Online Archaeology Blog

OPEN ARCHIVE - a new web based system for accessing our past

webmaster@online-archaeology.co.uk — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The wealth of information gathered by local archaeological groups and societies on excavations, surveys and documentary research is one of the important sources of data for the study of archaeology in the UK. Currently, this archive of British archaeology is stored locally, within libraries and local history centres as well as with the originating group themselves. In addition, PhDs and other research can be found in locations often scattered throughout the country. The premise of Open Archive is to collect the records of the past and present and share them with everybody.

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Add your own items to the map

webmaster@online-archaeology.co.uk — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The recent upgrade to the Online Archaeology Map includes the ability to add your own items to the map. Give it a go and let others know about archaeology near you...

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Map Update

webmaster@online-archaeology.co.uk — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The map has had a major overhaul which includes a lot of new functionality. The reasons for the overhaul were: a lot of the files were bloated, which caused slow download speeds; the interface was a little sloppy; there was limited area for extensions in the old system.

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Online Archaeology updates

webmaster@online-archaeology.co.uk — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

I just spent the day tidying up the site and moving things around a bit. The new look has settled in fine and I'll be adding more sections soon.

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Stand alone archaeology maps

webmaster@online-archaeology.co.uk — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Now that Online Archaeology has been given a new look I'm concentrating on making the map data more accessible. I now have a reusable mapping component which means I can add maps anywhere on the site.

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Archaeology RSS Reader

webmaster@online-archaeology.co.uk — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

This is something I've been working on for a while and I'm pleased to announce that it's now up and running. The Archaeology RSS Reader is a collection of feeds all viewable in the same interface.

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Montgomery Castle photos

webmaster@online-archaeology.co.uk — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:39:56 GMT

I just added a new photo collection of Montgomery Castle in Powys. This was a strategically important castle on the Welsh borders.More...

Archaeology and GIS News from ESRI - Autumn 2007

webmaster@online-archaeology.co.uk — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:56:41 GMT

Here are some details from the ESRI Archaeology and GIS newsletter.More...

Archaeology and GIS course

webmaster@online-archaeology.co.uk — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:49:39 GMT

A new training course for archaeology and GIS is being run by Achill Archaeology Field School.More...

PAS Celtic Coin Index on map

webmaster@online-archaeology.co.uk — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:41:17 GMT

I just discovered that PAS (Portable Antiquities Scheme) have opened up a basic API to search their data and return spatial results - great stuff!More...