Excavation reports in Germany are way less centralized than in e.g. UK, so that a multitude of hosts exist.
- IANUS – Forschungsdatenzentrum Archäologie & Altertumswissenschaften (organized and hosted by DAI)
- ARIADNE
- ADS
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ADS – Archaeological Data Service
The ADS – Archaeological Data Service is probably one of the biggest archives for excavation data in the United Kingdom. It covers most data from England, but also hosts some data from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Isle of Man. In addition, you can find some reports from Europe, Middle East, South America, Africa and Asia. It allows you to search the archives by free text or browse them sorted by time period, finds, region etc.
All data in ADS is free for access, and only requires you to accept the terms of use and access every time you download a report. You may also register for an account and get immediate access to all data.
Data Sources – UK
The following are some of the best sources for archaeological data in the United Kingdom
- ACA – Access Cambridge Archaeology (direct link)
- ADS – Archaeological Data Service
- Wessex Archaeology online (direct link)
Where can I find data?
Excavation Reports
Here you can find a collection of archaeological excavation data from around the world and the necessary information how to access it. The data is sorted by country of the excavation site (not of the excavator).
- Asia
- Australia
- Antarctica
- Africa
- Europe
- Bulgaria
- Cyprus
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- United Kingdom
- Hungary
- Italy
- Portugal
- Spain
- Turkey
- North America
- South America
Objects and Finds
The following hosts offer various information on different types of objects and finds from museums, libraries, archives, excavations etc. As most databases offer different types of objects, from buildings information to books, and also from different periods, this list is (currently) not structured.
- ARACHNE (direct link)
- ARIADNE (direct link)
- DANS
- Europeana
- British Museum
(Please add further sources and information how to access the data as comments / posts – we will integrate the data regularly. If you found any broken links, please report them below, too. THANKS!!!)