000 |
New URLs: Studien der Sachsenforschung - home of the International Society for Saxon studies. Under construction: currently links to one exhibition in the Nienburg Museum (Niedersachsen, Germany). In German. Franken und Sachsen beiderseits des Rheinlimes - programme of the 51st conference of the International Society for Saxon Studies, 17 to 21 September 2000 in Leuven, Belgium. In German and English. Margaret Morris Books - this egyptologist/educator has written a book debunking recent theories claiming to overturn the established view of Egypt's ancient past. The site provides excerpts and other texts. In English. Updated URLs: |
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22 August 2000 |
New URLs: CD: Carnuntum - Virtuelle Tour - info and some screenshots of this 3-lingual CD containing a virtual tour through a quarter of ancient Carnuntum (Austria), once one of the most important towns in the Roman Empire. In German, English, and Latin. Albion Archaeology - commercial services in the area of planning, evaluation, and mitigation. In English. Ancient Art Gallery Traces from the Past - dealer in objects from all periods. In English. Gruppo Archeologia Ticino (GAT) - Archaeological society of the Ticino canton (Italy).Site currently contains only one page about a small exhibition. In Italian. Folk Magic in Britain 1200-2000 - Brian Hoggard's PhD project on the archaeology of folk magic. Dried cats, witch bottles, horse skulls... In English. Museo Archeologico di Aquileia - by the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Soprintendenza. Presents collections of this museum specialising in the Roman and early Christian perods. In Italian and English. Artacorn - Archaeological Illustration - Commercial digital archaeological illustration, graphic design and the Archaeological Soils Recording Chart - ASR Chart. In English Updated URLs: |
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11 August 2000 |
New URLs: Suffolk County Council Archaeology Service - includes projects, annual reports, and news. In English. East Anglian Archaeology - archaeological report series for Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex and the Fenland Project. The first report was published in 1975 and there are now over ninety titles in the series, controlled by an editorial committee of senior archaeologists from the three counties, and supported by English Heritage. In English. Spoilheap archaeology - a collection of archaeological data by Sue Anderson. Extensive introductory pages on pottery and other ceramics, human skeletal remains, and burial archaeology. Emphasis on Britain but also reviews evidence in other parts of Europe. In English. The British Association of Biological Anthropologists and Osteoarchaeologists (BABAO) - including news, conferences, etc. In English. Ymddiriedolaeth Archaeolegol Gwynedd / Gwynedd Archaeological Trust - educational charity for north-west Wales. In English and Welsh. Archaeoleg CAMBRIA Archaeology - educational charity for Dyfed (west Wales). In English and Welsh. Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust - educational charity for south-east Wales. In English and Welsh. Updated URLs: |
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28 July 2000 |
New URLs: Namur - Musée Archéologique - brief details of this local Belgian museum with collections from prehistory and the Roman and Merovingian periods. In French. Arqueologia - page from the University of Trás-us-Montes, Portugal, linking to 6 projects. In Portugese. Updated URLs: Deleted 3 dead URLs
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25 July 2000 |
New URLs: Arkeoosteologiska forskningslaboratoriet (AOFL) - archaeoosteological laboratory at the Institute for Archaeology, Stockholm. Current project: the Kronan warship. In English. Numismatiska forskingsgruppen - numismatic research group at the Institute for Archaeology, Stockholm. One current project. In Swedish. Carrowmore - short description, in English, of the Swedish excavations of megalithic tombs at Carrowmore, Co. Sligo, Ireland. Ajvide - description of a research project. In Swedish. Lovöprojektet - description of a research project. In Swedish. Etruscan Landscapes - brief details of an excavation of an Etruscan farm; an Earthwatch project. In English. Late Renaissance Ceramics - excavations at a Tuscan villa are to throw light on the development of Maiolica ware; an Earthwatch project. In English. Mallorca's Copper Age - excavations at the (neolithic) Bell Beaker site of Son Mas; an Earthwatch project. In English. Updated URLs: Deleted 9 dead URLs
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18 July 2000 |
New URLs: Archaeological Diving Unit - at St.Andrew's University (UK). In English. Monumentenzorg en Archeologie in Zwolle - municipal archaeology of Zwolle, one of the Hansa towns along the IJssel river in the Netherlands. In Dutch. Chersonesos - Excavation, remote sensing, and conservation project on this 6th century BC Greek colony on the Crimea (Ukraine), by the University of Texas and the Archaeological Museum of the Chersonesos. Limes XVIII conference - The 18th international congress of Roman Frontier Studies will take place in Amman (Jordan) from 2nd to 11th September 2000. Registration and programme available in English. Archaeology Department - at University College Dublin. In English. E-FAITH - European Federation of Associations of Industrial and Technical Heritage, founded 1999. Aims,membership, further links. In English. Vlaamse Vereniging voor Industriële Archeologie (VVIA) - Flemish Association for Industrial Archaeology. This website is so new that there is no content yet. In English and German. Updated URLs: Deleted 1 dead URL: |
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11 July 2000 |
This week, ARGE received two awards:
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6 July 2000 |
New URLs: Department of History and Archaeology - University of Cyprus. In English. Archaeological Research Unit - at the Department of History and Archaeology, University of Cyprus. In English. Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte und Archäologie des Mittelalters - Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen. In German. Updated URLs: |
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4 July 2000 |
The ARGE user help system is being overhauled. A new button named 'Help/Info' has replaced the two separate 'Help' and 'Info' buttons that were part of ARGE's navigation bar earlier. The new button opens a separate window containing frequently asked questions-and-answers so that new users can have this help function available while browsing ARGE.
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30 June 2000 |
New URLs: Vindonissa-Museum Brugg - details of this museum, and news of special exhibitions on Roman Vindonissa (Argau, CH). In German. Museum Schwab, Biel - complete set of pages for this local Swiss archaeological museum with prehistoric to Roman collections. In French and German. Avenches: site et musée romains - brief details. Aventicum was the Roman capital of Switzerland. In French. Musée romain de Lausanne-Vidy - brief details. In French. Kantonsarchäologie Baselland - Liestal, Switzerland. Complete set of pages from the regional archaeological service of the canton Baselland. In German. Updated URLs: Deleted URLs: |
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27 June 2000 |
New URLs: Helms Museum - Hamburger Museum für Archäologie und die Geschichte Harburgs - full details of this museum in Hamburg, Germany. In German. Antikensammlung Kunsthalle zu Kiel - page introducing the collection of antiquities of the Department of Classical Archaeology of Kiel University. In German. The tomb of Senneferi (TT99) - very complete set of pages about this ongoing excavation by Egyptologists from the University of Cambridge at Luxor (Egypt). In English. Updated URLs: Deleted URLs: |
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26 June 2000 |
New URLs: cursus INDUSTRIELE ARCHEOLOGIE / course on INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY - brief web pages accompagnying a course taught at the Dept. of History, Free University of Brussels. In Dutch. Amt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie, Kanton Luzern - hosts links to Swiss archaeological institutions within the cantons and universities. In German. Werkgroep Archeologie Gemeente Gorinchem - municipal archaeology of Gorinchem (Netherlands); projects, publications, etc. In Dutch. Etruscans on the Web - from the Open University, England. links to (useful) information relating to the Etruscans, excluding only tourism itineraries and other largely commercial sites. All sites have been visited but inclusion on these pages is no guarantee of the accuracy or reliability of information. In English. Updated URLs: |
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16 June 2000 |
New URLs: Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Firenze - brief details of the National archaeological museum of Florence. In Italian. Museo Egizio - brief details of this museum at Florence. In Italian. Museo Archeologica 'Gaio Cilnio Mecenate' - brief details of this museum at Arezzo. In Italian. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Siena - brief details of this museum at Siena. In Italian. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Chiusi - brief details of this museum at Chiusi (SI). In Italian. Antiquarium Statale di Cosa - brief details of this museum at Cosa (GR). In Italian. Updated URLs: |
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8 June 2000 |
New URLs: East Anglian Archaeology - an academic monograph series for reports describing archaeological work carried out in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and the Fens. Established in 1975, there are now over ninety titles in the series. The site lists information about all these titles and allows the user to order books direct. In English. On-Line Survey of Audio-Visual Resources for Classics - a commercial service to the Classics teaching community. Topics covered include Roman and Greek history, philosophy, religion, mythology, culture, art, archaeology, language and literature in the original Latin or Greek as well as in translation, and its reception, influence and study in ages subsequent to antiquity. Provides complete product information, prices from various distributors, and hyperlinks to available on-line reviews, audio and video previews, screenshots of software, and distributors of every product. In English. About.com Archaeology - previously known as The Miningco, About.com is a general guide to online resources. Your guide to world archaeology is Kris Hirst. Lots of links including digs, jobs, further links, articles, chat. In English Navan at Armagh - a few pages presenting Navan Fort, the ancient Emain Macha of Irish history and legend, and earliest capital of Ulster.In English. archeologie.pagina.nl - portal site for Dutch archaeology. Possibly the best place to start if you can read Dutch! Updated URLs: Deleted URLs: |
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31 May 2000 |
New URLs: Internationales Vasen-Symposion: Griechische Keramik im kulturellen Kontext - 1st announcement of a conference on Greek vases, taking place from 24 to 28 September 2001 at Kiel University, Germany. Introductory text and registration form. In German. Phaselis: Pirate city of antiquity - brief history and pictures of this ruined classical town and pirate nest on the southern coast of Turkey. Private page by Aytac Yuce, for tourists. In English. Artemis Ephesia - brief illustrated history of this famous prehistoric and classical town on the western coast of Turkey. Private page by Bulent Temurlenk, for tourists. In English. Updated URLs: Deleted URLs: |
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25 May 2000 |
New URLs: Institut für Altertumswissenschaften: Klassische Archäologie - department of classical archaeology at the University of Jena, Germany. In German. Boundary Productions - commercial production of archaeological videos and web design, from Germany. In English. The Server of East-European Archaeology - Internet resource guide to the archaeology of Eastern Europe, by the cultural heritage preservation institute of the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture and Art. Extensive and well-organised collapsible menus offering links to all types of organisations (including non-European parts of the former USSR), field work, theory and methodology, archaeometry, a journal, book reviews, etc. In Russian and English. Currently for MSIE only. Skithskij mir (The Scythian World) - on-line exhibition introducing the history, ideology, and culture of the Scythians, who inhabited the Eurasian steppe from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC. Emphasis on portable high-status objects. In Russian. Updated URLs: |
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22 May 2000 |
New URLs: Vereniging voor Archeologische Experimenten en Educatie (VAEE) - Dutch society for experimental archaeology and education offers information on activities, newsletter archive, membership and further worldwide links. In Dutch only. ArchaeoPhysica - provides a comprehensive range of reconnaissance services for archaeology, including geophysical and topographical survey, test-pitting and augering and other related services. In English. Schloss Monrepos, Neuwied - hosts the Museum of Ice Age Archaeology which presents research against the background of an exhibition of the overall history of the Ice Age and Palaeolithic and Mesolithic peoples. Seat of the Palaeolithic Research Department of the Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum at Mainz, which carries out major national and international research projects. In German. Ancient music instruments - private online version of a paper by Kristof Swentel from Gent University, on musical instruments, especially of the classical world. Lots of pictures and brief texts about the instruments. In Dutch and English. Gistarychna-Arkhealagichny Zbornik (The Historic-Archaeologic Collection) - brief details of this journal, published by the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. In English. Contents of issues since 1993 (In Belarussian, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian). Institute of History, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus - brief details of the Institute, with links to abstracts of published research since 1992. In English. Links to the Bronze Age in Europe and beyond - private site by Bernd Sprenzel, listing and briefly commenting sorted bronze age links by country. In English and German. Les industries lithiques taillÉes holocènes du Bassin rhodanien - round table on the Neolithic lithic industries of the Rhône Valley, organised at Lyon (France) on December 9th, 2000. Details, registration forms, etc. In French. Updated URLs: |
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18 May 2000 |
New URLs: Dacian Virtual Museum - from New York, the "Institute of Dacian Civilization" tells you about the greatest unknown civilization of the world - that of the ancient Dacians in present-day Romania. Interesting examples of archaeology harnessed for nationalistic purposes - and don't be fooled by all the official-sounding blah blah! In English. Two bronze helmets of Etruscan typology coming from a Roman wreck found at Les Sorres anchorage (Gavà-Viladecans, Catalonia) - illustrated scientific paper by P. Izquierdo i Tugas and J. M. Solias i Aris, on two etruscan bronze helmets found in a 2nd century BC roman shipwreck near Barcelona (Spain). In English. Virtual Library: Museum Law and the Protection of Cultural Property - part of the Virtual Library: Museums in Germany, this private guide by Klaus Graf links to institutional and private pages relating to the protection of the cultural heritage (or cultural property) and to legislation (or legal issues) concerning museums, archives and libraries. Archaeology is present as a subsection. In German and English. Updated URLs: | |
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11 May 2000 |
New URLs: Field-Walking - discussion list hosted by mailbase, and is concerned with all aspects of archaeological field walking. It responds to a perceived need for greater communication of ideas and results. Its scope ranges from the design of sampling strategies to the interpretation and comparison of results. In English. |
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3 May 2000 |
New URLs: Jose Gabriel Gómez Carrasco: Servicios de Topografía, Dibujo y C.A.D. - commercial service specialised in archaeological mapping, GIS, CAD, and digital drawing. In Spanish. Vor- und Frühgeschichte in Marburgs Umgebung - private page by Irina Goerner, offering descriptions and references for hiking trails along prehistoric monuments in the surroundings of Marburg (DE). In German. Archaeologies East - Archaeologies West - International conference taking place from 18-21 May 2000 in Poznan (Poland), with the theme 'Connecting Theory and Practice Across Europe'. In Polish, German, and English. NEAPOLITAN TOURIST NETWORK PROJECT - research project at C.N.R. Italy, in collaboration with the Soprintendenza ai Beni Archeologici delle Province di Napoli e Caserta, presents lots of archaeological tourist pages in the Napels area. Mostly Italian, but four subsections are also in English. Updated URLs: |
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1 May 2000 |
New URLs: Gruppo Archeologico Vercellese - archaeological society of Vercelli province, Italy.In Italian. XIVe Congrès de l'Union Internationale des Sciences Préhistoriques et Protohistoriques (UISPP 2001) - at Liège, Belgium, on September 2-8, 2001. Program, sessions, information, registration form, etc. In French and English. Caution: requires FLASH plugin. MESO 2000 - the 6th International Conference on The Mesolithic in Europe to be held in Stockholm, Sweden, on September 4-8, 2000. In English. Fibules Online - the stated aim of this unaffiliated site by Laurent Tiphaine, still under construction, is to bring the user up to date on current knowledge and research regarding fibulae. However, it is unclear who provides the information, and what will be the quality of the site. In French. Keramiska ForskningsLaboratoriet / KFL - Laboratory for Ceramics Research, Department of Quaternary Geology at Lund University, Sweden. Performs material, technique and function analyses. Links to various projects carried out across Europe, and to abstracts of recent publications. In English. Archaeology's Dig - children's magazine produced by Archaeology Magazine, both official publications of the Archaeological Institute of America. Provides an information resource for children, parents, teachers and educators about archaeology in general (but with an American slant). Page contains some useful resources, especially that of Dr. Dig who answers questions from children, but no online magazine content. In English. Anthropologie biologique: de la préhistoire au moyen-âge - from cranial trepanations to a medieval necropolis to general hominid evolution, these pages present research carried out by Loïc Hibon. Includes a discussion forum. Worth visiting even if the coding isn't always correct. In French. |
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27 April 2000 |
New URLs: Verdrag van Malta - extensive pages introducing the Valetta treaty, including links to the official text and an overview of available fact sheets. In Dutch. École française de Rome - French institute of history and archaeology. Over 500 pages with details of all activities: symposiums, publications, library. Follow the "Archaeology" link to get an account of the excavations headed by the School. Under "Actualité", Suburbium links to a workshop on roman suburbs. In French and English. Portail de l'Archeologie - web guide to archaeology, offering cross-referenced and commented links plus a personal e-mail reply service. By Antony Aubert, 'heritage mediator', in French. Novaesium, alias Neuss - private site, providing an overview of the history and excavations in the Roman city of Neuss (Germany). In German. Mediterranean Archaeology Resources - sorted lists of web resources relevant to mediterranian archaeology, by Ioannis Georganas at Nottingham University. In English. Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte und Archäologie der Römischen Provinzen - homepage at the University of Bern (Switzerland). In German. Scythica-Celtica - private pages by Dr. V. E. Eremenko, on the archaeology of the eastern European early Iron age, the late preroman period, LaTene, and the Zarubinetz, Poienesti-Lukaschewka, Scythian, and Mylogrady cultures. In Russian and English. |
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14 April 2000 |
ARGE is being fitted with an all-new help system, which you can preview by clicking on the 'help' button in the home page. This opens a window with searchable information in a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) format. The new system will make it much easier to keep ARGE's help function up to date and can also be extended to provide context sensitive help at a later stage. We welcome your comments, and suggestions for Q and A! |
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27 March 2000 |
ARGE VL is now featured in the ISI Net Current Web Contents catalogue. Its editors write: You are publishing important, high-quality material on the Web. For this reason, ISI has selected your site for inclusion in Current Web Contents, the ISI premier current awareness database that provides information in the fields of science, social science, technology, and the arts & humanities. New URLs: Updated URLs: |
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20 March 2000 |
New URLs: Model for the Description of Archaeological Archives - by the English Heritage Centre for Archaeology. This page introduces a downloadable PDF document which describes the conceptual model used by CFA to describe its archaeological archives. Comments are welcomed and can be e-mailed to kathy.perrin@english-heritage.org.uk. Archaeological Prospection - contents pages of this journal, containing articles relating to the archaeological uses of a wide range of prospecting techniques, including remote sensing (airborne and satellite), geophysical (eg. resistivity, magnetometry, etc.) and geochemical (eg. organic markers, soil phosphate, etc.). In English. Archäologisches Museum im Wasserturm - the small Watertower Archaeological Museum at Mönchengladbach-Rheindahlen presents the Rheindahlen excavation site, famous for its paleolithic finds. In German with summaries in English and Swedish. Balearic Prehistoric Archaeology - private pages by William Waldren, mostly detailing archaeozoological finds of an extinct antelope (Myotragus Balearicus) found associated with mesolithic human occupation remains in two rock shelters on the island of Mallorca. In English. Damarc Underground News - publication of the Beia museum on the island of Mallorca; contains one article by William Waldren, on bronze age Bouquique Pottery in the Balearic Islands. In English. Scandinavian Society for Prehistoric Art - an international non-profit society whose aim is to promote the study and enjoyment of Scandinavian prehistoric art. Page provides brief details on membership and activities. In Swedish and English. Updated URLs: |
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16 March 2000 |
New URLs: Mégalithes du Morbihan - one of the showcase sites of the French Ministry of Culture, highlights the famous Carnac megalith alignments. Context, rock art, legend, other megaliths in the Morbihan, and some panoramic shots. Rather slow-loading. In French and English. Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte und Vorderasiatische Archäologie - Universität Heidelberg - department Prehistoric and Near Eastern Archaeology in Heidelberg; pages include information on staff, lectures, courses, and research. In German. |
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10 March 2000 |
New URLs: Museum Monrepos - brief details, exhibition and lecture programme for this Museum of Ice Age Archaeology, located in Neuwied, Germany. In German. VISTA - new discussion list on VIsualisation STandards in Archaeology, devoted to 3D visualisation, reconstruction and presentation standards in Archaeology and the Humanities.The object of this list is to allow academics, researchers, and other interested parties to discuss the feasibility, suitability, and nature of any form of standards or conventions. Kaupang-undersøkelsen 2000-2006 - full documentation of past and future excavations at this important Viking settlement near Tjølling, Vestfold, Norway. In Norwegian and English (under construction). Arqueoguia - Revista de Arqueologia - online guide to archaeological news and events in Portugal. Also publications, software, jobs, mailing list, further links, and full guide running on a database. Maintained by Novarqueologia, a new commercial unit. Well worth a visit! In Portugese. |
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6 March 2000 |
New URLs: EuRockArt - European Rock Art Mailing List, a new unmoderated resource for rock art scholars and enthusiasts covering all areas and periods. To subscribe, send an empty message to eurockart-subscribe@listbot.com. Mainly English/Italian. Alpine Rock Art Screen Saver - part of the Footsteps of Man rock art resource, this first ever publically available screensaver slide-show presents prehistoric Alpine Rock Art in contains 57 slides of the most important sites in France, Italy, Switzerland, and Austria. 18 Maps have been added to locate the sites in the larger Alpine area. In English and Italian. Updated URLs: |
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2 March 2000 |
New URLs: Revue Géoarc Rhin sup - private site presents recent archaeological research in the upper Moselle and Rhine basins. The first article is about the late Paleolithic station of Mutzig-Felsbourg. In French. 400.000 Jahre Schöningen Speere - details the discovery in 1995 during lignite works near Schöningen (Niedersachsen, Germany) of eight wooden spears with an age of 400,000 years - so far the oldest hunting weapons ever found. In German and English. The Tiber Valley Project - by the British School at Rome, Italy. Full set of pages introduces this landscape archaeology project, its aims and participants. In English. The BSR Pompeii Project - by the British School at Rome, Italy. Introduction to the project re-analysing old research of the House and Bar of Amarantus, and excavating older pre-eruption layers. In English. The British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara - Turkey. These pages provide full details of programmes, contacts, and projects, and lead off to web pages on some projects. In English. |
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24 February 2000 |
New URLs: Network for Underwater Archaeology (NUA), Ireland - NUA (the Irish word for new) is a network of institutions actively involved in research on the underwater archaeology of Ireland. This is an excellent set of pages providing news, links, projects, a bulletin board, and much more. From the University of Ulster, in English. Forleifastofnun Íslands - brief descriptions of the Institute of Archaeology (Reykjavik, Iceland), of archaeological surveying in Iceland and of an archaeological field school run by the Institute at Hofstadir, NE-Iceland, in August every year. In English and Icelandic. Updated URLs: |
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18 February 2000 |
New URLs: Etruscan Phrases - private pages by Mel Copeland, publishing his research into the Etruscan language. Contains word list, declension and conjugation patterns as reconstructed from phrases in the extant scripts. Large site, but badly designed and very difficult to navigate. Asks for an unspecified plug-in. In English. Eksperimental'naya Archeologiya v Voronezhkom Universitete - the Experimental Archaeology laboratory of Voronezh University. Presents studies in Bronze Age metallurgy, casting and melting of copper, smithing and pottery production based on scientific research and experiments. In Russian and German; English version under construction. Unidad de Arqueometría de la Universidad de Alicante - archaeometry unit of Alicante University, applies a host of techniques to the study and restoration of archaeological objects. Includes further links, a journal Scientific Heritage in PDF, and (under construction) a virtual atlas of thin pottery sections. In Spanish and English. Institutet för Forntida Teknik - the Institute for Ancient Technology in Östersund, Sweden, specialises in experimental archaeology for research and educational purposes. They publish the journal Forntida Teknik, with lots of articles online (in swedish). In Swedish and English. |
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1 February 2000 |
New URLs: Demetra - a unique monument of the 1st century AD, the Demeter Vault (which is on the top ten list of world heritage monuments) is located in the ancient Ukrainian town of Kerch, ancient Pantycapaion, capital of the Bosporus Kingdom.It has marvelous frescoes of the Greek goddess of fertility Demeter which are now decaying; this site carries an appeal to contribute toward its preservation. Also information about other monuments of the Crimea. In Russian and English. |
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13 January 2000 |
Today, ARGE received the Argus Clearinghouse seal of approval. Argus is a top-level guide to worldwide web resources, and ARGE is listed under Social Sciences: Archaeology: General. The listing should help improve the end user 'visibility' of ARGE. New URLs: |
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7 January 2000 |
New URLs: Viaþa pe malul Dunãrii acum 6500 ani - 'Life along the Danube, 6500 years ago', eighth in the series "Famous archaeological sites" by the French Ministry of Culture. This website documents the results of recent work at the chalcolithic tell of Harsova, located on the lower reaches of the Danube in Romania. In collaboration with the Romanian national museum of history. In Romanian and French. Pagine Mediterranee / Pages from the Mediterranean Sea - set of rather amateurish private pages in which the author speculates about the collapse of the Homeric world. In Italian and English. Ukrainian Archaeological Archives on WWW - field reports, articles, unpublished manuscripts, slides from sites etc, mainly from the archive of the Institute of Archaeology NAS of Ukraine. Supported by Soros foundation.In Ukrainian and (partly) English. Updated URLs: |
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17 December 1999 |
New URLs: Campanaio, Sicily: A Geophysical Survey 1995 - description af a geophysical evaluation in southern Sicily, identifying industrial activity in the Roman rural settlement of Campanaio.In English. Glozel - site of the discovery, in 1924, of several hotly disputed objects of possibly neolithic portable art and inscriptions. Well-presented introduction which, however, leaves a lot of questions unanswered. In French, English, and German. Prehistory and Protohistory in Liguria - photo collection of some 150 pictures of objects with captions by Dr. Giuliva Odetti of the University of Genoa, with alphabetic subject index. In English and Italian. The vallon de Castel-Merle, an Ice-Age Vacation in France - very brief mention of this Cro-Magnon camp site in south-central France. Malta - Mentions - private page, collects literary and epigraphic sources for the history of the Maltese islands. In English. National Archaeological Museum of Athens - by the Greek ministry of culture; information ranges from societies, activities and museums to a complete overview of all the archaeological sites in Greece. Metis: A QTVR Interface for Ancient Greek Archaeological Sites - alphabetical and geographical lists of links to some 20 Virtual Reality tours of archaeological sites in Greece. Educational resource by the University of Texas. In English. |
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15 December 1999 |
New URLs: Centre for Maritime Archaeology (CMA) - at the School of Environmental Studies, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland. Courses, research, etc. In English. Estonian State Maritime Museum Eesti Meremuuseum - Estonian State Maritime Museum, with details and recent research projects. The museum is active in underwater archaeology, using side scan sonar and a remote operated vehicle to search for sunken ships. In Estonian and English. Scottish Institute of Maritime Studies (SIMS) - at St Andrews University, Scotland. Courses, research, etc. In English. Hellenic Institute of Marine Archaeology (HIMA) - single page introduction to this non-profit company promoting maritime archaeological research in Greece and assisting the Greek Archaeological Service. In English, with a Greek version under construction. Oxford University MARE - a unit specialising in maritime archaeology excavation and research, this site contains contact details, project briefs, and picture galleries. In English. Centre for Research in Maritime Archaeology and History (MARCENT) - in Bristol. Course details and some brief introductory text. In English. Centre for Maritime Archaeology (CMA) - at Southampton University. Some pages on current projects and courses. In English. Maritim Arkeologi Midt-Norge - NTNU - a collaboration between five museums in Central Norway, this site provides a large number of pages about many different projects, education, and the methodology of Maritime Archaeology. In Norwegian and English. Institute of Nautical Archaeology in Bodrum, Turkey - tremendously complete web site, with underwater projects, excavations, surveys, artifact pictures and underwater pictures. This is where the grand old man of underwater archaeology, George Bass, was based. In English. Bodrum Sualti Arkeoloji Müzesi - the Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology, Turkey. Well-presented tour through the museum, but uses very small letters. In English. Nationalmuseets Marinarkæologiske Forskningscenter - the Centre for Maritime Archaeology at the Danish National Museum. Details of the Center, its projects and its publications, including an online newsletter. In Danish and English. Le Département des recherches archéologiques subaquatiques et sous-marines (DRASSM) - Department for Underwater and Undersea Archeological Research at Marseilles and Annecy is a division of the Heritage Organization (sub-division of archeology) of the French Ministry of Culture. Carta del Rischio del Patrimonio Culturale - made by the Istituto Centrale per il Restauro of the Italian Ministry of the Cultural Heritage, this project aims to assess the risk and degradation of archaeological remains at a national scale. In Italian, with English version in preparation. Updated URLs: |
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9 December 1999 |
New URLs: Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (LIMC) - advertisement for the 'Iconographic lexicon of Classical Mythology', supplement of the book-based bibliography of Greek and Roman mythology. From Heidelberg University, in German. Gabinete de Arqueologia de Fornos de Algodres - GAFAL presents some web resources with regard to the prehistory of Central Portugal.In Portuguese. |
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6 December 1999 |
New URLs: Projet de recherche sur la maison forte du Boisset - the Boisset manor in Berson (Gironde, France) was chosen by the AUSONIUS Service Informatique de Recherche en Archéologie as type-site for the study of the minor rural aristocracy in Aquitaine. It is a first step toward understanding the evolution of aristocratic housing in the northern Gironde. The web site contains many VRML representations and research reports, and is intended as a research tool. In French and English. Lejre Forsøgscenter - Lejre Experimental Centre in Denmark. Currently home page without any info at all. Watch this space! In Danish and English. Bremer Stiftung für Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie - the Bremen Foundation for Cultural and Social Anthropology supports research in the field of social-cultural anthropology of agrarian societies in precolonial western West Africa and prehistoric Central Europe.In German. Archäologisches Institut Universität Hamburg, Fachbereiche III und IV: Klassische Archäologie - Department of classical archaeology at the University of Hamburg.In German. Archäologisches Institut Universität Hamburg, Fachbereiche I und II: Vor- und Frühgeschichte - Department of prehistory and early history at the University of Hamburg.In German. |
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29 November 1999 |
New URLs: Earthworks - free on-line database of career opportunities for archaeologists, geoscientists, remote sensing/GIS staff, etc. Follow link to 'archaeology'. Possibility to advertise vacancies at small charge. In English. Area di Archeologia Medievale - at the Department of Archaeology and Art History, Siena. Over 450 pages on the activities of this department, directed by Prof. Riccardo Francovich. Current pages are about the lecturers, the computer science laboratory, 11 excavations (interim and final reports), and one landscape project (final report). Includes the web pages of the SAMI (Italian Society of Medieval Archaeologists). Dipartimento di Archeologia e Storia delle Arti - at Siena University, with archaeology and prehistory sections. Rocca San Silvestro (LI) - brief section on a medieval mining and ironworking site in Italy. Notes on Danish Prehistory - private pages by Eva Koch, containing short but well-presented popular essays on observations and curiosities from Danish prehistory. In English and Danish. WWW-VL: Paleoclimatology and Paleoceanography - climate and oceanography of ancient times, maintained by Paul Farrar. Part of the WWW Virtual Library, therefore a good place to find the best sites. |
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12 November 1999 |
New URLs: jungsteinSITE - new private online journal for the neolithic of central Europe. Academic articles mainly in German, but with English summaries and figure captions to most articles. |
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12 November 1999 |
You may have experienced problems using ARGE's query mechanism over the past few days. This was due to a programming error which is now fixed. However, the ARGE Subject Index still incorrectly reports 'no records found' for many subjects. We are currently looking into this and apologise for the inconvenience. As a work-around you can enter the subject you are searching for in ARGE's string search form.
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8 November 1999 |
ARGE was recently chosen 'best site 2000' by the editors of the 2000 Guide of Best Websites (MicrosoftPress). In each of 250 categories the 10 best sites are presented here.
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21 September 1999 |
New URLs: Archaeology: An Interdisciplinary View - private page by Cheryl Huckerby aims to promote interdisciplinary discussions and the posting of new ideas and approaches to archaeological research. Currently contains some of her publications. Norwegian Archaeological Review - presents articles of special interest to Scandinavian archaeological research. Tables of contents for last 4 volumes are online. Starting this year, an online subscription can also be taken. Publisher's web site also in Norwegian. Archives of European Archaeology (AREA) - a research network funded by the European Commission, it presently unites more than twenty archaeological institutions throughout Europe. It aims to promote research on the history of European archaeology, to catalogue and preserve archives relevant to the history of archaeology, and to understand the interrelationship between archaeology and identity (cultural and political). Information on research projects, scholars, and institutions currently involved, plus an online catalogue of archives related to the history of European archaeology (operative from January 2000). EAA 6th Annual Meeting - announcement and call for session proposals of the September 2000 conference of the European Association of Archaeologists, to be held at Lisbon. In English. Conservare - searchable site containing info on people, organisations, institutes and companies involved in the study, preservation, restoration etc. of Europe's cultural heritage. Landscape dynamics at the Ljubljana Moor, Slovenia - paleogeographic study, using GIS, by Dimitrij Mlekuz of Ljubljana University. Traditional archaeological research in this intensively researched region in Slovenia was concerned mainly with architecture, pottery styles and cultural relations with other regions. An outdated model of lakeside settlements was in use for over one hundred years. Archeoclub di Pantelleria - this town in the province of Trapani has its own section within the Archeoclub d'Italia, with details of current and planned projects. In Italian. Alamannenmuseum Ellwangen - brief details of this museum, which is dedicated to the archaeology of the Alaman tribe (3rd to 8th century AD) in Southern Germany. Open Archaeology - site by Sebastian Heath, promoting the creation and use of open-licensed content for archaeology. Links to on-line archaeological content (bibliographies, software, etc) that is available for redistribution under open licenses. Scienze della Terra per l'Archeologia - 'Earth Sciences for Archaeology', home page of Digiter, a company specialising in geo-Archaeology (soil mapping, survey, consultancy, geophysical prospection). Also in English. |
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9 September 1999 |
New URLs: Vangelis Tsakirakis, Archaeologist - Private page linking to research and find reports arising from the surface survey of Western Achaia, conducted from 1989 to 1995, and to articles about various archaeological database applications programmed by Tsakerakis. In Greek with English summaries. Pictures of History - Pompeii - nearly 100 images of Pompeii, plus further links, by John Hauser at Berkeley University (USA). In English. Digital Archives from Excavation and Fieldwork Guide to Good Practice - another in the ADS series of guides, this one is intended for those responsible for the creation of digital archives containing archaeological excavation and fieldwork data, for agencies and bodies commissioning this work, and for the curatorial staff who will receive the resulting digital archives. In English. Updated URLs: |
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7 September 1999 |
New URLs: Cloddio am Lycllynwyr / Digging for Vikings - the National Museum of Wales has been excavating a Viking Age site on Anglesey for the last five years; these pages contain extensive and well-presented background info, plus a diary of this year's ongoing excavations. In Welsh and English. ðjÆäminjasafn åslands Fornleifadeild - National Museum of Iceland, Department of Archaeology, provides brief information on a number of projects currently being worked on. Also in English. Archaeological Investigations at Reykholt, BorgarfjÎräur - details past and present investigations at the 13th century farm site possibly inhabited by the famous poet Snorri Sturluson, at Reykholt, Iceland. In English. |
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18 August 1999 |
Did you notice the new button in our home page? ARGE is setting up a new maintenance module to allow remote editing of the database. Currently in a test phase, this module will give editors and translators password-protected access to specific areas (e.g., a country and/or a subject) of the database. We hope it will come on-line by mid-September. Watch this space! New URLs: |
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5 August 1999 |
New URLs: Bayesian radiocarbon calibration service (BCal) - from the School of History and Archaeology, Cardiff University, Wales. This service is available for use free of charge by members of the international academic research community and for a small fee by others. Radiocarbon web-info - from the Waikato (NZ) C14 Lab, all you ever wanted to know about radiocarbon dating. Updated URLs: |
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13 August 1999 |
New URLs: Découvrez la préhistoire au Grand Pressigny - Discover prehistory at Le Grand Pressigny (France): touristic and educational information. Site maintained by the local heritage societies of the South Touraine. Also in English. Updated URLs:
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8 July 1999 |
New URLs: The Prehistory of Finland in a Nutshell - an illustrated overview article written by Dr. Pirjo Uino of the Finnish National Board of Antiquities. In English. The Prehistory of Finland (NBA) - very nice illustrated introduction to Finnish prehistory and history up to the Middle Ages, with links to further documents. From the National Museum. In English. Museovirasto - the National Board of Antiquities of Finland. In Finnish, Swedish, and English. Kalliojumalan Jäljillä - "tracing the cliff god", a presentation of the rock paintings of Astuvansalmi. In Finnish and English. Åland island's prehistory - by Åland Museum. In English. Virtuelle Bibliothek Klassische Archaeologie - a new section of the WWW Virtual Library. Systematic and thorough presentation and short annotation of links concerning classical archaeology, from the Humboldt University in Berlin. In German. Links for Palaeobotanists - guide to internet resources for palaeobotanists, from Würzburg University. Pontic Memorials - electronic journal from the Ukraine. Archaeology of the Kherson region, especially the Olbia excavations. Brief text and some illustrations. In English. Updated URLs: |
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6 July 1999 |
Today, most of the behind-the-scenes database structure supporting ARGE is being changed. This may lead to some access problems while we're working, for which we apologise. We hope to have the new version of ARGE up and running, and any remaining bugs removed, by Thursday 8 July. New features include:
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29 June 1999 |
New URLs: The role of animals in the lives of palaeolithic people - private pages by Anne-Maire Denvir, member of the Paleo Ring. Brief illustrated discussion of the various roles played by animals in the life of paleolithic people. In English. Trajan's Column on CD-ROM - a replica of this famous monument, the original of which is in Rome, was made for the Romanian state in the 1940's; it is now exhibited in the National History Museum in Bucharest and has been put on CD-ROM by CIMEC. This website has the story and some sample images. In English. Updated URLs: |
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25 June 1999 |
New URLs: Laboratorium voor Prehistorie - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. Includes pages for INQUA, working group on humans in the late pleistocene, and brief outlines of research projects (including some on microwear studies). In English. Skalk - popular Danish archaeological periodical, published by ??. In Danish. La Cultura Ibérica a través de la fotografía de principios de siglo. Un homenaje a la memoria - Exhibition tracing the work of important Spanish archaeologists whose work played a major role in uncovering Iberian culture, using photographs and documents never published before. Complete catalogue available online. In Spanish. Fundación de Estudios Romanos - Spanish Foundation for Roman Studies, dedicated to the promotion of the Roman legacy in Spain. In Spanish. 3.o Congresso de Arqueologia Peninsular - 3rd Congress on Iberian Archaeology, taking place at the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD) at Vila Real, Portugal, from 21-27 September 1999. In Portuguese, Spanish, and English. |
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14 June 1999 |
New URLs: Grupo de Investigación en Arqueología del paisaje - Software - this Spanish working group offers two Windows NT packages: ADRA (Archivo Digital del Registro Arqueológico), an archiving utility, and ConvCoord (Conversor de Coordenadas geográficas y UTM), a co-ordinate conversion utility. The following links were kindly pointed out to me by Lafli Erguen: Updated URLs: |
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7 June 1999 |
New URLs: Association pour les fouilles archéologiques nationales (AFAN) - this association, controlled by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, is responsible for nearly all rescue excavation in France. The site presents the association and its current excavations. Comarca del Nalón - Asturies, northern Spain, stood at the cradle of the industrial revolution in 1792. The site now hosts a Mining Museum and historic archive, and other pages about the early Spanish industrial heritage. In Spanish. |
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1 June 1999 |
New URLs: NAVIS 1. A database on ancient ships - image database on ancient shipping in Europe, created jointly by eight European museums and institutes of ship archaeology. NAVIS currently contains some 50 ancient ships and is supported by EC-DG X. The central part of the database is queryable in 8 European languages on its historical, technical and regional aspects. May load somewhat slowly because it uses Java. Universiteit Utrecht, Laboratorium voor Palaeobotanie en Palynologie - Palaeobotany and Palynology Laboratory at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. In Dutch and English. LPP Foundation - applied research services in palynology and palaeobotany for Oil & Gas, Archeobotany and Environment. In English. Updated URLs: |
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25 May 1999 |
New URLs: TAG '99 - the 1999 conference of the Theoretical Archaeology Group, to be held at Cardiff University (UK). The deadline for papers is 30th June. Mugello Valley Archaeological Project (MVAP) - extensive and good-looking web pages of this American research project in Tuscany, excavating an Etruscan hilltop site in the Mugello valley, Italy. Updated URLs: |
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20 May 1999 |
New URLs: Prehistoria - Universidad de Cantabria - Prehistory section at the department of historical sciences, University of Cantabria (Spain). ProLeg.com - Spanish company that markets StratiGraf, software to manages stratigraphic information. Enter the stratigraphic relationships and StratiGraf will detect any inconsistency, calculate inmediate relationships and draw the excavation matrix. Documentation and interpretation errors of stratigraphic evidence can be detected and corrected in the early stages of the process. In Catalan, Spanish, and English. Third International Conference on Archaeological Prospection - 9 to 11 September 1999, Munich, Germany. Last Call For Papers. The focus is on recent work in all aspects of archaeological prospection including aerial archaeology and remote sensing. Topics presented should be of broad interest to archaeologists as well as to geophysicists and specialists working in technical fields. Contributions from practitioners in these fields are welcome. La grotte de Spy - one of the most important palaeolithic cave sites in Europe, research at the Spy cave (Belgium) led to the final acceptance of the existence of Neanderthals. In French. Jobs for the Academic Community - a recruitment website owned and created by the academic community. The service advertises job vacancies for academic institutions around the world but for the most part from Britain. It provides a free jobs-by-email alert service for thousands of people around the world. Over 260 academic insitutions now regularly advertise their academic and related vacancies on the site. Use the 'Advanced Search' option to find archaeology-related jobs. Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH - publishers inRahden/Westphalia since 1983, specialize in archaeological and historical publications and currently offer more than 200 titles covering subjects from pre- and protohistory, archaeology of the Roman provinces, medieval and modern archaeology, as well as topics from classical and Near Eastern archaeology. Indexed on author and subject. In English and German. |
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17 May 1999 |
New URLs: Ural State University Laboratory for Archaeological Research - at Ekaterinenburg. Details archaeology of the Ural region; description of projects and excavation reports. Announcement of conferences and an international Summer Field School. In English and Russian (both WIN and KOI systems). Irish Association of Professional Archaeologists Specialist List - searchable site for Irish archaeology listing specialist information and services available by subject. Private page by Conor McDermott. Updated URLs: |
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14 May 1999 |
New URLs: Archaeobotany - details of several projects that reconstruct the Palaeo-environment using archaeobotanical data and information from soil science in the Eastern Mediterranean/Near East (mainly Bronze Age) and Middle Europe (mainly Neolithic). From the paleo-environmental research laboratory at Tübingen University, in English. Plan Integral de Actuación en el Valle de Ambrona (Soria, Spain) - the Comprehensive Plan of Action in the Valley of Ambrona is about research into the first productive economy in the interior of the Iberian Peninsula, about cultural diffusion and rural employement. Fron the Universidad de Valladolid - Instituto Arqueológico Alemán de Madrid. In Spanish, English, and French. Le site archéologique de la Grande Rivoire (Isère, France) - the abri (rock shelter) of la Grande Rivoire, situated toward the north of the Vercors mountains near Grenoble (France), contains evidence for human occupation from the mesolithic to the middle ages in its sediments. Each period is treated with a well-illustrated page or two. From the University of Geneva; in French. Updated URLs: |
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6 May 1999 |
New URLs: Arch-Experiment - discussion list for experimental archaeology. You can join by sending the message "join arch-experiment Museumsdorf Düppel - im Stadtmuseum Berlin; ein Versuchsgelände der experimentellen Archäologie. Experimental Medieval village in Berlin. Pages include a listing of other experimental archaeology sites in Europe. In German, English, and Latin. AARAD - Agency for Automated Research on Archaeological Data - professional Dutch service provider, specialized in the processing of data for all kinds of archaeological projects, including database-management, GIS, statistics, and cartography. In Dutch, English, French and German. |
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3 May 1999 |
New URLs: Department of European Archaeology - University of Amsterdam. Leerstoelgroep Mediterrane Archeologie (UvA) - Department of Mediterranean Archaeology. Allard Pierson Museum - Archaeological museum of the University of Amsterdam. Information in Dutch, German, English, and French. Memento: oudheidkundige musea - Lists details of all archaeological museums in the Netherlands. In Dutch. Rubriek: 15.32 prehistorische archeologie, protohistorische archeologie - electronic archaeology according to the Dutchess service, Dutch Royal Library, The Hague. Provinciale VVV Zeeland - with details of the Aardenburg Municipal Museum, Zeeland province, the Netherlands. Letteren : Archeologie - Department at the Free University of Amsterdam. In Dutch. Archeologie in Den Haag - pages for the municipal archaeology of The Hague. In Dutch. Betuweroute - pages detailing archaeological research and rescue work along the path of a new railroad line to be built from the port of Rotterdam to the German Ruhr area. Provinciaal Gallo Romeins Museum Tongeren - Museum of the Gallo-Roman period at Tongeren, Belgium. IASE - Identification and Advisory Services in Entomology - professional entomological services at the University of Amsterdam. Ondernemers in de Archeologie - complete listing with details of units, consultants, etc.. Department of Archaeology and Ancient history, Uppsala university |
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26 April 1999 |
New URLs: Grands sites archéologiques - a selection of important French archaeological sites. la Vienne antique - Capital of the Allobrogi, Vienne can vie with its neighbour Lyon (capital of the Gauls) in posessing the most impressive gallo-roman monuments. These include a temple, forum, theatre, circus, warehouses, bath complex, and houses decorated with mosaics and wall paintings. Over 200 iconographic documents evoke the life of the ancient viennois. Site de Castel-Merle - one of the most important Upper Paleolithic camp sites in Europe, dating from Mousterian through Magdalenian. There is also a significant early Medieval record. In English. Institute for Ice Age Studies - the IIAS is a not for profit organization supporting European Paleolithic research and education. The site is password protected. Yesterday Today - calls itself "An archaeology community for the UK". Ad-infested page which could well harbour some interesting information, especially if you are looking for a chat or the latest news about UK archaeology. Tropfsteinhöhle Schulerloch - direction to this cave near present-day Regensburg (Germany), which was used by Neanderthals. Offers meditative and acoustic experiences to the visitors. Nea Paphos Hellenistic Theatre Excavation - presentation of the 1995-7 excavations of this theatre on Cypros, from Sydney University. The Material Culture of Pompeii Households - briefly presents the research at Pompeii and relevant publications by Penelope Allison from Sydney University. Updated URLs: Related URLs: |
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9 April 1999 |
Today, the old static Period Index was replaced with a new, table-based dynamic index. This is still under construction and will be refined over the next few months. (MvL) New URLs: Updated URLs: |
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6 April 1999 |
New URLs: Journal of Irish Archaeology - name says it all. Contents of back issues available, plus abstracts of current issue 8. Vereniging Archeologie en Publiek - society that aims to further public activities in the area of Dutch archaeology; also publishes a journal. In Dutch. Instytut Prahistorii UAM - Poznan - Institute of Prehistory of Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan. Complete set of pages including a guide to Polish archaeology on the web. In Polish and English; German version forthcoming. Talactor S.L. - Arqueología y Patrimonio - a commercial firm specialising in the urban archaeology of the city of León, the old Legio VII Gemina headquarters and sometime capital of the Spanish kingdom of that name. Under construction; in Spanish. The OTS Foundation - Education & Historic Preservation in Malta - non-profit organisation whose goal is "to facilitate a broader understanding of the importance of this Mediterranean island nation in world history, and to assist in the preservation and conservation of the incomparable prehistoric heritage of Malta and Gozo". Books, travel, T-shirts, and of course the famous Neolithic temples. In English. Updated URLs: |
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1 April 1999 |
New URLs: Svenska Arkeologiska Samfundet - Swedish Archaeological Society. Professional association, publishingf Current Swedish Archaeology, an annual journal for debate and new research in Swedish archaeology. Tables of contents available for back issues. ARGO - Gruppo Ricerche Subacquee - Venezia - courses and general information for technicians in underwater archaeology, leading to a national qualification. Also notes on the archaeology of the northern Adriatic. Archaeosurvey - Geophysics for Archaeology assessment - brief description of the more popular geophysical methods for archaeological assessment, and some case histories relating to ground penetrating radar, magnetometer and resistivity surveys carried out by the author, Sandro Veronese. In English and Italian. Archaeological Review from Cambridge (ARC) - semi-annual journal of archaeology managed and published by research students at the University of Cambridge; requests submissions for its upcoming issue. McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research - at the University of Cambridge. The institute contains laboratories for geoarchaeology, archaeozoology and bioarchaeology. The extensive faunal remains collection of the Department of Archaeology is now based within the McDonald Institute and a corresponding reference collection of plant remains is being assembled. Préhistoire Quercinoise - review of the Prehistory of South-Western France (Quercy region) from the Palaeolithic to the early Iron age. Under construction: no content available yet. In French. Hunnprosjektet - excavations at Hunn (eastern Norway) in 1996 to 1998 have provided invaluable material thatsheds light on early metallurgy, ritual, technology and culture around the beginning of the Late Bronze Age (1000-700 BC). Mainly in Norwegian, but English version is being added. Updated URLs: |
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23 March 1999 |
New URLs: Arqueojovem - 'ArchaeoYouth', n for the Preservation of the Cultural and Natural Heritage. In Portuguese. Centro Europeu de Investigação da Préhistória do Alto Ribajeto (CEIPHAR) - European Centre for Prehistoric Research in the North Ribatejo, northern Portugal. Courses in conservation and restauration, and in landscape archaeology. Departamento de Arte Arqueologia e Restauro - Instituto Politécnico de Tomar. Centro de Pré-História - Prehistory Centre of Tomar, including a database of several hundreds of sites. Updated URLs: |
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15 March 1999 |
New URLs: Museo Archeologico Virtuale - at Ivan Boni's Italian Archaeology site. To contain a choice of archaeological finds with images, descriptions and 3d reconstruction (and animation). A small section on glass is online already. Rather slow loading due to extensive use of (animated) graphics. In Italian; English version to be built. Leskernick - project exploring a multidisciplinary approach to landscape and the symbolism of place on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England. Directed by Barbara Bender, Sue Hamilton and Chris Tilley of the Institute of Archaeology and Department of Anthropology, University College London. The web site, edited by Paul Basu, includes articles, an image-text gallery, discussion list, project diaries, etc. and forms part of the multi-media publication of the project. Archéologie aérienne J. Dassie - Guide to aerial archaeology in the Poitou-Charentes department, France. Private site maintained by Jacques Dassié. In French, but links to another English language site. Aerial archaeology - in the Poitou-Charentes department, France. In English; links to French version. Caution: Geocities advertisements may cause your browser to give up! Post-graduate stuff - web site of the Postgraduates of the Department of Archaeology in the University of Edinburgh, including information on research topics, lectures, discussion topics and lots more. Henry's BIG Adventure - by the National Museum of Wales. A light hearted and interactive look at the serious business of keeping archaeological coins in mint condition. Great example of how to build an educational exhibit - your kids will love this! Archaeology - National Museums & Galleries of Wales - tells the story of Welsh archaeology within three of its museums, each one drawing on different evidence to tell a unique part of the tale: numismatics, and the roman legionary fortresses at Caerleon and Segontium. The Tregwynt coin hoard - interactive guide to the largest English Civil War hoard yet to be discovered in Wales. Part of the Archaeology & Numismatics section of the National Museum & Gallery Cardiff pages. Covers the discovery of the hoard; its academic value (includes full catalogue); and the chance to explore the hoard for yourself. Archaeological Museum of the Voronezh University - largest archaeological repository of south Central Russia presents its first exhibition - Bronze Age. In Russian. English version is under construction. Images of the artifacts, maps and artist's reconstructions are available. Updated URLs: | |
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1 March 1999 |
New URLs: Terra novA - commercial site, promoting the use of non-destructive methods for the detection and mapping of archeological sites (from neolithic to modern times). Several methods and examples are given, including the use of aerial photos, their rectification, the integration of these data in a GIS, the geophysical methods (electric, magnetic, electromagnetic, radar), and pedological studies. In French and English. Atapuerca Research Team - Research and educational activity of the Atapuerca Research Team from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Catalonia, Spain). Contains some of the recent research in Abric Romaní, featuring Homo Heidelbergensis. Very much under construction. In English, Spanish, and Catalan. St udi Ostiensi - a start-up archaeological magazine, accepting articles on Ostia and on archaeological methodology. Contact: lorenzatti@earthling.net. |
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24 February 1999 |
New URLs: Monumenti Antichi e Scavi Archeologici - Comune di Roma, monuments and excavations. The American Academy in Rome American School of Classical Studies at Athens The following links, providing access to catalogs of archaeological libraries, were lifted from HEMEA with kind permission from Stephan ten Hacken: Catalogo URBS - joint catalog of the Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche; login: "opaceng". Includes the foreign archaeological academies in Rome. In English. Grille d'interrogation de la base: Histoire Antique Strasbourg - joint catalog of the CNRS (French research institutes), including archaeology. In French. Grille d'interrogation de la base: Préhistoire - joint catalog of the CNRS (French research institutes), prehistory. In French. IRIS - Getty Research Institute - main catalog, including archaeology. Bibliothèque de la Maison de l'Orient Méditerranéen - catalog at the University of Lyon; 30,000 titles. In French. Museo de Prehistória - Valencia, biblioteca - catalog containing some 40,000 book titles and 1030 journals on prehistory and archaeology. The following links, providing access to maps of the classical world, were lifted from HEMEA with kind permission from Stephan ten Hacken: Interactive Ancient Mediterranean map index - terrain and/or place names, from the University of North Carolina. Uses PDF high resolution format, so you will need the Acrobat reader. LacusCurtius - Roman Atlas - from Kansas University. Includes maps of the provinces plus a database of Roman place name gazetteer and co-ordinates. Map s: Distribution of Greek Pottery - from the Beazley Archive in Oxford; under construction. Maps: Greece / Rome - from Acadia University (Canada); look in the directories "GREECE" and "ROME" for html files covering pre-classical and classical Greece, republican and imperial Rome. Perseus Atlas - the Perseus Project atlas covers the ancient Greek world, is interactive and searchable by place name. from Tufts University. |
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22 February 1999 |
New URLs: Departamento de Prehistoria, Historia Antigua y Arqueología - Universidad de Salamanca (Spain). In Spanish. HEMEA heuristiek mediterrane archeologie - very complete bibliographic and iconographic guide to the study of mediterranean and classical archaeology. By Stephan ten Hacken. In Dutch. The following links, providing access to English and German-language dissertations, were lifted from HEMEA with kind permission from Stephan ten Hacken: Ind ex to Classical Dissertations and Theses in Progress - Classics and Archaeology from north America and Great Britain, from UCLA. DArV: Magister- und Dissertationsthemen - searchable bibliographic database of German archaeological PhD theses, from the Deutscher Archäologen-Verband at the University of Berlin. In German. Abfrageformular Österreichische Dissertationsdatenbank - searchable database of Austrian theses on classical archaeology, at Innsbrück University. When asked for BI, type G0510. In German. The following links, providing access to e-mail and address lists, were lifted from HEMEA with kind permission from Stephan ten Hacken: International Directory of Aegean Prehistorians - searchable index from NESTOR, includes e-mail address and areas of interest. In English. Worldwide E-mail Directory of Anthropologists (WEDA) - worldwide searchable index of anthropologists and archaeologists. Also in French and Spanish. Adressen der archÌologischen Hochschulinstitute in Deutschland, in Ústerreich und in der Schweiz - by the Deutscher Archäologen Verband. Also gives e-mail and web page addresses if available. In German. Ancient and Byzantine Cultural Heritage - address list of departments, faculties, schools and government services, from the Greek Ministry of Culture. In English. Accademie straniere - address details of the foreign academies in Rome. The following links, providing access to glossaries, were lifted from HEMEA with kind permission from Stephan ten Hacken: Ceramic Attribute Glossary - in English, from ArchNet; very handy because it is illustrated. Classical Archaeology Glossary - a simple and brief glossary with some illustrations from the Cambridge University Museum. In English. Shapes of Greek Vases - glossary of Greek vessel names, linking to further discussion and images, from the University of Kentucky. In English. |
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16 February 1999 |
New URLs: Kent Archaeological Society - the county archaeological society for Kent, England, founded in 1857. Members are mostly amateurs. A registered charity, its objects are to promote the study and publication of archaeology and history in all their branches, particularly in the ancient county of Kent which includes parts of south east London. |
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11 February 1999 |
New URLs: Icelandic archaeology: excavations and research - presentations of various excavations of mainly Viking Age and Early Medieval settlements in Iceland, by a commercial unit. Mostly in Icelandic. 3rd Symposium of the Greek Society for Archaeometry (GSA): Abstracts - Athens, November 1996, under the aegis of the Greek Ministry of Culture. Main topics: Dating of organic and inorganic materials, Artifact provenance studies, Ancient technology, Organic residues studies, Mathematical and statistical methods, Prospection and Geoarchaeology. The Symposium included a session on "Technology and Trade of Lithic Material and Metals in the Eastern Mediterranean during Prehistory". The abstracts are available in Greek and English. Fröjel Discovery Programme - copious project notes on the excavation of this Viking Age harbour. In Swedish and English. The Greek Society for Archaeometry - a non profit association formed in 1982, its purpose is to promote the application of Science and Technology to the fields of Archaeology, History of Art and generally the cultural heritage. GSA members form the overwhelming majority of scholars engaged in such activities, in Universities, Archaeological Service and Research Centres as well as in the private sector. Activities include the organisation of conferences and seminars, public lectures, and a detailed survey of Greek Archaeometry activities. Ancient Ceramic Technology & Production in Cyprus - part of a large scale multidisciplinary study of ancient ceramic technology in Cyprus from Late Neolithic to the Hellenistic period. The artefacts presented in the database demo are part of the Nicosia Museum Collection. Excellent demonstration of what can be done with Java. Science and technologies applied to archaeological issues of the Hellenic World - title says it all, really. Also hosts the web site of the Greek Society for Archaeometry. Santuário de Panóias - "Panóias é um sítio ermo e bravio que jaz na freguesia de Valnogueiras, concelho de Vila Real, onde a religião dos nossos maiores, deixou vestígios valiosíssimos, porque todo o terreno abunda de rochedos de granito que a piedade antiga aproveitou para em alguns, gravar inscrições, ou com intuito cultural de abrir certas cavidades. Foi pois aí um antuário, isto é, um templo, como em uma dessas inscrições o diz. Nesse templo recebia especialmente culto Serápis." Château Gaillard - Actes des colloques Château Gaillard - Articles de fond et résumés en trois langues (Français, Anglais, Allemand) Archéologie Médiévale - Revue propre du CNRS - Articles de fond sur l'Archéologie - Chronique des fouilles archéologiques réalisées dans l'année en France Updated URLs: |
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9 February 1999 |
New URLs: Institutt for arkeologi - at the University of Tromsø. The usual presentation of research projects, indexed both chronologically and by subject. More detailed stuff is available in the Arctic Archaeology and Medieval Archaeology sections. In Norwegian and English. Deutsches Archäologisches Institut - the German Archaeological Institute in Berlin is one of the major nationally and, through its foreign departments internationally active organisations in Germany and provides many research services. Details of projects, field work and publications. In German. Grodzisko w Grzybowie - results of excavations at a 10th century fortified settlement in Grzybowo near Wrzesnia (Poland). Also in German and English; slow loading. |
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4 February 1999 |
New URLs: A bibliographical corpus of the Hellenistic and Roman Terracotta Figurines from Asia Minor - by Ergün Lafli. Bibliography of the Sagalassos Red Slip Ware - by Ergün Lafli. The Viking Bronze Casting Site - guide to resources on Scandinavian bronze-casting in the Viking Age and Early Middle Ages, by Anders Söderberg, in Swedish and English Sussex Archaeological Society - southern England. Contains reports from current excavations at Fishbourne Roman Palace and the discovery and display of the Patching Hoard, the latest hoard of Roman and pseudo-Roman coins from the British Isles. Also news, fun, etc. Queens University archaeology society - provides details on what it is like to study archaeology at Queens, and a tourist guide to archaeological sites in and around Belfast. Part of the Paleo and Archaeology web rings. Updated URLs: |
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26 January 1999 |
New URLs: Dr. J's Illustrated Greek Sites and Lectures - private page from Temple University (USA) features very high quality photos of Greece and many archaeological sites with accompanying lectures including coverage of the Athenian Acropolis, Mycenae, Delphi, Santorini, Delos, Mt. Olympos and many more. La Grotte de Lascaux - the Official Lascaux Cave site by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication. A specialist of the Centre national de préhistoire has selected over one hundred documents showing the major features of the cave: figurative pictures (animals or man) and geometrical signs. Also covers the history of the cave from its discovery in 1940 and the recent physical and chemical analyses. English, German, and Spanish versions planned. And there's a nice interactive feature on the home page, too! Computer Applications in Archaeology International Conference 1999, Dublin - a.o. procedures for booking your place at the conference and accommodation in Dublin City. Timetables and general information relating to the conference organisation and activities will be updated as we get closer to April, so keep checking back. Anglo-American Project in Pompeii - updated with new research and information on the 1999 Field School ArchaeoSpace, guide to the archaeology of the European Northeast, has changed address. Currently available in Russian only, this site employs the Windows-1251 Cyrillic encoding. ARCHAEOLOGIA BULGARICA 5th issue (1998/2) - out now; contents pages are available here. Languages: English, German and French. |
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19 January 1999 |
New URLs: Arqueologia i Ensenyament - Archaeology and Teaching Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. In Spanish. Artesans Armas Don Diego - online store selling products for medieval and historical swords, daggers, full size armours, shields, Masonic court swords, and more recent/modern arms. In English. Archaeology of Novgorod - research centre of Novgorod State Museum, deals with recent archaeological research in Novgorod, Russia. Situated at a crossroads of medieval trade routes ("from Varangians to Greek") the town became a gateway to the West. Strong trade links with the Hansa made it an extremely wealthy mediaeval city. Perfect preservation of organic remains in its cultural layers make it a place of permanent archaeological interest. In Russian and English. Libro Carteia - electronic version of the book "Carteia" which presents past, present, and future of this Roman town, situated at San Roque (Cádiz, Spain). In Spanish. Archaeological Review from Cambridge (ARC) - home page of this semi-annual journal of archaeology managed and published by research students at the University of Cambridge since 1981. Information about subscription, sales, and submission. Artefacts - a UK company that specializes in the research and reconstruction of items related to archaeology and social history from the European neolithic to c. AD 1600. Their clients are mainly museums, schools and historical documentary work for television. |
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12 January 1999 |
Since just before Christmas, the 'Countries' button in ARGE's homepage erroneously pointed to an experimental page which loaded very slowly and did not give correct results. This has now been fixed - our apologies! New URLs: Updated URLs: |
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11 January 1999 |
New URLs: Slavia Foundation for Polish History and Culture - a non-profit organization which encourages and supports archaeological research in Poland and offers opportunities for volunteers and students to participate in Early Medieval excavations at the sites of Ostrow Lednicki and Giecz (fortified royal seats from the 10th and 11th centuries which served as the base for the formation of the first Polish state). The foundation offers a series of 2-week programs of field excavation, paleoenvironmental labwork and lectures, and educational tours. Updated URLs: |
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22 December 1998 |
New URLs: Museums nett Norge: Museene - lists links to Archaeological museums in Norway. Part of very good seachable museums index for Norway. In English and Norwegian. Heritage Lincolnshire - home of the Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire. Describes the activities of the trust which include archaeological excavation, interpretation, education and planning. The trust also operates a buildings preservation trust and owns several ancient monuments in Lincolnshire. Fine set of pages. |
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16 December 1998 |
Today, the subject and country index pages were revamped. There are now many more subjects to choose from - some 130 - and the resulting pages are generated by a database query rather than being maintained by hand. The country pages are now also generated by query and options for selecting specific data sources within each country will be added this week. The result should be more up-to-date than it was. It is possible that small coding errors have occurred. If you spot one, please alert arge@let.rug.nl. |
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14 December 1998 |
New URLs: Scotlands Past - deals with all periods of Scottish history with an extensive timeline. Includes news, books, environmental news sections, and much more. Site associated with a commercial bookseller. Rotstekeningen in Bohuslän (S) - rock art of the Swedish west coast, including the famous Tanum site. The area is now on the UNESCO heritage list and under threat from air pollution. In Dutch, with links to further web sites. Tanums Häristningsmuseum - Museum rock art research centre, including Scandinavian Society for Prehistoric Art, documents rock art in the Tanum area. In Swedish and English. Gabinete de Arqueologia de Fornos de Algodres (GAFAL) - documents research on the recent prehistory and sites to visit in the Fornos de Algodres area (Central Portugal). Also links to other portuguese archaeological web sites. Part of the 'Archaeology on the Net' web ring. In Portugese. Kompjuteri v Archeologii - 'Computers in Archaeology', site under construction. Currently contains information about designing a database to contain an image catalogue and some GIS software descriptions. Correctly reading the Russian encoding is problematic. Oxford Archaeotechnics - a UK based company specializing in archaeological prospection and non-destructive archaeological investigation. Includes examples of magnetic and topographic survey. Mark Beech's home page - follow the 'EAL' link for a list of environmental archaeology links. Mark's own Phd research on bones from the United Arab Emirates is also there. Updated URLs: |
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8 December 1998 |
New URLs: Les Chevaliers-Paysans de l'An Mil, fouilles du site de Colletière, Isère, France - discover the daily life of the farmer-knights who settled on the shores of Lake Paladru in the Middle Ages, uncovered through off-shore archaeological excavations and other studies in the past 20 years. Also in English. Susiluolan tutkimukset - meaning 'Wolf cave', this paleolithic site was exceptionally preserved under the ice during the last Ice Age. Archaeological and geological excavations are now in full swing and the first preliminary report of the research has been published on the web site. Also in English and Swedish. Arkeologinen kultuuriperintö, Museovirasto - National Board of Antiquities of Finland. Also in Swedish and English. Muinaisjä ;ännösten hoitoyksikkö - searchable index with descriptions of over 250 Finnish archaeological sites. Swedish and English versions forthcoming. Ename 974 - this important early medieval pre-urban settlement (dd 974) was deserted in the mid-11th Century, and an abbey was built on top, preserving the earlier site. It is now an award-winning archaeological parc where techniques such as VR, 3D reconstructions and video are being used to inform and entertain the public. Also in English. Lough Swilly Archaeological Survey Portfolio - full set of pages detailing this survey to investigate the transition from Ireland's Later Mesolithic to the Neolithic from a regional-scale perspective in a part of Ireland with no history of systematic field collection, in County Donegal, Ireland. IATH Research Reports - Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, University of Virginia, research report pages include recent reports on the Forum at the civic center of Pompeii, using digital photogrammetry to document the geometry and construction of key areas of the building, and on the hydrological history and urban development of the city of Rome from 753 BC to the present day. Don't forget to look at earlier reports, going back to 1993! METIS: A QTVR INTERFACE FOR ANCIENT GREEK ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES - site under construction, from the University of Texas at Austin. Uses QuickTime 3.0 plugin. |
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1 December 1998 |
New URLs: ArqueoHispania - guide to the archaeology of ancient Hispania from the coming of the Romans to the end of the Visigoths, maintained by Juan Tovar at the University of Segovia. This is a great new resource providing access to a large number of sites, projects and organisations previously largely unknown outside Spain. French and English translations are planned. International Cultural Property Protection - from the United States Information Agency (USIA), this page "provides background on the problem of international pillage of artifacts and the U.S. response; information about relevant laws, bilateral agreements and U.S. import restrictions; recent news stories and magazine articles, and much more". Updated URLs: |
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27 November 1998 |
Geographic and Thematic indexes are now served directly from the ARGE URN database, making the most up-to-date information available to you (on an experimental basis). For links pertaining to a particular country, try the query-based country page; for links to a particular subject, try the query-based subject page. New URLs: Kultûros paveldo centras - Ministry of Culture of Lithuania, Department of Cultural Heritage Protection. Includes register of some 1300 archaeological monuments, legal documents, a searchable index, etc. Mostly Lithuanian, but some English and French pages. Sourcing Scottish East Coast White Gritty Ware - brief statement on a ceramic research project funded by Historic Scotland. Northern English Medieval Whitewares: Project design for pilot study - description of ceramic research project funded by English Heritage; primary aim is to characterize medieval pottery produced in northern England from white-firing clays from the 12th to the 15th centuries. ARCHPUB - Archaeological Publications Announcement List - moderated announcement list / discussion group aiming to provide a platform for the announcement and review of archaeological publications (ie recently published or forthcoming books, journals, etc). The list is open to professionals, students, and others with an interest in archaeology. To subscribe send the message: subscribe ARCHPUB to majordomo@mail.serve.com. Tiermes: celtiberic oppidum and roman municipium in Hispania - Tiermes (Montejo de Tiermes, Soria) is one of the most important archeological sites in Spain: neolithic habitat, iron age necropolis (Carratiermes), celtiberic oppidum (Termes), roman municipium (Termes, Termesos, Termantia,...), medieval sanctuary (Sta. María de Tiermes). Since 1975 archaeologists are uncovering the ancient city (3500 BC to AD 1500). Summaries in French and English. DIVISION DU PATRIMOINE CULTUREL DU CONSEIL DE L'EUROPE - has a lot of information on managing historic cities. In French, English, and Spanish. |
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23 November 1998 |
New URLs: Norfolk and Norwich Millenium Project - currently empty, this site is to publish a major excavation by the Norfolk Archaeological Unit in the centre of Norwich, to last until late April 1999. The site covers just under a hectare and is adjacent to the Market Place in St Peter Mancroft parish, the richest medieval parish of the city. The site will be updated during the course of the excavation (with the assistance of a digital camera). On the Rock Art Paths - an educational experience with Valcamonica Rock Art. An entire web site created by secondary school children: texts, poems, tales about prehistoric engraved figures. MegArt - Megalithic Art - Brittany Megalithic Art Photo Gallery: Gavrinis and Locmariaquer. Archaeospace - due to Russian encoding I can't read this site; an English version is under construction. Its author, Alexander Murygin, writes "167 000 Syktyvkar Russia Komi. Komi scientific centre Ural Division RAS. Archaeological infospace of the European northeast, Medieval archaeology of the European northeast, Database on medieval archaeology of drainage-basin Mezen and of the Pechora Pre-Ural Area." Römis che Inschriften in Germanien - Roman Inscriptions in Ancient Germania, presentation of a research project at the University of Osnabrück. KALKRIESE - Die Örtlichkeit der Varusschlacht - presentation of undergraduate research into the locality of the defeat of P. Quinctilius Varus in the Battle of Teutoburg Forest in 9 A.D. Preliminary explorations and excavations in the district of Osnabrück, Lower Saxony (Germany), from 1987 until today. Updated URLs: |
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17 November 1998 |
New URLs: Otterböte in Kökar - brief description of the remains of a seal-hunters' settlement about 2800 years old, from the late Bronze Age. In Swedish and English. Rock paintings in Finland - this site catalogs the more than sixty rock painting sites that have been found in Finland. Together they comprise about 450 pictures of different kinds, usually painted on vertical smooth cliffs along ancient water routes. ArchEd 1.0(beta) - Harris-Matrix software for Windows, from MPI Informatik, Germany. Includes an introduction to the use of Harris Matrixes. Fulachta Fiadh / Burnt Mounds - details of an experimental archaeology project, the reconstruction of a fulachta fiadh, to see if it could have been used for textile production. Part of the Archaeology Web Ring. Munich Archaeometry Group - at the Physics department of the Technical University, Munich. Includes article on Mössbauer Spectroscopy applied on Celtic metalwork. Updated URLs: |
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10 November 1998 |
New URLs: Abteilung für Ältere Urgeschichte und Quartärökologie - Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte und Archäologie des Mittelalters, University of Tübingen. Secrets of the Seas - Society for Underwater Exploration chronicles recent discoveries in the ancient Lost City of Alexandria, and uses RealVideo to display some of the techniques used in recovering artifacts. The goal of the Society is to inform and involve the public in the field of marine archaeology. Special focus on latest discoveries involving Cleopatra's Palace in the ancient Royal City of Alexandria and the excavations of ships from Napoleon Bonaparte's fleet in nearby Aboukir. Exhibition "Art and Magic in Prehistory" - Calarasi, Romania, 1997. In Romanian; English version in preparation. Exhibition "Cucuteni - the Last Great Chalcolitic Civilisation of Europe" - Thessaloniki, Greece, 1997. Cetati Dacice din Regiunea Sarmizegetusa - The Dacian Fortresses: Sarmizegetusa. In Romanian and French. Museum of History and Archaeology in Roman - Romania. Ind-Arch: resources for industrial archaeology - resource list from the University of York Dept of Archaeology. Updated URLs: |
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2 November 1998 |
New URLs: The 4th International Archaeological Camp Luxembourg 1999 - Field work opportunity: the Archaeological Society "D'Georges Kayser Altertumsfuerscher" will organize this at Goeblange in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, from 2 to 14 August 1999. Paying volunteers are welcome at this excavation of a Gallo-Roman farmstead. Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (UK) 1999 - call for papers from the organisers at Cardiff University. They are particularly hoping to receive contributions from postgraduate students, staff in field units and those who have not participated in a CAA before. Viaggi virtuali: Cerveteri - short description of the etruscan site of Caere (Necropoli della Banditaccia), with 15 photos. Slow loading and slightly confusing site. Airphoto - WinNT/Win95 software for the geometric processing of archaeological airphotos. Another great software module from Scollar's BASP set, AirPhoto makes orthophotos from scanned extreme obliques or verticals and superimposes them on scanned maps in various ways. Also available from various mirror sites and via FTP. Costs $250 but there's a 30 day free trial available. Das Gebäude extra muros in Oescus (Gigen, Bulgaria) - web version of a 1996 M.A. thesis on what is probably a Roman bath, by Andreas Günther. In German. Arheoloski Muzej u Zagrebu - the Archaeological museum Zagreb (Croatia) holds collections from prehistoric to medieval and numismatic. Also in English. Furtivo - if you're looking for a good collection of images of paleolithic and chalcolithic artifacts, with a brief description of the periods and characteristics, this private collection by Julian Romero is as fine a place as any. Also in English. Irritating 'Geocities' adverts window included. |
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26 October 1998 |
New URLs: Direcçao Geral dos Edifícios e Monumentos Nacionais (DGEMN) - State service in charge of Portugese standing monuments and related archives. Also in English. Institutionen för humaniora: Arkeologi - Archaeology section of the department of Humanities at Mid Sweden University, Östersund. Includes a database of pecked axes in North Europe and references on early farming in Sweden. Partly in English. Institutet för Forntida Teknik - studies, documents, and publishes about ancient technology. Both experimental and ethnographic research. Also in English. Full contents of back issues of the journal Forntida Teknik available in Swedish. Andromeda s.a.s. archaeology and communication - the ANDROMEDA company combines archaeological, architectural and IT specialists to produce educational, hypertext and multimedia publications of various types. In Italian and German. Archiving Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing Data: a Guide to Good Practice - second volume in the series published by the Archaeology Data Service. The guide provides guidance for individuals and organisations involved in the creation, maintenance, use and long-term preservation of digital resources derived from aerial photography or satellite imagery. It is written for specialists, students, and those in between and is endorsed by the Council for British Archaeology. Assemblage 4 - the electronic journal of archaeology of the postgraduate (graduate) students of the University of Sheffield, initiated in 1996, has published its October 1998 issue, with papers on Chert Use in the Mesolithic of Northern England, Which Way is Up? Context Formation and Transformation: The Life and Deaths of a Hot Bath in Beirut, Archaic Settlement and Early Roman Colonisation of the Lepine Foothills, and much, much more. Updated URLs: |
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16 October 1998 |
New URLs: Istituto per l'Archeologia etrusco-italica del CNR - home of the national research institute for Etruscan archaeology. Includes issues of Etruscan News and various other useful leads. English version to follow. Archeologia e Calcolatori - home page of this journal contains guidelines for authors, indices, and news. |
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13 October 1998 |
New URLs: Museo Civico di Velletri - Also in English, German and French. EARTHWORKS - on-line world database of career opportunities for archaeologists, geoscientists, soil scientists, etc. The service is entirely free to visitors. Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology - Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow Branch. In English and Polish. CNRS Editions: Liste des ouvrages trouvées - specialized online bookseller. The link leads directly to the section dealing with Archaeology (currently some 500 books). Notes from the Field: the Bova Marina Project - located in the Calabria (toe) region of Italy and run by the University of Southampton, these pages accompany the project and include a journal and a question and answer section. Kamianets-Podilsky Foundation - the foundation aims to preserve this Ukrainian medieval and subrecent city and, ao, conducts excavations there. Maecenas. Images of Ancient Greece and Rome - a collection of photographs of architecture, cities, and archeological sites. Later on it will also include ancient sculpture and images from other periods. Visitors may download and use images for any non- commercial purpose. The site currently has several hundred images. By Leo C. Curran. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - if you have trouble remembering them all, or would simply like to know more about them, this is the place to go. AWN afd.16: Nijmegen - regional section of Dutch amateur archaeological society. In Dutch. Archeologia Polska - (incomplete) overview of archeological cultures in Poland; currently only neolithic and bronze age are covered. In Polish. The Monumental Barrows of the Period 700-1100 AD at the Russian North-West - abstract of a book by Nicholas Petrov, Saint-Petersburg, 1998. Türkiye Arkeolojik Yerleçmeleri (TAY) - online database; aims to create, maintain and make available to the international community a complete inventory of all archeological sites within Turkey. In Turkish and English. 3rd Stone: the Magazine for the New Antiquarian - details and sample articles of this quarterly magazine of archaeology and folklore. Paleo Mediterrani - detailed report on paleolithic research conducted in the 80s; private pages by Antoni Freixes Massana. In Spanish. Geophysics and Marine Archaeology - expose of recent marine geophysical investigations of the Inshore coastal waters (Northern Ireland). Time Echoes - Simulated Archaeology for Dynamic Learning - details a highly successful week-long course aimed at children. Bernard Barnes, Synaptic Connections. Updated URLs: Related URLs: |
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30 September 1998 |
A cleanup of the Dutch pages has resulted in the following changes:
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29 September 1998 |
New URLs: EAA Code of Practice - text approved by the members of the European Association of Archaeologists on 27 September 1997. In English. Training and Mobility of Researchers - Migration and diffusion of hominids and anatomically modern humans in the Mediterranean basin in early prehistory: palaeoenvironments, routes, subsistence. A European Commission SRD Program. In Italian and English. Mediterranean Prehistory Online - publishes high quality archaeology papers, focusing on theoretical, empirical and methodological discussions concerning the prehistory and protohistory of the Mediterranean Basin. In Italian and English. Aerial Archaeology Research Group - VL site for aerial archaeology. Fortidsminder - archaeology branch of the Danish National Forest and Nature Agency works to promote a balance between use and protection. In Danish. The Institute of Field Archaeologists (IFA) - professional organisation of British (and many continental) archaeologists. Provides standards, courses, conferences, etc. Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies - from University College London, this e-journal is published bi-annually and contains student papers on a wide range of topics within the field of conservation and museum studies. |
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21 September 1998 |
New URLs: L'Isola Virtuale - 3D and VR reconstructions of ancient monuments (nuraghe) in Sardinia, accompanied by short texts. Needs plug-ins for the VR. ArchSearch Catalogue - developed by the UK Archaeology Data Service, it allows fast searching of 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. Drevnosty - "Antiquities", regional collection of links pointing to resources related to the archaeology of South-Eastern Europe - the steppe and forest-steppe zones of the European part of Russia and Ukraine. From Voronezh State University (Russia). In English and Russian (Cyrillic). Bronze Age of the Don-Donets area - Ukrainian-Russian excavations in the Eastern Ukraine. Russian only; a good site to test your browsers international script encoding options on. Very slow to load. Fachschaft Vor- und Frühgeschichte - Institute for Pre- and Early History (incl. Roman Archaeology and Medieval Archaeology) at the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz; includes links to archaeological bibliographies. In German and English. Updated URLs: |
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18 September 1998 |
Some 250 URLS were added to the ARGE database today, and are accessible through the Query page. You may find there are still some HTML formatting problems in the output generated by the Query form, but these will hopefully be ironed out shortly... |
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15 September 1998 |
New URLs: University College, Galway. Archaeogeophysical Imaging Project - at Galway U., which has been producing valuable information on the interior of mounds at Rathcroghan and Carnfree, Co. Roscommon. Mvnicipivm Tvriaso - excavations in this Roman municipium near Tarazona, Aragón. From the Museum of Zaragoza. In Spanish. Archeologia Italiana - closed (and private?) mailing list on Italian archaeology. Warning: carries advertisements. In Italian. You can subscribe using this form. Scientific American: The Viking Longship - 1998 feature article. Scientific American: Reading The Minds Of Fossils - 1998 review of Ian Tattersall's book Becoming Human: Evolution and Human Uniqueness. Scientific American: An Anthropologist's Attic - 1996 review of the Pitt-Rivers Museum in Oxford. Scientific American: The Scientific American Young Readers Book Awards - 1996 review of Dawn of Art: The Chauvet Cave, by Jean-Marie Chauvet, Éliette Brunel Deschamps and Christian Hillaire. Updated URLs: Deleted URLs: |
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31 August 1998 |
New URLs: The Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean - extensive 29 lesson course, with some 500 scanned images (mostly color views of sites, but also some color object photographs and a few line drawings) and independently indexed text, bibliography, and image caption files. The project has been developed by Dartmouth's CS development lab. HADDON - Online Catalogue of Archival Ethnographic Film Footage, 1895-1945, at Oxford University. Includes links to further sites. The Aegean Dendrochronology Project - a team at the Laboratory for Aegean and Near Eastern Dendrochronology at Cornell Universityare have for the past eight years been trying to build a single master tree-ring chronology for the Aegean and Near East that will extend from the present to the seventh millennium B.C. The Classical Atlas Project - details and samples of a new atlas of the Greco-Roman world, to be published in 1999. Childr en's books on Archaeology - list of book details maintained by Diane Arnson Svarlien, University of Kentucky. AnthroNet: Archaeology lists and Archaeology Discussion Lists - guides to worldwide archaeological lists. AegeaNet: AnthroNet Scientific American: Reviews and Commentaries: THE FUTURE OF THE PAST: 8/97 - review of Rome Reborn, a long-term project to build VR reconstructions of Rome, by Ben Davis. Scientific American: Exhibit: The Digital Museum: June 1, 1998 - VR reconstruction of the Propylaia ruins, Athens. Scientific American: Analysis: Pot Luck: July 1996 - news item discussion the 1994 find of Linear A script at Miletus in Turkey. Scientific American: Analysis: Artful Dating: June 1996 - news item discussing developments in radiocarbon dating that may allow rock carvings to be dated. Inter-Congress Meeting of UISPP Commission 4 - still accepting papers on Data Management & Mathematical Methods in Archaeology. 19-22 November 1998, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. Internet Archaeology 5 - opening with 'A small mesolithic site at Fife Ness, Fife, Scotland' by Caroline Wickham-Jones and Magnar Dalland. Archeologia Bulgarica 1998/1 - Table of Contents only. Ústav Archeologie a Muzeologie - Institute of Archaeology and Museology of the Faculty of Arts at Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. In addition to the usual stuff this contains pages on two excavations and on-line issues of its faculty bulletin. Also in English. Computing in Archaeology - a new guide to computing resources, including software, projects, GIS, CAD, visualisation, etc, by Jeremy Huggett at Glasgow University. Dictionary of Prehistoric Archaeology - by Dr. Linda R. Owen. Samples and ordering details of new English - German and German - French dictionaries. Creating a Viable Scholarly Data Resource - AHDS leaflet intended to inform humanities researchers and teachers about steps they can take to ensure that data resources they create today are accessible to them, and possibly to others in future despite numerous and unpredictable changes in computer technologies. GIS in Archaeology Survey - results of a user survey by Khalid Gourad, Hunter College, New York.
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7 August 1998 |
New URLs: Maknet:Museums - includes the Museum of Macedonia. Makedonika:History - rather politicised site dedicated to Macedonian history and culture, but includes some archaeology. Finno-Ugrian Petroglyph Museum from Stoneage - a good starting point for northern European petroglyph sites. Includes news of workshops. |
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31 July 1998 |
New URLs: The Ancient Macedonians - this private site by Vasil Ilyov gives some general information on ancient Macedonia and has pages on its script, communication routes, the neolithic revolution, and three sites (Osinchani, Tserye, and Sitovo). In English. |
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27 July 1998 |
New URLs: Associazione Internazionale di Archeologia Classica, AIAC - including news, links, and an agenda for archaeological events in Rome. Some English text. Archeologia Italiana - news, bibliography, travel info and an 'exhibit' of Italian archaeology. This private site is maintained in Italian and English by Ivan Boni. Warning - site appears to use a lot of processor power. Updated URLs: |
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13 July 1998 |
New URLs: The palace of Nestor - at Pylos. Consists mainly of a series of images (views and reconstructions). Program in Bronze Age Archaeology - from the University of Manitoba, by Michael Cosmopoulos. Includes the Eleusis archaeological project and the Early Bronze 2 Artifact databases (metal, stone, clay, bone, ivory, seals, figurines). Archetype Publications - publishers and booksellers in conservation, archaeology & museum studies, Archetype Publications is based at the Institute of Archaeology, UCL, London. Includes new, current and forthcoming publications. University of Exeter Press Archaeology Publications - details of publications currently available. Includes an index of authors/editors and titles. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Publications - arranged largely by geographic area but with a couple of sections on general subjects, this site provides access to a large number of both recent and forthcoming archaeology publications. A non-frames version is also available. BUBL 930: History of ancient world - centrally funded British guide, uses Dewey classification. Direc ciones de Interes en Arqueología - Ciberjob guide to (mainly Spanish-language) web resources. In Spanish. Das Heuneburgmuseum. Frühe Kelten an der oberen Donau - the archaeology of a Celtic town in upper Swabia - excavation finds in the museum and the hiking trail to the burial mounds and other monuments in the landscape. In English and German. Archéologie et gobelets - academic group studying the Bell Beaker phenomenon throughout europe. Publications, conferences, background. In French and English. BAnque NAtionale de DOnnées RAdioCarbone (BANADORA) - searchable database of radiocarbon data from the University of Lyons 1, now extended to cover Europe. In French. |
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10 July 1998 |
New URLs: PREROMAN ITALY - discussion list from the School of Classical Archaeology, University of Copenhagen. Forum for scholarly discussion on all aspects of the cultures of Preroman Italy (including Sardinia and Sicily) from the Late Bronze Age to the 3rd century BC. To subscribe send the message: subscribe preroman-italy |
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7 July 1998 |
New URLs: Archaeologia Bulgarica - details of new Bulgarian archaeological review, from the Institute of Archaeology, Sofia. In English, German, and French. Now in issue 4. Shef field University Archaeology Society Arcus Consultancy - based at Sheffield University. Archaeological Fieldwork Opportunities - including a European section. Does exactly what it says. TOCS-IN - gopher menu accessing tables of contents of 127 journals of interest to classicists, including archaeology and Anatolian studies. Association of American University Presses Online Catalog - search this combined catalog for books and journals by subject, title, press, or catalog entry. Then load up your shopping cart and pay at the exit! Commercial. Old World Archaeology Newsletter - from Wesleyan University. Mainly subscription info, but the most recent issue is available too. Labyrinth: Medieval Studies Infoserver - impressive resource guide for medieval studies, including archaeology. Includes educational pages for kids. Updated URLs: |
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6 July 1998 |
New URLs: Grupo UCM de Paleontología Humana - Universidad Complutense, Madrid. One of the few well-rounded project pages, currently with details of the human paleontology of Atapuerca. Also in English. Institut für Altertumskunde - Ur- und Frühgeschichte - somewhat misleading title for what appears to be a paper on the Zone nordwärts der Alpen and the technocomplexes found there. In English. Archaeology - yet another valuable worldwide guide to archaeology on the web, by Phil Burns; organised alphabetically by subject. Acta Tempestiva - collection of news items and recent discoveries in Roman art and archaeology, allied to the ROMARCH guide to Roman archaeology. Aplicaciones de la Infografía a la Arqueología - computer-enhanced archaeological constructions of the throne room of the 10th century palace city of Madinat al-Zahra (modern Córdoba). Mostly in Spanish with some English. Risorse Archeologiche in Sardegna - provides access to most archaeological museum and monument resources in Sardinia. Also in English. Archaeology - private pages by Gillian Thornhill; discusses the effects of the second millenium BC explosion of Thera on the bronze age civilization of Crete. Links into further Minoian sites. Brescia e la sua provincia - includes considerable amount of information on the history and monuments of this north Italian town and province. Also in English. Crete - brief introduction to the Minoan and 2nd Byzantine periods, and equally brief introduction to the most important (tourist) sites. In English. Da Engliscan Gesithas Home Page - offers information on all aspects of Anglo-Saxon language and culture. Includes information on the ornithology of Dark Age England, the Saxby Anglo-Saxon Village Project (to reconstruct an Anglo-Saxon settlement using authentic techniques and tools), and a select bibliography for Anglo-Saxon studies. Die Alamannen im Oberen Gau - pages running parallel to a 1996 exhibit on the Alamannen provide a brief illustrated introduction to the archaeology of this early medieval tribe. Hypogeum - well-presented pages describing the neolithic burial chambers of the Hal-Saflieni Hypogeum on Malta (a World Heritage site). Unfortunately the Maltese and German text versions are inaccessible! Light Years Ago - briefly introduces a print-format photographic study of the NewGrange and Loughcrew T cairns accompagnying the book by Tim O'Brien, and suggests that these sites were built by "a sophisticated society with a keen interest in tracking and recording the movements of the sun". Uses shockwave plug-in. Lost Continent - offers excerpts from JV Luce's book The End of Atlantis: New Light on an Old Legend which suggests that the legend of Atlantis was inspired by the volcanic eruption of Thera. Medieval Scandinavia and Anglo-Saxon Britain - web guide to the literature, culture, and history by William Layher. Orvieto - illustrated tourist pages, including of course, the monuments from Etruscan to Medieval periods. Also in English. Verona Romana - brief illustrated tour through the city and its Roman monuments. Also in French, German and English.
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1 July 1998 |
New URLs: Secrets Beneath Your Feet - the York Archaeological Trust celebrate 25 years of archaeological discovery. These pages show how painstaking excavation and research have contributed to our understanding of York's past. DISCOVER ARCHAEOLOGY - website presenting a new commercial glossy bimonthly magazine reporting on the latest discoveries in archaeology and archaeological science, mainly for the US market, but to be made available elsewhere too. Gardom's Edge Archaeological Project - a long term landscape and excavation project near Baslow in the Peak District, ranging from the neolithic through to post-medieval periods. Contains background information, previous research findings, QuickTime VR panoramas (requiring plug-in), and regularly updated images from this year's work. Updated URLs: |
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26 June 1998 |
New URLs: Corpus Middeleeuws Aardewerk (CMA) - information on content of the CMA series of publications on medieval ceramics in the Netherlands and Flanders, and how to obtain them. In English. Anthro-l discussion list - send message (members only) or subscribe using sub anthro-l yourname Histarch discussion list - send message (members only) or subscribe using sub histarch yourname Photogrammetry and Archaeology - tutorial on photogrammetric applications to archaeology. Including an introductory essay, examples of applications, pros and cons, rules for documentation etc. In English. Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte der Universität Wien - homepage of the Institute for Prehistory and Early History of the University of Vienna gives information on staff, projects and excavations, and events. Archaeological Texts - UK Commercial service for archaeological text writing and illustration. Also offers some courses in post-Roman and Medieval archaeology.
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24 June 1998 |
New URLs: A Landscape of Ancestors: The Heuneburg Archaeological Project - long-term research project which will involve excavations in an early Iron Age archaeological landscape in southwestern Germany as well as analysis of existing collections, focussing on a group of burial mounds or tumuli associated with one of the best excavated and most extensively studied late Hallstatt period (~600-400 BC) hillfort settlements in western Europe, the Heuneburg. Keltenmuseum Eberdingen-Hochdorf - with details of the recently excavated 'prince's' tumulus. In German. GIS Guide to Good Practice - this guide, published by the UK Archaeology Data Service, 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. FROM CYPRUS TO MUNICH - feature article in Archaeology on the recent recovery of stolen Cypriot frescoes and mosaics.
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19 June 1998 |
New URLs: Ancient and Medieval Frisia - page devoted to furthering research and interest into the area of Frisia, which once covered much of modern Netherlands and the northern coast of Germany. Includes links to primary text sources. By Jonathan Driscoll. Project Zeugma - Remote Sensing, GIS and Geomorphology at Rumkale (southeastern Turkey). Site under threat from new dam. In English. Virtual Reality Modeling Language and Archaeology - resource list at Southampton University. Needs plugin. |
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15 June 1998 |
NB: the ARGE 'notices' page was discontinued as of today.
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8 June 1998 |
New URLs: Sui Sentieri dell'Arte Rupestre - over 70 pages created by Italian secondary school children during an educational project centering on Valcamonica rock art. Drawings, poems, tales and riddles have been created choosing some of the most important themes in Copper and Iron age rock art. In Italian. TRACCE Online Rock Art Bulletin issue 10 - out now. 15 short papers on Rock Art research (sub-Sahara, USA, Europe, Brazil, India, UK, Italy), preservation (USA, Spain), meetings, and educational work. By Footsteps of Man Archaeological Cooperative. The Megalith Map - map-based index to images of British megaliths & prehistory on the Web. 1000s of links. Watch out for the advertisements! Also The Stone Circle - Web ring which has around 50 prehistoric web sites as members.
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6 June 1998 |
Suite101 'Best of the Internet' prize for ARGE! Suite101 writes: "you are still "The Best" on our site. ... Over the last year your site (your efforts) has played a big part in helping Suite101.com members find the best of the Web quickly. Your site, which has been chosen by Anita Cohen-Williams, contributing editor for Anthropology, as one of the "Best of the Internet," deserves particular recognition."
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20 May 1998 |
New URLs: Monte Polizzo - a proto-urban settlement tentatively dated to the 9th - 4th Centuries BC, this dominant Sicilian hilltop site is currently being investigated by a Scandinavian /Italian project. Ilgynly-Depe - excavation of this eneolithic monument in Turkmenistan (former USSR) by Institute of History of Material Culture at St. Petersburg. Offers samples of prehistoric ceramics and instruments and archaeozoology information. Participation of volunteers in the field work is also welcome. The British School at Rome - an interdisciplinary research centre for the humanities and the fine arts. Includes awards offered, publications, archaeological work undertaken, as well as taught courses, committees, how to subscribe etc. Celtic Heads? - Recently discovered sculptures of human heads found in the hermitage of Virgen de Cabanas (La Almunia de Dona Godina, Aragon, Spain). Could these be Celtic?. In Spanish and English. |
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11 May 1998 |
New URLs: Pompei Scavi - Pompeii Ruins - well-presented site which, when it is finished, will surely draw many visitors. Currently in Italian only. Society of Antiquaries of London - One of the earliest to be formed, one of the Society's main aims is the study of (British) archaeology. Its catalogue of publications is computerised from 1988 and will be made accessible over the Internet shortly.
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6 May 1998 |
New URLs: Doon Archaeological Nature Peninsula - Doon is an Inland Promontory Fort on Lough Carra, with sites from the Late Bronze Age. This site offers an archaeological trail through the area. Highland Archaeology Service - Major entry point for Highlands County (Scottish) archaeology; includes a newsletter, events, publications, and archaeological trails. Northamptonshire Heritage - County heritage service with extensive web presence. | |
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1 May 1998 |
New URLs: Inagina, the last house of iron - In Mali, on the cliffs inhabited by the Dogon, an ethnoarchaeologist and a cameraman participated in the reduction of iron ore. Exhibit at the University of Geneva, in French and English. Archeological Web Symposia - or on-line conferences are a new means of professional communication in archaeology. Here is the first site to explore its potential, with 'symposia' on the neolithic of south-eastern Europe and on the Bronze Age of the Balkan peninsula. From the Department of Archaeology, University of Belgrade. The Tarbat Discovery Programme - a field school at this major Scottish site, run by Field Archaeology Specialists Ltd in conjunction with the University of York.
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27 April 1998 |
New URLs: Republicki zavod za zastitu spomenika culture Srbije - Major entry point for Serbian archaeology, currently including pages on Lepenski Vir, Felix Romuliana, and Viminacium. By the Republican Institute for the protection of Monuments of Culture of Serbia. In Serbian and English. | |
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22 April 1998 |
New URLs: Quaternary TL Surveys - A Guide to TL Date Measurement - An exhaustive tutorial on this archaeometric dating technique. Quaternary TL Surveys is a commercial unit set up to provide thermoluminescence date measurement services to archaeologists and geologists. The range of applications includes flint, stone and stalagmitic calcite from the Middle Pleistocene onwards, and Upper Pleistocene and Holocene sediments. Laboratory for Ceramic Research - information about the structure, analytical methods, projects, publications and staff of the Laboratory, at the Quaternary Dept. of Lund University. |
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21 April 1998 |
New URLs: Thinking Through the Body - Lampeter Workshop in Archaeology, 20-22 June 1998. This informal workshop aims to bring together archaeologists and colleagues from other disciplines who share an interest in the archaeology of the body. It will break with tradition, which usually focuses on limited aspects of archaeological work such as iconographic studies and physical anthropological analysis. UISPP Commission 4 Inter-Congress meeting - hosted by Arizona State University's Department of Anthropology and its Archaeological Research Institute, this meeting will be held 19-22 November 1998, in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. General theme: Data Management and Mathematical Methods in Archaeology. The Rudi-Maetonium - a non-profit educational organisation dedicated to the cultural heritage of Moldova. Main activities are a field school and post-graduate training at an Iron Age site. Giovanni Morigi e Figlio Restauratori - Listing past and current work done by this firm in the restauration of various objects and materials, this site suffers somewhat from bad graphics. In Italian and English. Archéologie de l'Age du Bronze, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur - major French site on aspects of life and death in the Bronze Age. Les textes juridiques francais et internationaux sur l'archeologie - extensive listing of French and international legal texts regarding the archaeological heritage. Greek and Roman catapults - a good introductory site on this subject, by D. Baatz. In English, with further links. Histo ric Scotland - an impressive new website that unfortunately requires installation of the Schockwave Flash plugin, provided only for Windows and Mac flavours. Archaiologia Ltd. - the home page of this organiser of commercial tours and courses includes a database service to help archaeologists find jobs, staff and contracts. IRAC'98 - Congresso Internacional de Arte Rupestre - Crossing Frontiersx, International Rock Art Congress, Vila Real, Portugal, 6-12 Sept 1998. In English and Portugese. Muzeum Archeologiczne w Poznaniu / Poznañskie Towarzystvo Prehistoryczne - Poznan Museum of Archaeology and Prehistoric Society. In Polish and English. Dataci ón por Racemización de Aminoácidos - Details of thisbook on amino acid dating as applied to paleobiology, bioarchaeology, and anthropology. By Policarp Hortolà. IV Coloquio Internacional de Arqueologia e Informatica - The Association of Archaeology and Computing announces its IVth International Symposium which will be held in the city of Bilbao (Basque Country, Spain). The aim of this meeting is to exchange and make known the most recent knowledge and latest advances in the field of Archaeological Research Computing, at any stage of development. There will be life transmission via Internet; those interested should contact the roOrganization (E-mail: coloquio@jet.es). In Spanish and English.
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19 March 1998 |
ARGE's move to Groningen is now complete. In the next few months mirror sites will be set up at CILEA (Milan, Italy) and at the University of Birmingham. Do not forget to change your bookmarks!
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15 January 1998 |
New URLs: Les nécropoles à incinérations gallo-romaines du grand-duché de Luxembourg- Premiers résultats d'une recherche en cours - article in Internet Archaeology 4, by Michel Polfer and Jos Thiel. Also available in English. HW Wilson Art Abstracts - from EDINA (Edinburgh Data and Information Access), this database provides both abstracts and bibliographic references for a wide variety of art-related disciplines including archaeology. Archaeological journals abstracted include: American Journal of Archaeology, American Antiquity, Antiquity, Archaeologischer Anzeiger, Archaeologia, Archaeological Journal, Archaeology, Biblical Archaeologist, Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Journal of Field Archaeology, Museum News, and Revue Archeologique. Draft criteria for the evaluation of heritage multimedia - by the CIDOC Multimedia Working Group. Archives & Museum Informatics - this company provides consultancy, publication and training for cultural heritage professionals. Its pages include the proceedings for recent and future international conferences in this area. Cambridge University Press Social Sciences - this site, still under construction, will list publications in Anthropology and Archaeology. CD-ROM Archaeological Applications of GIS - information, including abstracts of all papers and reports, plus ordering information for the CD containing 35 papers with more than 500 illustrations, many in colour, resulting from a colloquium on GIS applications in Archaeology held at the UISPP XIIIth Congress in Forli (Sept. 1996). Understanding Mapinfo - written by archaeologists, this is the book you should find most helpful if you decide to use Mapinfo GIS. Previews and ordering info. 3rd Congress of Iberian Archaeology - Vila Real, Portugal, 22-26 September 1999. For more information, contact Executive Committee of the 3rd Congress of Iberian Archaeology, Drª. Mila Simões de Abreu, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro - Geociências, Campus da Quinta dos Prados - Apartado 202 - 5001 Vila Real -Portugal, Fax: (0) 59- 325058, E-mail msabreu@utad.pt Changed URLs: |
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14 January 1998 |
ARGE services have now been relocated to the University of Groningen. We apologise for the four-month gap in our services. Over the next few weeks there will be minor disruptions while we process the backlog of changes and new links built up since last August!
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28 August 1997 |
New URLs: Lepcis Magna - The Roman Empire in Africa - this Roman city on the North African coast has been excavated by archaeologists since the 1920s. From Phoenicean beginnings through successfully defeating attempts at Greek colonisation to becoming a significant Roman city this site has welcomed many of the great names of the Roman Empire. Although now a UNESCO World Heritage site, few tourists get to see the wonders of this site in person, but the work of the latest team of archaologists to excavate this site is being made available on this web site for all to see. 'Fish remains and humankind' - Internet Archaeology 3 now contains the following papers from the Fourth meeting of the International Council for Archaeozoology (ICAZ) fish remains working group:
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21 August 1997 |
New URLs: Guder & Grave - a pilot presentation of Danish Bronze Age by the National Museum. Well worth a visit as it is a portent of things to come. Useful archaeological dictionary. Also in English. Det Kulturhistoriske Centralregister - the National Archaeological Records of Denmark. Also in English. |
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19 August 1997 |
A cleanup of Irish Archaeology resources is now in progress. Preliminary results:
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5 August 1997 |
Four Star Award for Web Excellence - Anthropology awarded to ARGE!! |
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1 August 1997 |
New URLs: Romanian Archaeology - An overwiew on Romanian archaeology by Mircea Angelescu (available in English and French). It contains a brief history of archaeology in Romania, the main institutions involved in archaeological excavations, a presentation of the Greek-Roman City of Histria, with 3D reconstructions of its main monuments and a guided tour of the site museum with complete inventory of the collection. The Museum of History and Archaeology in Roman - (available in English and Romanian). Rich archaeological collection from Neolithic, Hallstatt, La Tène and 4th century AD. |
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28 July 1997 |
New URLs: Derbyshire Archaeological Society - With calendar of events, and on-line searchable index of the Derbyshire Archaeological Journal from 1879-1997. European Archaeological Research Projects - A project from the EU-funded Archeonet network offering students and researchers opportunities to participate in excavation and field survey projects. Ostia - Harbour of Ancient Rome - A site dedicated to the archaeology of Ostia, with pages of colour-coded plans, ancient texts, photos and bibliography, as well as further links; a developing, good-looking site. Instituto de Arqueologia, Universidade de Coimbra Del Nogier - Histoire et Archéologie en Corrèze - A developing site; pages of links available, and a summary of archaeological information on the region. Roman Military Sites in Britain - Contains a gazetteer, regional maps, an introduction to Roman military sites, bibliographies and photos: lots of information. Arte Parietal Paleolítico - Applications of digital photography in the analysis and tracings of rock art (also in English). Esslingen in Mittalter - Nice-looking site with short descriptions of the excavations on the Carmelite friary and the excavation museum (also in English). Department of Prehistoric Archaeology, University of Copenhagen. III Coloquio Internacional de Arte Megalítico - Third colloquium on megalithic art, Coruña, 8-13 September 1997. Federseemuseum, Bad Buchau - English text available. |
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21 July 1997 |
New URLs: MicroImages, Inc. - a free copy of their TNTlite GIS and mapping software can be downloaded here. Restrictions apply to the size of the maps and databases you can build. |
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18 July 1997 |
New URLs: ST-GIS - discussion list for archaeological GIS and mapping with a time-based component, for example systems which deal with coastal change, urban growth, sites & monuments records, rise and fall of empires etc. To subscribe, send a message WITHOUT A SUBJECT TITLE to: the majordomo. The message should read: subscribe st-gis xxxxxxxxx, where xxxxxxxxx is your email address. The list is owned by Ian Johnson, Coordinator, Archaeological Computing Laboratory School of Archaeology, University of Sydney NSW 2006, Australia. Department of Archaeology - University of Belgrade, Serbia. In Serbian, German, and English. Includes: Jelica - Gradina - excavation in western Serbia, on a site with prehistoric, paleobyzantine, germanic and medieval periods. Rose - Malo Rose - excavation on the Montenegran coast, with antique, late antique, paleobyzantine and medieval remains. |
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2 July 1997 |
New URLs: ARCHEOLOGIS - a programme under the EU INFO2000 aegis to build an archaeological GIS for the Mediterranean area. Issue 3 of Internet Archaeology is out! Associazione Internazionale di Archeologia Classica (AIAC) - International Association for Classical Archaeology.
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24 June 1997 |
New URLs: Archaeological prospection data and the Internet - home page of Ben Armstrong, who is starting a dissertation project to develop web access to survey data at the University of Bradford, UK. |
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14 June 1997 |
Updated URLs: Stichting RAAP - Contract research unit based in Amsterdam. Also in English. Groninger Instituut voor Archeologie |
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8 June 1997 |
New URLs: ArcheoTech S.A. - Mesures Techniques et Développements informatiques en architecture et archéologie; investigations archéologiques. Commercial. Ori delle Alpi - Alpine Jewellery; Ornaments from Prehistory to the Early Middle Ages. Available in English, German and French too.
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21 May 1997 |
New URLs: L'Histoire de l'Art et l'Archéologie du Monde Gréco-Romain sur Internet - resource list maintained at the University of Liege; under construction. Intern ational Journal of Nautical Archaelogy, Vol. 23 (1994) - contents listing. ANATOLIAN PREHISTORY - details of a symposium held from 28th April - 3rd May 1997. Le Musée d'Archéologie Préhistorique de l'Université de Lieège - homepage with general introduction to prehistory, and review of excavations by the museum since the 19th century. Activités chypriotes - publications and research on Cypriot antiquities. Internet Ancient History Resource Guide - from Ghent University. Union Internationale des Sciences Préhistoriques et Protohistoriques (UISPP) - oldest established professional organisation. In French and English. Cellule Archéologie des Âges des Métaux (CAM) - forum for research on the Belgian Bronze and Iron Ages. In French and Dutch. The European Cultural Legacy CD-i Series - full description of its contents; topics include Cistercian architecture, Pompeii, and Thera. Centre de Recherches d'Archeologie Nationale (CRAN) - covers prehistoric, gallo-roman and medieval sites and projects in Belgium and surrounding countries. Lists details of people and publications. Archéologie du Nord-Ouest européen - description of the research programme, including mapping, environmental archaeology, gallo-roman and postmedieval archaeology. Musée de la Préhistoire en Wallonie
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19 May 1997 |
New URLs: Aiolo s (Klassieken) : Web bronnen : persoonlijke selectie - resource list for Classical archaeology. UBA: Aiolos (Klassieken) : Algemene bronnen - resource list, mainly for bibliographic services in Classical archaeology. Historic and Archaeological Sights in Crete - Details of 7 museums and 13 archaeological sites on Crete, from University of Crete. ARTIFACT - Listserv discussion list for the study of artifacts. ARCHSTUD - Listserv discussion list for students of archaeology. Computer Aided Design in Archaeology - links for archaeologists working with CAD packages, from Reading University. Institut für Klassische Archäologie - Karl-Franzens University of Graz. ARMAMENTARIUM - The Book of Roman Arms and Armour - A continually updated virtual book on Roman military equipment, from Newcastle-upon-Tyne University Museum. Katedra archeologie Masarykovy univerzity Brno - Department of Archaeology, Masaryk University Brno (Czechia). Also available in English. Studia minora - series archaeologica et classica - The first Czech electronic journal for archaeology and classics, with articles and summaries (in German). The Discovery Programme - The homepage of this archaeological research institution, funded by the Heritage Council of Ireland. Details of the four first research projects and the two new feasibility studies, and of survey and mapping techniques, geophysical survey and GIS. A good-looking and informative site. Williams College Excavations at Psalmodi, France - Excavation at the Benedictine monastery of Psalmodi, with details of sculpture and pottery from the prehistoric, Roman and medieval periods. Archaeology_AT - "This site collects links to internet resources of interest to classical archaeologists and other scientists. It is particularly dedicated to archaeological sites in Austria and German-language internet archaeology publications". The British Museum - The official pages. The School of History and Archaeology (HISAR) - University of Cardiff.
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15 May 1997 |
New URLs: Ein multimediales archäologisches Museum - linking to 3D reconstruction stills based on a CAD model of Colonia Ulpia Traiana (Xanten). Also in English. The Ancient Greek World Index - introductory and illustrated 'textbook' on ancient Greece, from the Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The Ancient Greek World Introduction - based on an exhibit at the Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The Corinth Computer Project - Reconstructing the city plan and landscape of Roman Corinth. From the American School of Classical Studies, details methods used to create plans. Exploring Ancient Cultures - introductory online college textbook with sections on Greece, Rome, and Medieval Europe. Worth a visit because nothing like it yet exists for European archaeology. FAQ about careers in archaeology - aimed at US audience, but useful nonetheless. Also links to archaeology on TV, film and in fiction. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - images, reconstructions and explanatory text from Boston University. Includes Temples of Zeus at Olympia, of Artemis at Ephesus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. Archaeological Fieldwork Opportunities in Europe - excavations in need of volunteers. Ir ish Archaeology Homepage - sites, database of excavation reports.
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7 May 1997 |
New URLs: The second issue of Assemblage, the Sheffield graduate journal of archaeology, is now out. See also assemblage-info, dedicated to providing a constantly updated information service for the archaeological community at large and postgraduate students in particular, currently listing details of *126* funding sources, *59* conferences and links to *149* online archaeological bibliographies! The info pages also offer a short selection of genuinely useful links and cool archaeological web sites and coming soon will be info on academic jobs, a news clippings service and schedules for archaeological TV programmes. |
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23 April 1997 |
New URLs: Guide to awards in the Humanities and Social Sciences from the British Academy (Archaeology Grants). |
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16 April 1997 |
New URLs: European Archaeological Research Projects (EARP) - an ArcheoNet service, EARP is intended to be a Europe-wide database for fieldwork projects offering student places. There are forms for submitting projects and for searching the database. The Nemea Valley Archaeological Project (NVAP) - reports on intensive survey of part of southern Corinthia, by the American School in Athens. Moyse's Hall Museum pages - including text and images relating to, amongst others, the First Hunters, Seasonal Settlers, the First Farmers, the Chieftains ... through to the South Folk of the East Angles.
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31 March 1997 |
New URLs: Late Bronze Age Settlement in the Beira Interior Region (Central Portugal) - extensive summary of a book by Raquel Vilaça 1995. Home page of Manuel Medrano and Maria Antonia Diaz - slightly over-the-top, but containing a number of interesting archaeological pages on the site of Contrebia Belaisca (Botorrita, Aragón): l'Arqueologia de Menorca - sets out to provide a complete view of Menorcan archaeology. Contains an introduction, a guided tour of the island, and pages on six different monuments. By Ferran Lagarda i Mata. The Caesar Project - EC- supported international project aiming to coordinate the cataloguing of Roman pottery. Contains interactive 3D model sample. Revista Electrónica Galega de Arqueoloxía (REGA) Il Monte Testaccio - An extensive Web version from the University of Barcelona of the exhibition in Rome of archaeological and archeometric research on Il Monte delle Anfore, the 'amphora mountain'. An excellent and detailed site. In Italian, Catalan and Spanish (English to come). See also Excavaciones españolas en el Monte Testaccio (Roma) and the Il Monte Testaccio - multimedia CD (Catalan, English, Italian) Excavaciones en el ciudad romana de Arva (Alcolea del Río, Sevilla) Excavaciones en Calafell (Tarragona) Poblado ibérico de Montbarbat (Lloret de Mar-Maçanet de la Selva, Girona) Corpus informático del instrumentum domesticum - epigraphic database of domestic ware in the western Roman empire. Asociación Española de Arqueología e Informática Revista de Estudios Ibéricos Conjunto Arqueológico de Itálica - the Roman town of Italica. Also in English. Museo Arqueológico Nacional - National archaeological museum, Madrid Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - with seats in five Catalan cities, this museum provides a virtual trip through the combined displays and collections. El arte rupestre levantino, Región de Murcia - Various prehistoric rock art sites.
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21 March 1997 |
New URLs: Sciences de l'Antiquité - Université de Lausanne Ecole Suisse d'Archeologie en Grece - Université de Lausanne. Excavates at Eretria, Euboea. English version available Laboratoire Romand de Dendrochronologie - Université de Lausanne. Explains about some recent technical developments and offers a database of dated sites. ArchAGENDA: An international agenda to scientific and cultural events in archaeology - An excellent initiative from two Parisian Universities, extending the range of Europe-wide archaeological Internet services to include a fully searchable calendar of events, with details, links, downloadable documents etc. Do cumentazione Archeologica e Immagini - of the Rassegna degli strumenti informatici per lo studio dell'Antichitá classica; sections on Guides and Gateways, General Resources and many geographical regions. Probably the largest guide to Internet resources in classical archaeology in Italy. Ionio Net: Archeologia - a resource guide mainly for Italian archaeology Italian General Subject Tree: Archeologia - with a lot of new Italian links. |
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20 March 1997 |
Changed URLs: The Birmingham Zoo-archaeology Laboratory moved to a new URL, and have completely refurbished and updated their pages. |
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16 March 1997 |
New URLs: The Vikings - an introductory article by A.E. Christensen. Arkeologiseksjonen - Universitetet I Tromsø, Norway. Institutt for Arkeologi og Kulturhistorie - Trondheim University, Norway Klassillinen arkeologia - Archaeology course at the Institute for Classics and Ancient Cultures of Turku University, Finland.
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14 March 1997 |
New URLs: Issue 2 of the electronic journal Internet Archaeology has now been opened. The first paper to be mounted on the web is:
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13 March 1997 |
Deleted URLs: ARKEOLOGEN - bimonthly journal. Department of Archaeology - Umeå University Department of Archaeology - Uppsala University. Department of Egyptology - Uppsala University
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26 February 1997 |
New URLs: Luftbildarchiv at the Institute for Prehistory and Early History in Vienna. Aerial archive, dealing with aerial archaeology and photogrammetry. Time Team - a popular TV programme that stages 3-day professional excavations in order to solve archaeological conundrums. You need a plug-in that reads Director type files before you can visit this URL. Butser Ancient Farm - one of the longest established experimental archaeology stations, in Hampshire, UK. Replica Iron Age farm, with pages on crops and animals and structures as well as details of courses and special events; some images. Regional Archaeological Survey Resource (RASR) - offers a new feature: the International Survey Project Directory. The Directory is intended as a resource for those interested in identifying survey projects by subject matter, time period or regional location. Contact names and their hotlinked email addresses are provided as well as hyperlinked project summaries. If you are planning, running or have completed an archaeological survey project, you are encouraged to submit your listings to the Directory. Only the framework exists at the moment; your listings will build the Directory into a useful resource for the archaeological survey community. |
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17 February 1997 |
Fixed broken links to the Birmingham University Zoo-archaeology Laboratory. |
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1 February 1997 |
New URLs: Archaeological Student Society at the University of Birmingham. What a difference professional page design can make! |
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29 January 1997 |
Changed URLs: The Museum Documentation Association, UK, moved to a different server. Musée Départemental de Préhistoire, Le Grand-Pressigny - some details. English version available. Contains: |
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22 January 1997 |
New URLs: Archeonet - network aiming to promote electronic communication, distance learning and reciprocal field and postgraduate training. First phase of a project funded under the EC SOCRATES programme. ARCHEONET-ALL - List for members of the European archaeological educational and training community wishing to be involved or kept informed about the development of ARCHEONET, a thematic network aiming to promote electronic communication, distance learning and reciprocal field and postgraduate training. To join this list, mail to: mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk a message containing only the following text (substituting appropriately): join archeonet-all firstname(s) lastname. For further information relating to this new list, contact its owner at archeonet-all-request@mailbase.ac.uk |
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14 January 1997 |
New URLs: La Caune de l'Arago (Tautavel, Pyrénées orientales) - "Tautavel Man", one of the earliest palaeolithic human remains from France Fédération Française d'Archéologie - brief details of the Viuz archaeological museum (Haute-Savoie), and Le Thovey mansio report L'art préhistorique des Pyrénées - Exhibition on portable art associated with Magdalenian people in the Pyrenees. In French and English Musée Départemental de Préhistoire, Le Grand-Pressigny - very brief details. English version available Département des Sciences de l'Antiquité, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris - Includes links to its laboratories and research groups Groupe d'Archéologie Médiévale (GAM) - at the Centre de Recherches Historiques in Paris. Mission statement and publication list CEA Atelier régional de conservation Nucléart (Grenoble) - Conservation and restauration of organic materials. In French and English Musée Départemental Breton - includes archaeological collections. In French and English |
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10 January 1997 |
New URLs: Wharram Percy - Description of the deserted medieval village, with maps, plans, photos, reconstruction drawings, bibliography and glossary of terms - an attractive site. The Giant Search - Rodney Legg's defence of a prehistoric date for the Cerne Abbas Giant hill-figure, with earliest drawings (including 'censored' version) Archaeology on the Jubilee Line Extension - A page from London Underground on sites at London Bridge, Stratford and Westminster Land's End Map of Stone Circles and other Ancient Sites - with links to site descriptions and photos British Turf Labyrinths - Descriptions and photos of all known British turf labyrinths History - PreHistory - from the Dept of Foreign Affairs on the Irish government's website. Brief, traditional summary. Irish Underwater Archaeological Research Team - Excavation reports and other activities Hunt Museum Archaeology in Ireland: the Celtic High Cross in Clonmacnois - Discussion of crosses and grave-slabs from Clonmacnois, Co. Offaly Tipperary Historical Journal - Listed contents of first ten vols from 1988, including many archaeological articles. William Wilde's Lough Corrib (1867) - A scanned version (not yet fully proofed) of Wilde's famous book, with many descriptions and illustrations of archaeological sites and historic monuments Palaeolithic rock art in La Garma (Cantabria), Spain - Palaeolithic cave paintings and engravings, discovered November 1995, together with extensive upper palaeolithic settlement area. Includes images of art and site. Institut d'Archéologie et d'Histoire Ancienne - Université de Lausanne Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali - Pubblicazioni, Abstracts e Preprints section includes links to three volumes of Preistoria Alpina (1992-4) with online abstracts Excavations at the Grotta dell'Edera in the Italian Karst - Report on excavations of neolithic to Roman levels in this cave Archeologia preistorica a Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze) - A guide to prehistoric sites (mesolithic to bronze age) in the Sesto Fiorentino region Lake Onega Rock Art - Description, discussion and illustrations of the petroglyphs newly documented during fieldwork 1982-94. Multiple Levels in the Aegean Bronze Age World-System - Article by Nick Kardulias from the Journal of World Systems Research 1996 |
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8 January 1997 |
New URLs: Archaeological Investigations Project - A national study of the nature and extent of fieldwork in England in the early 90s, from Bournemouth University. Supported by EH. Monuments At Risk (MARS) programme - A national survey of archaeological monuments, their survival, condition, and protective measures, from Bournemouth University. Supported by RCHME and EH. |
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7 January 1997 |
New URLs: Skene diffusion - A central site for heritage and arts in the Région Wallonne, with links to the Division du Patrimoine, with details of protection, restoration and excavation of the archaeological heritage. Other pages on archaeology and museums in the region, summaries of legislation, heritage days, heritage news, and a big section on the Préhistosite de Ramioul. A key resource full of useful information. Laboratoire Départemental d'Archéologie - Report of 1995 activities by the Val-de-Marne departmental laboratory, with extremely useful information on relationships with developers, official archaeological bodies, principal results of archaeological intervention, post-excavation processes etc. ArcheoNord - Interesting and attractive pages from the Service Archéologique du département du Nord with details and photos of recent and current excavations. Mosaïque mérovingienne de la Basilique de Saint-Quentin - Discovery, description and pictures of the Merovingian mosaic. Museum im Hollerhaus, Dietfurt an der Altmühl - containing the results of excavation and fieldwork made during the 1959-1992 building of the Main-Donau canal. Arbeitsgruppe Archäometallurgie, Mainz - Pages on 'what is archeometallurgy', current projects, and pictures and photomicrographs of sites, slags and ores. Frechener Keramik - Report on neutron activation analysis of Frechen pottery (13th-18th century) Prehistorisch Openluchtmuseum Eindhoven The Fogou Reveals its Secrets - A Cornish fogou excavated by the Time Team Institutt for Arkeologi Kunsthistorie og Numismatikk, Oslo The Manchester Museum |
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6 January 1997 |
New URLs: A Mostly Complete Piltdown Man Bibliography - A fine annotated bibliography about the famous Piltdown fraud and its treatment in the literature Diana Nemorensis - The Lake Nemi Roman Ship Reconstruction Project London Archaeology Notice Board - The London Archaeology Notice Board is intended as an informal forum for anything relating to London archaeology and archaeological events in the London area. IRIS, Integrated Research Information System - An online catalog for the collections of the Getty Research Institute. IRIS displays bibliographic records of over three hundred and fifty thousand book and serial titles, as well as descriptions of approximately three thousand archival and photograph collections; material includes European art, archaeology and architecture from the Bronze Age onwards MuseumNet - An information resource for museums in the UK Pioneering Glass - Some excellent pages on the development of English drinking glasses in the 17th-18th centuries, including research on manufacturing techniques and different styles. Good-looking, with useful information. Ireland before the Famine - An excellent set of pages about the Strokestown Archaeology Project, including results of recent and current fieldwork in Gorttoose, Co. Roscommon Prehistory of Cyprus - A general overview, mainly from Encyclopedia Britannica, but includes a more detailed section on the Chalcolithic taken from Peltenburg's book The Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology Coriosolite Expert System - John Hooker's pages on Coriosolite coinage Der Mann aus der Steinzeit - Pages including Quicktime VR movies of Iceman reconstructions from GEO Magazine Medieval Pottery Research Group - Pages include:
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3 January 1997 |
New URLs: European Association of Archaeologists |
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2 January 1997 |
New URLs: ARCHPORT - mailing list for Portugese archaeology. Send the message subscribe archport yourname to the majordomo AEGEANET - discusses issues relating to the pre-Classical Aegean world. Send message subscribe aegeanet to the list owner. C14-L - mailing list for Radiocarbon dating. Send the message subscribe c14-l yourname to the majordomo Irish Prehistory and Archaeology - fairly complete introduction to Irish Archaeology by lecturer from Creighton University, USA. Some Dutch journals:
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16 December 1996 |
Changed URLs: Moved Brogarin Megaliitit - the "Ring of Brogar" in Scotland, reputed by some to be the mythical golden temple of the Finnish semi-goddess of Lemminkainen, to the fringe archaeology page. CIMEC, the site for Romanian archaeology, has been reorganised and the best entry point in English is now here. CIMEC also contains a page with information on sites in the Republic of Moldavia. New URLs: |
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10 December 1996 |
New URLs: Archweb-l Netherlands - moderated list for Dutch archaeology. Archive available. To subscribe, contact moderator.
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27 November 1996 |
Updated URLs: ArchDATA - WWW site for French archaeology. |
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8 November 1996 |
Changed URLs: Current Archaeology Directory of British Archaeology - This useful resource lists over 500 organizations in British Archaeology in its yellow pages. These include universities, professional units, local authority curators, and archaeological societies, both national and local. |
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4 November 1996 |
Changed and updated URLs: Department of Archaeology - Göteborg University.
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1 November 1996 |
Changed and updated URLs: Soprintendenza Archeologica della Toscana - The Tuscan Archaeological Service Marinarkeologi - Nordic Underwater Archaeology. Concise English version available. Crannogs on the Web - Mark Holley's comprehensive guide to the crannogs of the Inner Hebrides, with site reports and pictures for 30+ crannogs on Mull, Coll, Tiree and Islay.
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23 October 1996 |
New URLs: Panel of archaeological indexers - maintained by Lesley and Roy Adkins. Link timed out. Department of Ancient History & Archaeology - University of Birmingham. Homepage empty on 22/10. |
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14 October 1996 |
Changed or updated URLs: Prehistoría y Arqueología, - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Die Steinzeit, Die Eisenzeit, Die Römerzeit in Austria. Anglesey pages Hechingen Stein - pages updated with a virtual tour through the museum and a new excavation report.
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10 October 1996 |
Assemblage - the new Sheffield Graduate Journal of Archaeology. Issue No. 1 just out. |
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7 October 1996 |
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ARCHAEOMETRY - at the HUNGARIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM, BUDAPEST. 27. April- 1. May 1998. |
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2 October 1996 |
Roman Ceramics - intriguing set of pages maintained by Allard Mees at the Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum in Mainz, including Banassac figure types, research and publication on Roman ceramics and Samian ware, amphora, and ceramics archaeometry and analysis. |
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19 September 1996 |
ARCHCOMP-L - Computational Archaeology list maintained by Hugh Jarvis and Irwin Scollar. This list is for for discussion and dissemination of information about archaeological computing. Relevant topics include numerical methods, software, hardware, statistical analysis of data, methods for support of field techniques, methods for storage and dissemination of data, techniques for Internet, World Wide Web, and multimedia publication of research, image recording and analysis, photogrammetry, site recording, and database design and management. To subscribe, send an email letter to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU containing only: SUB ARCHCOMP-L First-Name Last-Name. |
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13 September 1996 |
New URLs: The first issue of Internet Archaeology has just been published. It points the way forward to Internet publication in Archaeology. Among the 'papers' are:
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9 September 1996 |
New URLs: Newsletter 11 of the Wroxeter Hinterland Project, detailing the recent excavations (including the discovery of a fine mosaic) at Whitley Villa in Shropshire, is out now!
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23 August 1996 |
New URLs: OSU MAP - a free DOS-based GIS based on Dana Tomlin's original MAP package. It is a grid-cell based system and will handle databases up to several tens of thousands of cells. All of the original map algebra commands are operational. The software, including the source code, several databases, and a workbook are available via anonymous FTP from bastet.sbs.ohio-state.edu. There is a complete manual available. Three new discussion lists have been set up to further discussion on the European Archaeological Heritage Web and its services (including ARGE): EAHW list to discuss plans and proposals to build the European Archaeological Heritage Web. EAHW-ARGE list to discuss plans and proposals to further develop ARGE and similar archaeological resource guides at a national level. EAHW-MUSEUMS list to discuss plans and proposals to build a Virtual Museum of European Archaeology. |
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20 August 1996 |
All pages describing archaeological sites and monuments have been moved into a separate Sites and Monuments page subdivided by country. All country pages link into this new page. |
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8 August 1996 |
NB: All internal ARGE links have now changed to reflect the new location of the ARGE directory tree - www.bham.ac.uk/ARGE/. Please remember to update your bookmarks and other references to ARGE accordingly. The old location (www.bham.ac.uk/BUFAU/Projects/ARGE/) will remain operative until December 31st 1996. |
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5 August 1996 |
New URLs: Orizzonti di Preistoria nel Cuneese - An extremely interesting text (in Italian) is made very difficult to read by the use of green script on an arty black and white background. Worth persevering. Istituto Italiano Archaeologia Sperimentale - The Italian Institute for Experimental Archaeology is located in Genova, Italy. Primarily a research institute connected to the Department of Archaeological Sciences at the University of Genova, IIAS is involved in public outreach and conservation projects as well as research; their activities cover a range of time periods from the early neolithic to classical Greek (Italian and English versions). The Life and Times of Late Roman Ceramics (350-650 AD) - A Dissertation Proposal by Sebastian Heath. Présentation Lucie Chabal - Lucie's work on charcoal in southern French archaeology, from the neolithic to the medieval period (theme 4 details currently online). A series of photographs of Irish archaeological sites including: Das Fach Vor- und Frühgeschichte am Institut für Geschichte - University of Regensburg. Laufende Magisterarbeiten und Dissertationen - Useful list of current research topics in archaeology at Bamberg. Cinema Archeologico - The result of a short season of archaeological films, this 'programme' has details and resumes of a wide range of such films, forming an extremely useful resource. Archaeology on Film - An electronic database of archaeology film reviews maintained by Heidi Schultz, this has good critical discussion of films used regularly in teaching archaeology, including some with European subject matter, and invites further reviews. North East of Scotland Museums Service - With clickable map and museum details Bibracte en Ligne - Centre Archéologique Européen du Mont Beuvray Bibracte: Musée de la civilisation celtique - The new site museum for the oppidum of Bibracte (Mont Beuvray). Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut Laboratory of Wood Anatomy and Dendrochronology, Lund University - This page includes links to other dendro webpages, listings of research and publications, and a very good online guide to the technique, What is Dendrochronology? Istituto Italiano di Dendrocronologia - Attractive pages but very slow-loading, particularly the homepage which contains a screensize image; marginally quicker to load is the short Archeologia section. Sheffield Dendrochronology Laboratory - Details of research, and a 'What is Dendrochronology?' section. Romano-British Sites and Museums (part I): a guide to Roman forts and related museums - From Athena Review, Vol.1, No.1. Listings, no images. History of the Area - Prehistory - The prehistory of the Tain region in Rossshire, brought to you by the whisky people. The Council of Europe's Cultural Routes - The highlights of the World of the Vikings route - 50 sites in 16 countries. The Fourvière Archeological Park Wexford Heritage Park - An open-air museum of reconstructions of a variety of site types from the mesolithic to the 12th century AD. Navan Fort - Detailed press release about Navan Fort, including the archaeology, the landscape and the exhibition. No images.
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31 July 1996 |
New URLs: Centre for Wetland Archaeology - With research on the Humber Wetlands Survey, and links to WARP and a diary of 'wetland' events. Skellig Michael - From 'Travels in the Celtic World', one man's "journey back to the lands of his ancestors... a highly personal view of the Celtic world". Nice pictures. The homepage also has links to Stonehenge and Dingle Peninsula pictures/brief text. Die Steinzeit - Brief notes on the Austrian palaeolithic and neolithic periods from the Oberösterreichische Landesgeschichte page (in German). Die Eisenzeit - Brief notes on the Austrian iron age from the Oberösterreichische Landesgeschichte page (in German). Die Römerzeit - Notes on the Roman period in Austria, from the Oberösterreichische Landesgeschichte page (in German). Altamira-Höhle (Nachbau) - Reconstruction of the Altamira cave in the Deutsches Museum, München (in German). Grosssteingräber in der Weser-Ems-Region - A nice resource with descriptions, plans, pictures and quicktime movies of megalithic tombs, from the Museum für Naturkunde und Vorgeschichte in Oldenburg (in German). WebMuseen - The homepage of WebMuseen, a resource guide to all German-language museums with a WWW presence (not all archaeological). Städtische Museen Heilbronn - with links to Vor- und Frühgeschichte. Museum Steinheim - with details of a special exhibition: Sonderausstellung: Experimentelle Archäologie in Deutschland Die Alamannen im Oberen Gäu - Online text (in German) and pictures, associated with an exhibition on the Alamanni, from the Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte der Universität Tübingen. Moravske zemske muzeum v Brne - Details (in Czech) of an exhibition 'O puvodu cloveka a pocatcich jeho kultury', about early humans and their culture. ArcheoligickéObjevy na Území Mista Liberce (Evidováno v Roce 1994) - Results of urban rescue excavations. The Evidence for Pleistocene Burials: Neandertals versus Modern Humans - Research paper. The Samnites in the Royal Palace at Caserta - Description and discussion of the archaeological evidence. Stone Circles of the Derbyshire Peak District - Still under construction, this page has brief details including grid references, and a few pictures. Historical Wiltshire - from the Wiltshire Web. Links to short text and pictures on Stonehenge, Avebury, Silbury Hill and White Horses. Stonehenge on the Net - A collection of links to a wide range of web pages about Stonehenge, from the archaeological (eg Ancient Monuments Laboratory) through fringe archaeology, paganism and fiction to pictures and poems.
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New URLs: County Mayo: An Outline History Part 1 - Prehistory County Mayo: An Outline History Part 2 - 400 -1600 - Includes early Christian archaeology. Prehistoric Archaeology: Dartmoor National Park - A description of 'one of the most important archaeological landscapes in Britain'. CADW: Heritage in Wales - The official pages, with lists of properties in care, events and joining details. Historic Scotland - The web pages of Historic Scotland, which "safeguards the nation's built heritage and promotes its understanding and enjoyment on behalf of the Secretary of State for Scotland." They maintain over 300 monuments and properties in the care of the Secretary of State, many of which are listed and illustrated on these pages. Access to Archaeology - A 2-year project to create WWW-based multimedia educational materials, building on the results of the Wroxeter Hinterland Project. Nordic underwater archaeology - An excellent website mainly for north European underwater archaeology, with links to a wide range of resources including museums, societies, courses, current projects, mailing groups and publications, and tools and techniques. Well organised, attractive and useful site. EURA - European Rock Art - A trilingual resource page for European rock art with links to specific projects and areas including the Mont Bego petroglyphs Rock Art Net - A web project for rock art and rupestrian archaeology online. Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici - The rock art research centre for Val Camonica (also in English). Universität Zürich - Abteilung für Ur- und Frühgeschichte - (also in English). Arisitum: Histoire et archéologie en France - A new server for news and publications. The Archaeology Data Service - The aim of the Archaeology Data Service (ADS) is to collect, describe, catalogue, preserve, and provide user support for digital resources that are created as a product of archaeological research. Association for Environmental Archaeology - Information about membership and activities of the Association. |
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26 July 1996 |
New URLs: Hampshire County Council Museums Service - In an exciting new development, Hampshire Museums Service have made 80,314 object records available on the Web. They may be browsed by subject classification or searched by keyword. The records are part of Hampshire County Council's own web site (Hantsweb) "providing public access to the affairs and achievements of the local authority", and represent a UK and probably European 'first'. Service d'Histoire de l'Art et d'Archéologie de la Grèce Antique, Université de Liège Sites gallo-romains - Pictures and brief descriptions from a tourism source. The Rollright Stones - A description and pictures from the Cotswold HyperGuide Prehistoric Aberdeen and Grampian - Includes links to excellent detailed descriptions of some 20 sites, including circles, cairns, monoliths, flint quarries and Pictish symbol stones. A very good set of pages. Nota Bene: another national web site has now come online - Archäologie in Deutschland - Virtual Library for German archaeology (also available in English), sorted by discipline/subject and institutions. Escuela Española de Historia y Arqueología en Roma (CSIC) - Spanish School in Rome. Sigtuna Museum - has a permanent archaeological exhibition and also carries out excavations and research, specializing in Viking Age - Early Middle Ages (10th - 13th century). Sigtuna, Sweden's oldest town, was founded aroung 980AD. In Swedish and English.
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24 July 1996 |
Updated lists of news and discussion groups (see Thematical index). New URLs: The historical complex of Split and the palace of Diocletian - this has a link to Michael Greenhalgh's original version of Diocletian's palace at Split. Alta Petroglyphs - the World Heritage Site of Alta, Norway, with its petroglyphs. A brief two-sentence description only. Changed URLs: GRAP - Groupe de Recherches en Archéologie Préhistorique affiliated to the Department of Anthropology, University of Geneva. British Archaeology on the Internet The CMCC Virtual Museum - including the palaeolithic 'Mothers of Time (are they fakes)' exhibition from Canada. Registration now required, but free. The World Heritage List at UNESCO. |
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28 June 1996 |
New URLs: Another national archaeological web server coming online: ArchDATA - The webserver for French archaeology, with links to CNRS, universities, museums, research centres, government bodies, reports and exhibitions, bibliographies and news (in French and English). Le Thovey - a Roman mansio - Short report on excavation (in English) with some pictures. Estonian National Museum Museum of the City of Skopje - Pictures of some of the archaeological material. Slovenske Narodne Muzeum - Archeologicke Muzeum - The National Museum in Bratislava (in Slovak). Musée archéologique Gallo-Romain Namur - Musé Archéologique Le Musée d'Archéologie Préhistorique de l'Université de Liège Les Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire - Main page for Belgian royal museums, including the most important Musée du Cinquantenaire which includes the archaeological collections. Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte Berlin - Charlottenburg - With pages on history, organisation of the exhibitions, publications and education (in German). Restauration Rhone-Alpes - Workshop for the restoration of mosaics and wall-paintings (in French or Italian). Celtica's Photo Album - This commercial site includes a gallery of site photographs from Ireland including megalithic tombs, forts and early Christian sites. The Scythians - High Plains Drifters - An interesting, informative and largely accurate view of the Scythians seen from the hemp-smokers angle. Tattooed Mummies of the Bronze Age - A non-archaeological source of information on ancient tattooing, including the Iceman and the Pazyryk burials with pictures. 6th International Aegean Conference - Abstracts from papers given at the conference on Craftsmen, Craftswomen and Craftsmanship in the Aegean Bronze Age. 6th International Aegean Conference - John Younger's conference summary. Dorestad Sibbe - Kees Huyser's page about a reenactment group with Frisians, Franks and Vikings, trying to recreate the life in 9th century Dorestad. Didattica e archeologia: Sui sentieri dell'Arte Rupestre - Archaeology and education: Along the paths of Rock Art, the presentation of an educational programme and its results from the Footsteps of Man team. I.A.Recordings - Founded in 1982, I.A.Recordings is dedicated to the recording of past and present British industrial activity on film and video. This website includes a short description of industrial archaeology, and links to other industrial archaeology pages across the world. Simon James's Ancient Celts page - Pages intended to introduce non-specialists to the debate about the nature of 'Celticity', particularly for the Iron Age of the British Isles, and how this relates to the modern world. It incorporates both the traditional outlines of 'Celtic' history, and orientation on recent 'Celt-sceptical' perspectives. Groupe de Recherches en Archéologie Préhistorique - Affiliated to the Department of Anthropology, University of Geneva, this resource details research by the group in Switzerland, Italy and Saudi Arabia. II Parthian Legion homepage - This resource for the Severan period in Roman history includes links to text descriptions of monuments and a presentation of the Lake Nemi Roman Ship Reconstruction Project. Antiquity - a quarterly journal for archaeology - Includes the full contents of the most recent issues, including the first pages of some highlights among the articles; summary content of less recent issues; and the index to vols. 51-69 (1977-1995). Laboratoire départmental de Préhistoire du Lazaret - Multidisciplinary research in the early prehistory and environment of the Alpes-Maritimes and Liguria (in French). Includes details of work on the Lazaret cave itself, and on the Mont Bégo rock art site.
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26 June 1996 |
New URLs: Virtual Stonehenge - including recreations of the summer solstice event, brought to you by Intel and English Heritage. You will need to download software in order to see this. |
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17 June 1996 |
New URLs: Volume 3 (1996) of CLASSICS IRELAND, the journal of the Classical Association of Ireland, has already been issued in traditional form but now it is available here. Contains several archaeological articles, including Claudine Dauphin on the excavation of a bath/brothel complex in the Byzantine Holy Land and John Curran on digging under the Vatican and a review of Ray Laurence's Roman Pompeii. Dark age and medieval archaelogy in Poggio Imperiale - From the archaeology department of the University of Siena, a project on a 'dark age' village and a small medieval town (in Italian).
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3 June 1996 |
New URLs: HERITAGE-TOURISM. A forum for people to discuss issues germane to this topic. They include but are not limited to: resource protection, planning, heritage areas, byways, interpretation, research, appropriate marketing. To subscribe, send a message to: majordomo@csn.net. In the body of the message: subscribe heritage-tourism. Birmingham Roman Roads Project - A project team investigates the course of Roman roads crossing the City of Birmingham. From the School of Continuing Studies, University of Birmingham. SARC-Stone Age Reference Collection - A reference program containing information about the typology, technology, raw materials and study methods of Stone Age tools. We are happy to see yet another national archaeological resource guide come on-line - the CIMEC Information Centre for Culture and Heritage - Described as the 'gateway to the Romanian cultural heritage', this fine new resource gives access to a wide range of archaeological information from Romania, including 160 excavation reports (in Romanian), Treasures of the Romanian Cultural Heritage (in English, with images), archaeological museums and collections, information on archaeologists in Romanian museums, abstracts of CAA96 papers from Iasi conference and (to come) archaeological sites excavated during the past ten years. Romanian Museums and Collections - Choose 'Archaeology' from domain menu on this search page and list of 130 archaeological museums/collections is presented, with links to individual descriptions. Antiquities of Co. Galway - an introduction - Useful description, scanned in from Galway's Official Guide to City and County. The Céide Fields of North Mayo - News report on the continuing research project on this remarkable neolithic landscape. Wexford Heritage Park - An open-air museum of reconstructions of a variety of site types from the mesolithic to the 12th century AD. Archeological Institute ASCR, Prague Archeological Institute ASCR, Brno The Pavlov Site - A report on the research project on lithic evidence from the Upper Paleolithic at this site in southern Moravia. The Vukovar Area in the Past - An introduction to the archaeology and history of this region. Arte Rupestre - Description of rock art from Val Pellice in the Italian Alps. Newsletter from Poland - June 1995 - News of an early bronze age site at Biskupin 1000 years earlier than the well-known iron age site. Biskupin Archeological Festival - Description of the archaeological festival held in September 1995. Muzeum Archeologiczne, Warszawa - A brief description of the museum. Tracking the Scythians - A Time magazine article about Scythian burials (Jan. 1972). Aegean Dendrochronology Project December 1994 Progress Report The Grauballe Man - Illustrated discussion of the bog-body. Aspetti della Cultura Eneolitica di Monte Claro - Description of the culture with illustrations. Le tombe dipinte - Description of painted tombs dating from the 4th century BC in Campania, particularly those in Capua. Il Museo Archeologico dell'Antica Capua - Rich text descriptions of various aspects of the collections. |
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28 May 1996 |
Moved all museums and museum exhibitions, sorted by country, into separate museums page, with links maintained from each counrty page. |
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24 May 1996 |
New URLs: Archaeology and Prehistory - Part of a 'virtual field trip', a resource set up for participants in a 'real' geography field trip, this page has a short outline of Malta's archaeology and some really excellent pictures. Gozo Project - Report on the collaborative research project. The Art of Prehistoric Malta - Report on finds from recent excavations. Brochtorff Circle, Gozo, Malta - Outline of a research project. Albania's Antiquities at Risk - Judith Rasson's disturbing paper A Viking-age hide-out in the cave Vogelmir - Interesting find described in the annual Surtur for 1993. |
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22 May 1996 |
Changed URLs: The Musée National d'Histoire et d'Art de Luxembourg moved to a new directory.
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21 May 1996 |
Moved all academic departments and research groups, sorted by country, into separate page. Links to this page are maintained from each individual country. Started construction of Chronological index.
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20 May 1996 |
Changed URLs: Worlebury - An Area of Multi-Period Occupation in North Somerset - Moved to a different server location. The Roman Open Air Museum in Hechingen-Stein has moved to another URL now. The old link still works but the new one is faster and has smaller graphics. Also available in English Internet Resources for Heritage Conservation, Archaeology, and Historic Preservation, Peter Stott's invaluable guide. The Sloinge Project moved to a new home.
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17 May 1996 |
Updated all thematic pages with new links. Please check all your bookmarks - in Netscape 2.* you can do this automatically by clicking on Window - Bookmarks - File - What's new?. |
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6 May 1996 |
Updated all country pages with new links. |
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5 April 1996 |
Changed URLs: Çatal Hüyük Project - University of Cambridge excavation of a Neolithic Tell Cimiez Museum - near Nice, Roman Cemenelum Dokumentasjonsprosjektet - archaeology, coins, and runes at the University of Oslo. Also available in English Aquincum - Roman Budapest - Viking Age rune stones - includes descriptions, pictures, photos and transcriptions Classics Server - at the Department of Greek and Roman Civilisation, University College Dublin. Gives a wide range of links (archaeological, literary, historical, including a not-so-serious page!) to a huge number of sites Fringe Archaeology - A skeptical look at popular pseudo-archaeology Zoöarchaeology Laboratory home page - Department of Ancient History and Archaeology, University of Birmingham. Contains links to many other areas of Environmental Archaeology
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13 March 1996 |
Warning: if you visit C.I.R.T. - International Center for Retrieval of New, Ancient and Rare Books, they may send you unsolicited book listings Changed URLs: The Greek and Roman Civilisation site at University College Dublin has been transferred to a new address CEIPAC has moved to a new host New URLs: The no. 2 issue of TRACCE - Online Rock Art Bulletin, maintained by Footsteps of Man (Valcamonica) Rosgartenmuseum Konstanz Anglo-American Research at Pompeii - by Department of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford. Review of project, report on 1995 season, and outline of Field School. nweurope-10kbp discussion list - This new list has been initiated following informal discussions at the XIV INQUA Congress in Berlin in August 1995. Its aim is to provide a forum for discussion for archaeologists, environmental scientists and quaternary geologists with an interest in the human response to the Pleistocene/Holocene transition in Northwest Europe. New subscribers will receive a full background file. To join send the following command to: mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk: join nweurope-10kbp firstname lastname. Anybody wanting further information before joining is invited to contact the list moderator Chris Tolan-Smith GPS/GIS related Web pages - by Jeff Hamilton, Trimble Mapping Systems dealer. Archeologische Werkgroep Lichtenvoorde - Archeologie in de Achterhoek (Nederland). Opgravingsverslagen, lopende projekten, vragen en publicaties. Projekt Römerzeitung - Elektronische Schülerzeitung im Deutschen Schulnetz, an electronic project on the Romans from a group of eight primary and secondary schools in Germany (ages 10-15), each doing complementary topic work which includes much archaeology, especially the Kaiseraugst Project. Uses maps, photographs, reconstructions, original archaeological material, and students' drawings to illustrate some excellent text. Tour of Caistor Roman town Archéologie générale y compris la topographie - annotated bibliography, a subsection of Bibliotheca Classica Selecta (BCS): Une introduction bibliographique aux Études classiques Megalithic Sites and Mounds - written by art historian Chris Whitcombe, and part of his Earth Mysteries pages. Contains illustrated texts on:
Städtische Museen Heilbronn: Von den ersten Siedlern zu den Trois Seigneurs - Archäologische Funde aus dem Biterrois, Eine Ausstellung des Musée Saint Jacques, Béziers und den Städtischen Museen Heilbronn Ostfriesisches Landesmuseum und Emder Rüstkammer im Rathaus am Delft Antikensammlung Charlottenburg - Der Besucher bekommt hier bedeutende Stücke antiker Kleinkunst von der kretisch-mykenischen Zeit bis zur frühbyzantinischen Epoche zu sehen Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte im Bode-Museum - Berlin Museum im Frey-Haus Brandenburg Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Archäologisches Museum Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften Radiokohlenstoff-Labor - Radiocarbon laboratory, also available in English Stone Pages - British and Irish prehistoric sites from an Italian viewpoint (also available in Italian) Radiokohlenstoff-Methode: Der Tod startet die Stoppuhr - (Death starts the stop-watch) - a beautifully illustrated description of the radiocarbon dating technique Marischal Museum, University of Aberdeen Rupestrian Archaeology guestbook - Open space for news & messages online from/to Rock Art researchers and organisations. Achill Archaeological Summer (Field) School - Late Medieval Environmental Archaeology. Field School for training students and other interested participants in archaeological field methodology. Maximum Credits 6. Approved by Department of Education, Ireland. Archaeology and Tourism in Sicily - touristic information, images of the archaeological sites of Western Sicily. Detailed report of the archaeological activities carried out in 1995. Production and trade of iron in north-east Roman Spain THE AMPHORAS PROJECT - Information on plain, unglazed, ceramic storage containers, with two handles, mostly pointed at the bottom, used to carry wine, oil, fish, and other commodities around the ancient Mediterranean. AMPHORAS is making available part of the archive collected by Virginia R. Grace at the excavations of the Agora at Athens, as well as some additional materials. |
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27 February 1996 |
The 16th International Radiocarbon Conference Mark Holley's World of Crannog Research - An introduction to crannogs Marischal Museum - University of Aberdeen. Offers information about the museum, its collections, exhibitions and services. Also included are information and programmes for the North-East Section of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and Marischal Museum Young Archaeologists. The 1996 British Archaeological Awards lecture, on `Archaeology and the public', given by Francis Pryor on 18 January in London to an invited audience The no. 2 issue of TRACCE - Online Rock Art Bulletin, maintained by Footsteps of Man (Valcamonica) will be avalaible on March 1 1996. UISPP Commission IV, Colloquium II: GIS Applications in Archaeology - Full program including abstracts and author addresses Fachschaft für Ur- und Frühgeschichte - Universität Heidelberg Forschungsstelle Archäometrie - Akademie der Wissenschaften, Heidelberg. Archaeometry Research Group. Unitat de Paleo-etologia Hominida, Seminari d'Estudis i Recerques Prehistoriques (S.E.R.P.) - Departamento di Prehistoria, Historia Antiga i Arqueologia, Universitat de Barcelona. The Unit aims to reconstruct the behaviour of the first hominids not only from archaeological remains (such as tools, habitat structures, food scraps, etc.), but also by making use of studies of present-day primates (including humans). The Historical Metallurgy Society home pages - descriptions of the Society, its activities, and forthcoming meetings. Although the society is called the Historical Metallurgy Society, its meetings and publications cover the whole timespan over which metals have been used. Material Science-Based Archaeology Group - Department of Materials, Oxford University. The research of the group is primarily focused on all aspects of the ancient metallurgy, but also deals with related materials, or the application of archaeo-metallurgical techniques to other types of materials. |
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14 February 1996 |
Chester Heritage Services The GIS Master Bibliography - searchable on-line resource that provides abstracted references to much of the current material (both technical and trade journal) in the GIS area. The Viking Discovery of America - including the archaeological evidence from the World Heritage Site of L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland Megalithic Art Gallery - Pictures of stones at Knowth, Ireland Tony's Favourite Rocks Page - Pictures of Irish and other megalithic sites Newgrange and megalithic art - A view from the Netherlands Brogarin Megaliitit Das Archäologische Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg - with:
Archéologie générale y compris la topographie - annotated bibliography Musée d'ethnographie, d'histoire naturelle et d'archéologie - Cherbourg (Manche) Montignac-Lascaux - includes notes on Lascaux I and II and other prehistoric sites in the region, including Les Eyzies Der Mann, der Mecklenburg ausgrub - a short biography of Ewald Schuldt Museum für das Fürstentum Lüneburg Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln Regia Anglorum - "These pages are designed to be an interactive experience for anybody with an interest in Early Medieval Europe in general and Anglo-Saxon and Viking Britain in particular". News on Foz Côa Dam - Details of the cancellation of the Foz Côa Dam Project History and Tourism pages of the Département Rhône-Alpes, with:
Archéologie Faverges - Musée archéologique de Viuz - Haute-Savois, France Euroasian Petroglyphs - project about regions and pictorial dialects in the petroglyph record of the Eurasian taiga. From Umeå University, Sweden The Cotswolds Hyperguide, with:
Crannogs - Mark Holley's home page Archaeology in Hampshire Annual Report 1995 - Report of the County Archaeologist Hampshire Archaeology Trail - "Discover Hampshire on our WWW archaeology trail" Hampshire - Museums of War & Peace - includes Museum of the Iron Age and other archaeology museums Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) Keltenmuseum Hochdorf Musées de Basse-Normandie - welcome page, with:
Mosaïque mérovingienne de la Basilique de Saint-Quentin L'Ouest De La France Et La Domestication Du Feu ARCHAEOLOGY Magazine - reports on the latest archaeological news from Europe and around the world. It is an official publication of the Archaeological Institute of America. |
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7 February 1996 |
Center for the Study of Eurasian Nomads - offers materials on Sauro-Sarmatian archaeology in the southern Urals. From Berkeley University. Landscape Archaeology Research Group, University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain). Works mainly in heritage management, archaeological impact assessment, and information systems. |
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5 February 1996 |
NOTES - Italian Archaeological Bulletin. Publication forum for short papers up to Iron Age, includes Announcements section. Based at Ferrara University. GISARCH - GIS and Archaeology forum. Includes list of members, access to the archived messages, and access to any files that have been associated with the list. Maintained by the University of York. Gruppo Archeologico Pisano (GAP) - volunteer association for cultural heritage, operating in Pisa, Tuscany , Italy. Pages in Italian but contain some information in English. Includes a detailed directory of all the archaeological museums in Tuscany. |
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24 January 1996 |
Zoöarchaeology Laboratory home page - Department of Ancient History and Archaeology, University of Birmingham. Contains links to many other areas of Environmental Archaeology. MoLAS, the Museum of London Archaeology Service. Commercial. Site of Norman invasion found at Upper Wilting Farm (UK)? - a presentation of evidence that a planned road will pass through a site that may contain the first Norman camp of William the Conqueror and the Invasion site in 1066. By Nick Austin. Gruppo Archeologico Torinese - Associazione di volontariato archeologico di Torino; sezione locale dei Gruppi Archeologici d'Italia. Archaeological Volunteers Group of Turin. Fringe Archaeology page by Martijn van Leusen. |
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15 January 1996 |
Mayflower 2000 - The Mayflower III is an historically accurate full size replica of the Pilgrims Mayflower of 1620, to be built over the next two years on the River Thames in London, England, and then sailed on a goodwill voyage from England to America early in 1998, before returning to England in time for the millenium celebrations at the end of 1999. By the Southwark Heritage Association. Report 2 on the Lockington (Leicestershire) barrow excavations by BUFAU. Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cambridge University The history of plumbing - Roman and English legacy - from: Plumbing and Mechanical, July 1989. |
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12 January 1996 |
Changed URLs: The Valcamonica Rock Art Home Page is now at a different server. The Rock Art Links page (New Europe and world-wide) also moved to that server. New URLs: Lascaux page - Now there is a clickable map (no text!) available here with pictures of the famous cave paintings. The Hessisches Landesmuseum at Darmstadt has some archaeological material. AmberWeb - L'Ambra nella Scienza e nell'Archeologia - exemplary set of pages in Italian and English. Very good! TRACCE - TRACKS, On Line Rock Art Bulletin, by Footsteps of Man, Valcamonica, Italy. In the first issue:
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8 January 1996 |
The South Cadbury Environs Project 1995 - a new addition to the South Cadbury hillfort archive at the University of Birmingham. The Italo-Austrian Iceman - brief document by the Institute for Anatomy at the University of Innsbruck. 5 January 1996Capo Alfiere Excavations - this is a preliminary posting of results from University of Texas excavations at Capo Alfiere, Calabria, Italy. It is the first part of a web site being put together for the UT Institute of Classical Archaeology.Archaeometry and Stonehenge - details AML involvement in the Stonehenge 20th Century Excavations Project. English Heritage Guidelines:
Imperium Romanorum WARFARE OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC ROMAN EMPERORS with pictures and quiz MORE INFO ON GEMINA (under construction) |
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3 January 1996 |
Changed URLs: The San Telmo project has moved to another server Athena Review, a quarterly journal of archaeology, history, and exploration, has moved to a new server. The Sudan Archaeological Society homepage moved to a new URL, is no longer under construction and is now also available in English. New URLs: BASP - the Bonn Archeological Statistics Package, with details about the program and screenshots Archaeological Investigations in the Chad Basin - Research Project on West Africa funded by the German Research Foundation. Scottish Institute of Maritime Studies, University of St Andrews. Offers post-graduate courses in Maritime Studies (archaeology, history and ethnology of mankind's relationship with the sea); hosts the Archaeological Diving Unit, National Historic Ships Project, the Maritime Fife and Duart Point Shipwreck projects. Archaeological Diving Unit - exists to provide technical support and advice to HM Government Department of National Heritage and the United Kingdom's Home Country Heritage organisations. The Gemina Project - Roman Military Reconstruction. Rock Art Links - A complete world wide list of Rock Art links in Europe, the US, India, and Australia. Valcamonica Rock Art - a presentation of Valcamonica, the most important prehistoric rock art site in the Alps. By Footsteps of Man (IFRAO member), an Archaeological Cooperative working in Rupestrian Archaeology. Jeremy Huggett's Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries database. A set of resources relating to early Anglo-Saxon cemeteries, including a number of cemetery datasets available for downloading. |
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1 December 1995 |
Virtual Reality Heritage Conference The Museum of Antiquities, one of the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cambridge |
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30 November 1995 |
Moved all countries into separate pages to make Geographic index load faster. New URLs: Römerbuch - details of Auf Römerstraßen durchs Land, a new book on museums and sites in Roman SW Germany Rottweil: Römersiedlung mit vollem Stadtrecht - details of the Dominikanermuseum and two Roman baths sites Rottenburg: Die Stadt mit der Rekordlatrine - details of the Römisches Stadtmuseum and Roman bath site, and of the spectacular remains of the biggest public conveniences in Roman upper Germany Stein und Köngen: von der Live-Villa zum Neckarkastell - details of the Römerpark open-air museum at Köngen and the Villa Rustica at Stein Aalen und Reinau: Eine Antikenschau der Superlative - the Aalen Limesmuseum and the open-air archaeological park at Reinau Museen und wissenschaftliche Sammlungen - University of Bonn museums including the Antikenmuseum of the Archäologisches Institut Augsburg - Römisches Museum Il Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cagliari e altre risorse archeologiche in Sardegna - new materials from Cagliari Museum, and other archaeological resources in Sardinia Il museo archeologico di Ozieri Il museo speleo-archeologico di Nuoro Genna Maria di Villanovaforru - Parco archeologico e museo Besançon Roman mosaic - image of a Roman mosaic from Besançon |
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29 November 1995 |
Monte Castellare excavations - excavation of one of the earliest fortified medieval settlements in NW Tuscany, with an Etruscan site below Haithabu - Museum - From Kiel University; under construction. Archäologisches Institut - From Kiel University; under construction. |
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28 November 1995 |
Internet Archaeology - Launch Date: August 1996. The editor writes: "Call for papers available at the Home Page. Internet Archaeology will concentrate on final excavation and fieldwork reports and on data-rich papers of all types. We will be making use of the indexing and linking facilities of the Web rather than the instant publishing side. As such, we will be swimming against the tide!" BWAS - the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society |
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17 November 1995 |
Changed URLs: In Themes/Charters, Conventions etc, fixed error in URL for Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict 1954 - 'Hague Convention' In Italy page, changed URL for Etruscan Resources New URLs: Musei di Archeologia - Roma Museo Preistorico ed Etnografico L. Pigorini - Roma Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments of England - and its public archive, the National Monuments Record Medieval Life - "aims to be popular printed magazine yet one which presents to its readers information, ideas and images which are not easily accessible elsewhere. We hope to give it freshness and topicality by publishing the fruits of recent research in a way which does not demand prior knowledge of the subject. We also hope to encourage the pursuit of readers' interests by providing reviews of books, important exhibitions, conferences etc." - Richard Briggs, editor. Archaeometry and Stonehenge - results of scientific dating of material from 20th century excavations UNESCO World Heritage Center - this is a particularly important link because of the new World Heritage Information Network that is being established between the Centre, States party to the Convention, its advisory bodies, and individual sites. Includes the World Heritage Convention and World Heritage List. |
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14 November 1995 |
Limesmuseum Aalen - Zugang (Baden-Württemberg) - the Limesmuseum specialises in the history and archaeological remains of most of the provinces of the Roman empire. Includes information on the latest activities of the museum. |
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10 November 1995 |
Laboratoire de Paléoanthropologie - current work in the Palaeoanthropology lab in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Geneva includes projects on neolithic and medieval populations |
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9 November 1995 |
Welcome to Archaeology! - from the editor of Current Archaeology Anthropology Resources on the Internet - Allen Lutins' guide to anthropology (including much archaeology) on the Net. Crete: The Minoan Period, with:
Le Centre Archéologique et son Musée - the new museum at Mont Beuvray Le Musée de l'Arles Antique Forchheim: Neueste Ausgrabungen - recent archaeological work in Forchheim has revealed evidence for Frankish/early medieval settlement Das Pfalzmuseum, Forchheim |
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7 November 1995 |
Changed URLs: As of November 2, the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) has been using its own domain name for its WWW and gopher sites. The new addresses are: http://www.icomos.org/ and gopher://gopher.icomos.org/11/.icomos/ The change will also affect: |
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6 November 1995 |
Changed URLs: Museo Civico Archeologico di Bologna New URLs: Megalitismo numa região de Portugal: a Beira Alta - megaliths in Beira Alta, Portugal. Includes discussion about prospection techniques including phosphate analysis. By: Associacao Independente Arqueologia. Also available in french. Rivista Archeologia Viva - an on-line journal for underwater archaeology Carta del Rischio del Patrimonio Culturale - Risk Map of the cultural heritage in Italy Archaeology of Lithuania The Altamira Cave - a World Heritage rock art site in Cantabria Altamira bison - a single image from the Altamira cave, from a tourist guide to Cantabria Institute of Near Eastern Studies at Charles University, Prague Perseus Project Art and Archaeology page - from the Perseus Project, "an evolving digital library on Ancient Greece", a searchable illustrated catalogue including sites (179), buildings (381), sculptures (366), vases (1420) and coins (523). International Directory of Aegean Prehistorians Old World Archaeology Newsletter Journal of Roman Archaeology Thomas Bateman's Ten Years' Diggings in Celtic and Saxon Grave Hills - includes on-line extracts from this 1861 classic barrow-digging record Ashmolean Museum: Anglo-Saxon Catalogue - an experimental on-line version of the catalogue, still in the editing process Siracusa - notes on Il Museo Archeologico, one of the largest museums of Europe (founded 1988), and on Il Castello Eurialo, a 5th century BC Greek fortress Il Parco Archeologico della Neapolis - includes the largest theatre in the Greek world, the mysterious Orecchio di Dionisio, and other Greek and Roman monuments Palazzo Acreide - the site of Akrai, founded 664 BC, includes a theatre and the Bouleuterion Napoli - sites and museums Global Museum - electronic museum prototype, giving access to three virtual exhibitions of objects from six Magna Graecia museums Magna Graecia exhibitions - one of the above Un salto indietro nel tempo - a resource from Elba, with links to pictures of stone age and iron age artefacts Lazio - the region, with details and pictures of archaeological sites in ancient Ostia, the Cerveteri Etruscan cemetery, Tarquinia museum, Palestrina, and the ancient town of Aletrium Roma - archaeological sites, including the Palatine Hill, the Baths of Caracalla and the Coliseum Ascol i Piceno - Museo Archeologico Statale Ascoli Piceno - Teatro Romano - also in English Cisterne Epuratorie Romane - Roman cisterns in Fermo Antiquarium Communale - Fermo Archaeological Museum Musei di Genova - including Museo Archeologico Durazzo Pallavicini Museo Civico Il Correggio - includes an excellent clickable plan of the museum Musei a Forlì - brief details of museums in Forlì Musei e pinacoteche - brief details of museums and galleries in Modena Gallerie e Musei, Parma - includes details of Museo Archeologico Nazionale Reggio Emilia: L'Antica Città - includes details of Musei Civici Rimini, Museo della città - brief details L'Arco di Augusto, Rimini - description and photo of the Arch of Augustus Civico Museo Archeologico, Milano - lengthy description of the contents Civici Musei del Castello Parabiago, Museo Archeologico-Storico-Culturale Carla Musazzi Legnano, Museo Civico Sutermeister Cuneo, Museo Civico - details of the contents Musei di Cuneo - another source of information on museums in Cuneo Etruscan Resources SMU Excavations in Tuscany Books on the Mediterranean - a wide range of archaeology books and excavation reports from the catalogue of the University of Pennsylvania Museum Ancient Sites - a discussion of Newgrange and the Boyne valley megalithic tombs from a variety of points of view Images of sites in the British Isles - Clive Ruggles' on-line image resource for archaeoastronomy Images of sites in continental Europe - including northern France, Bulgaria, Rumania, Mallorca Newgrange and megalithic art - a non-specialist view Archaeology of the Dingle Peninsula Musaem Chorca Dhuibhne, Baile an Fhirtéirigh - Corca Dhuibhne Regional Museum Kerry County Museum |
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1 November 1995 |
Today, ArchNet - Europe was renamed ARGE, and all its pages were reorganised to accommodate the steadily growing number of resources in them. We hope no major editing errors have occurred, but should you find one, then please let us know! If you want to know more about ARGE, just click the ARGE logo at the top of this page or on our home page... New URLs: Irish Archaeology Home Page - A guide to Irish archaeology resources, maintained by Thadeus Breen. From this:
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31 October 1995 |
Changed URLs: All URLs pointing to the server prehist.leidenuniv.nl in the Netherlands page have been changed to archweb.leidenuniv.nl New URLs: Journal of Material Culture Analecta Praehistorica Leidensia - annual journal of the Faculty of Prehistory at Leiden University November 3 1995: The Homo Sapiens enigma, The Hague (NL) January 17-19 1996: Archeologie en theorie, Leiden (NL) CAA96 (UK), 17-18th February 1996 - FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT CAA96 Iasi, Romania, 25-27th March 1996 - First Announcement |
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27 October 1995 |
Stockholms läns museum - an exemplary model for using the WWW in museum outreach. Stockholm County Museum aims to serve its county's population, especially those in districts without a local museum, by offering access to information about local culture and history, and virtual tours of the 'cultural paths' established across the county which include archaeological sites. In Swedish with an English summary. Viking Age rune stones - includes descriptions, pictures, photos and transcriptions The following links were taken from 'Our Troth': The Stone Age: a paper on the Scandinavian Stone Age [Copied link from 19 October] The Bronze Age - a paper on bronze age rock carvings in Scandinavia The Celtic and Roman Iron Age: a paper on the Iron Age in Scandinavia The Migration and Vendel Ages: a paper on the migration period in Scandinavia The Viking Age: a paper on the Viking age in Scandinavia, with references to Ireland and Vinland |
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25 October 1995 |
Changed URL: CEIPAC (Ancient economy in the Roman Empire - University of Barcelona) has moved to a new URL. |
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24 October 1995 |
Archaeometallurgy Group at the Institut für Geowissenschaften, Mainz University. "Petrographisch-petrologischen und chemischen Untersuchungen an Erzen, metallurgischen Abfällen, Metallen, technischer Keramik, Glasuren und Glas. Die Schwerpunkte sind die Technologien von Eisen, Kupfer, Blei, Silber, Zink. Die Funde, die wir in Zusammenarbeit mit den Archäologen untersuchen, stammen aus allen Zeitstufen, vom Chalkolithicum bis in die Neuzeit. Regionale Schwerpunkte sind z.Zt. Spanien und Iran." |
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23 October 1995 |
Today, we have lots of new museums: Museums Guide Danmark - a guide to Danish State or State-subsidised museums, arranged by county, with information on the collections in Danish, English and German The Gallery of Archaeological Collections featuring items from a mobile exhibition The Archaeology and Ethnography of Northern Asia The Neanderthal Museum - plans for an ambitious site covering all things Neanderthal Menhirs et Dolmens dans le Morbihan Instituto Português de Museus - "A virtual tour of the universe of Portuguese museums" Ironbridge Gorge Museum - a World Heritage site for Industrial Archaeology MOUSEION: Museums, Museology and Related Resources - a joint project in Italy to research and set up an Internet node devoted to museums, museum technology and associated subjects Elenco musei attualmente aperti - brief details of some museums in Umbria Elenco musei dell'Umbria - more Umbrian museums, slightly more detailed information I musei del Veneto - information on the museums of seven cities in the Veneto region, with more detailed information on those in Rovigo, Treviso and Venezia But also: The Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences The Bronze Age - a paper on bronze age rock carvings in Scandinavia |
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19 October 1995 |
CIRT - International Center for Retrieval of New, Ancient and Rare Books. Up-to date list of new italian books on Archaeology, Antiquities and Classical Philology. |
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18 October 1995 |
Created Related Subjects & Disciplines page. Started moving some resources to this page. Copied Northern Ireland links into UK page. New URLs: Archaeometry Group - Institut für Strahlen und Kernphysik, Universität Bonn Antikensammlung Erlangen - Institut für Altertumskunde und Klassische Archäologie, Universität Erlangen And from the ArchNet museums page: International Museum of the Horse Contains extensive resources on the history of Humans and the Horse, including archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Contains resources on Classical and Egyptian Archaeology Peabody Museum at Harvard University - description of collections, among which some of interest to European archaeology University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology - contains a.o. Ancient Egypt and Greece exhibits Sources of Information on Antiquities Theft, paper compiled by Laura Pope Robbins. |
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16 October 1995 |
Hereford and Worcester County Archaeological Service - contains information on the main aspects of the service. Expansion in the next few months will include a listing of local groups, projects, and interesting sites to visit. Very good pages for the non-specialist. Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum. Hungarian National Museum - includes details of all Hungarian museums, arranged by county Numismatics - Roma e il suo fiume, storia e diffusione della moneta Reading Museum and Art Gallery - a listing of collections, many of which are archaeological Blackwell's Bookshop Archaeology Page - Internet shopping with searchable index of hundreds of books on archaeology. Commercial. |
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11 October 1995 |
Changed URL: Jorvik Viking Centre, York, England. Jorvik is the Viking Age city uncovered by archaeologists beneath Coppergate in York. As they peeled back the debris of centuries, houses and workshops emerged, still containing everyday tools, utensils and clothing from a civilisation buried for a thousand years. AWN - Archeologische Werkgemeenschap voor Nederland. Organisation of amateur archaeologists New URLs: THE KHAZARIA INFO CENTER - Bryant University, USA - for information on the Khazars and their history and archaeology Niebüll: Friesisches Museum, Germany - includes a small prehistoric collection of finds from palaeolithic, neolithic and iron age Department of Pre- and Protohistoric Archaeology, Municipal University of Amsterdam List & Bedrog, a book of archaeological spoofs and fakes, by Leo Verhart. Commercial |
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10 October 1995 |
Athena Review Contents page, a new quarterly journal of Archaeology, History, and Exploration - published in Napels. |
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9 October 1995 |
Changed URLs: Current Archaeology Directory of British Archaeology The London & Middlesex Archaeological Society New URLs: International Organisation of Palaeobotany - University of East London Palaeobiology Research Unit ABZU Guide to resources for the study of the ancient Near East - Oriental Institute, Chicago Dalriada Celtic Heritage Society gopher site. Víteliú: The Languages of Ancient Italy. Linguistic information on the languages of Pre-Roman Italy: Etruscan, Oscan, Umbrian, etc. Contains maps, sample inscriptions, and background information. |
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2 October 1995 |
Landesdenkmalamt Baden-Württemberg - State Monuments Protection Agency in Baden-Württemberg Especially interesting: a list of LDA publications North-European Archaeology - under development at Umeå University, Sweden. It will eventually link to all departments conducting North European archaeology. New link copied from this site: Changed URL for L'archéologie sous les mers, a virtual trip under water. |
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27 September 1995 |
CEIPAC: Ancient economy in the Roman Empire - University of Barcelona Proyecto San Telmo: Arqueología en la Antártida: Spanish Archaeological Mission in Antarctica, looking for the wreck of the Spanish warship "San Telmo". Includes project abstract in english. From the University of Zaragoza. |
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22 September 1995 |
The Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki Cyprus through the ages (from the neolithic to the present day) |
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18 September 1995 |
Departamento de Prehistoria, Arqueologia, Historia Antigua y Medieval, Universidad de Murcia Addresslist of German, Austrian and Swiss archaeological institutions Sudan Archaeological Society, Berlin. Under construction until 22 September. Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Frankfurt a. Main Stadtmuseum, Ingolstadt Römisches Museum und Archäologischer Park Cambodunum (APC), Kempten Reiß-Museum, Mannheim Naturkundemuseum, Oldenburg. Contains section on archaeology. Römermuseum Kastell Boiotro, Passau |
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14 September 1995 |
Changed links: Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. L'archeologie sous les mers - Underwater Archaeology, a virtual trip under water. Added links: Dept. of Palaeoecology, Queens University of Belfast - includes 14C laboratory. Classics Ireland online Museums Håndbogen Museums Handbook: a comprehensive list of Danish museums accessible by type Museum of National Antiquities, Stockholm Guide to Swiss Museums and Exhibitions, from which we made the following selection:
Département d'Archéologie et d'Histoire de l'Art, Université Catholique de Louvain (Dept. of Archaeology and History of Art) |
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11 September 1995 |
Manx Heritage Sites: includes virtual tour of Peel Castle Arkeologian laitoksen kotisivu -Department of Archaeology, University of Helsinki Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Mainz Landesmuseum, Mainz Museum für Antike Schiffahrt: new museum for five Roman warships, allowing visitors to watch conservation work as it happens ("Archäologie-live!") Cimiez Museum - Roman Cemenelum, near Nice Base bibliographique Préhistoire du CNRS-SHS: database of bibliographical information on books and articles on prehistory in French libraries, searchable by author, title, subject etc. |
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8 September 1995 |
Created a new Germany page and added German archaeology hotlist - many thanks to Andreas Brunn - with the following new resources:
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7 September 1995 |
Material Science-based Archaeology at the Department of Materials, Oxford University Computing Archaeology Research Group, Staffordshire University |
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4 September 1995 |
Changed server address for Servers for the Levant. From Norway. Added: The place of archaeology in the reconstruction of Beirut 1000 photographs from Lebanon (July - August, 1995) - includes a lot of photographs from the Beirut excavations. |
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31 August 1995 |
Classics Server at the Department of Greek and Roman Civilisation, University College Dublin. Gives a wide range of links (archaeological, literary, historical, including a not-so-serious page!) to a huge number of sites. Underwater Archaeology Resources - an index to resources for underwater archaeology on the Internet STILE: Clive Ruggles' Students' and Teachers' Interactive Learning Environment - Leicester University MegaLithic!: Prehistoric Ritual Monuments within the British Isles (250 images currently available) Institute of Archaeology, Jagiellonian University, Cracow Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw |
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29 August 1995 |
L'Oppidum de Bramefan (commune de Puyloubier, Bouches-du-Rhône) - excavation report |
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25 August 1995 |
Removed V& F: sistema interattivo per l'analisi dei testi greci e latini because it's not an archaeological link Exeter history: Roman and medieval Exeter, with links to explanatory on-line videos Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography, Lodz (Muzeum Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne w Lodzi) Archaeological Resources for Rome - New Laboratory for Teaching and Learning at Columbia University Pompeii: teaching resources - the House of the Faun and its mosaics Clickable Map of the Empire: excellent resource to find Web documents for 54 individual Roman provinces Roman Basilicas: a Progress Report - paper by C.V. Walthew in Classics Ireland 1995 Vol. 2 Prehistoric Italy, from the Windows on Italy pages - Istituto Geografico De Agostini The Early Italic Tribes, from the Windows on Italy pages - Istituto Geografico De Agostini Storia di Capri: the archaeology of prehistoric, Greek and Roman Capri Golfo Porto Aperte: a cultural tour along archaeological sites in the Naples region, including Ercolano (Herculaneum) and Pompeii Salerno Porto Aperte: a cultural tour along sites and museums in the Salerno area Cyprus Tourist Page: includes Roman sites and museums |
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23 August 1995 |
Deleted Yugoslavia from geographic section, inserted Serbia. The Young Archaeologists' Club - UK archaeological society for children Map Maker - Free GIS for Windows - available for free to non-profit making institutions, academics, and students. Includes extensive support for people making their own field surveys who can enter their numeric data which is then converted into map form. Directory of GIS-using archaeologists - sorted by country. Includes snail- and e-mail addresses, as well as hotlinks to relevant WWW homepages where available. Department of Egyptology, Hamburg University - Informationen zum Studium, zu den laufenden Forschungsprojekten, und Resümees der Reihe "SAK" (Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur). ARKEOLOGEN, bimonthly Swedish journal. ArchNet - Software page |
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17 August 1995 |
Jorvik Viking Centre - York, UK British Museum Leicestershire Museum, Arts and Records Service: Archaeology Swedish Archaeology Bulletin Board - Unofficial page of the Central Board of National Antiquties, Regional office West Sweden The Slöinge Project - Results from ongoing field work dealing with a Southwest Swedish chieftain site dated to AD 400 - 1000. Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte, Jüngere Abteilung - University of Tübingen |
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16 August 1995 |
Prazska informacni sluzba: Muzea: information on museums in Prague, many with archaeological collections, including the National Museum Atlas de Historia de Aragon: maps and commentaries on the archaeology of Aragon from the Iron Age to the Visigoths |
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14 August 1995 |
Aphrodisias: site tour of 'the birthplace of the goddess of love' Defence of Britain project at CBA - 20th century military/engineering archaeology. Millennium Archaeology Project 2000 at CBA - charting human impact on the environment over the last 250,000 years. Set up a Netherlands page, with a number of new links in it. And, copied from the Michigan Classics & Mediterranean Archaeology Server:
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11 August 1995 |
Added some news groups to General section: 1 sci.archaeology. 2 sci.anthropology. 3 sci.classics. Added a number of project descriptions from the University of Birmingham (UK) Field Archaeology Unit: 1 The Wroxeter Hinterland Project - An ongoing project employing IT to study the processes of Romanization in Shropshire (UK) 2 Monte Covolo - Excavations at a Rock Shelter near Riparo Cavallino (IT): a teaching resource 3 Shepton Mallet - Excavations at a Roman roadside settlement (UK): a teaching resource 4 Bromfield - A Prehistoric Barrow Cemetery in Shropshire (UK) 5 South Cadbury Castle, Somerset - Later Prehistoric Pottery at an Iron Age Hillfort (UK) 6 Gold Barrow, Leicester - Press release: discovery of important treasure in barrow (UK) 7 Old Bulawayo, Zimbabwe - Description of a project currently being set up |
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10 August 1995 |
Removed inoperative link to experimental database project (Oslo University). Dokumentasjonsprosjektet: Archaeology, Coins, and Runes at the University of Oslo |
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9 August 1995 |
Moved all French and Italian links to new pages. Added a form to our home page to facilitate submission of new links. The Brownshill Dolmen, Carlow Mycenae: images of buildings and objects Minos: images of buildings and objects from Crete Greece: images of buildings and objects Pompeii: images of buildings and objects Rome: images of buildings and objects |
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7 August 1995 |
The Mary Rose Virtual Maritime Museum Naval and Maritime Museums in Europe Museum of Anatolian Civilisation, Ankara The Legacy of Roman Times Istanbul's Museums: including Archaeological Museum Antalya's Historic Sites Izmir's Historic Sites: includes Ephesus Diocletian's Palace - now directly from Croatia History of Avillium, the capital of a Gaulish province Mothers of Time: are the palaeolithic figurines from the Jullien collection authentic? Archaeological Dialogues: details of this new journal from the Netherlands Irish Coins - from the earliest currency to modern coins Archaeology and Anthropology at Cambridge: details from the prospectus Institute of Archaeology - University College London Navan Fort, Armagh - from the Armagh Planetarium Durham Cathedral - from the Durham University Department of Law A virtual tour of Caistor Roman town - from the University of East Anglia 3-D Reconstruction of Ancient Egyptian Mummy using X-ray computer tomography |
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