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Archaeology Data Service
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The Archaeology Data Service supports research, learning and teaching with high quality and dependable #digital resources and #digital #preservation for #archaeology and heritage 💾💻🏺 Based in the Department of Archaeology, University of York, UK.
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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · Jul 21
🏛️ After 27 years, ArchSearch is being retired this September to make way for an upgrade - The ADS Data Catalogue! Featuring:
✨ Access to 5k ADS Archives and 100k reports
🗺️ Interactive maps & timeline views
🔍 Multi-parameter searching (What/Where/When)
🔗 Read more on the ADS website buff.ly/jW414wt
A laptop showing the ADS Data Catalogue interface
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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 6h
Reposting with the correct link :)

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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 6h
Apologies! Here you are :) archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/blog/writing...
Writing Accessible Documents: Ways to improve the accessibility of your digital content – Archaeology Data Service
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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 7h
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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 7h
📣 Accessibility... Who is it good for? Absolutely everyone!📣

But what steps can we actually take to improve accessibility? In this new blog post, we will explore a few key actions and tips that can make the digital content you create more accessible!

To read more visit: buff.ly/DO4NmQa
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Heritage Science Data Service @hsds-update.bsky.social · 5d
🚀 Small Grants Programme NOW OPEN!
Funding available for UK heritage science & conservation projects
📂 Enhance access to heritage resources (£25k)
💻 Build virtual research environments (£15k) w/ STFC Hartree Centre
Deadline: 28 Nov 2025
Funded by @ukri.org #RICHeS
Read more here: buff.ly/iFoKHNX
Old photograph of a man in front of prehistoric standing stone, Stenness, Orkney Isles. British Geological Survey © UKRI 2025 All Rights Reserved Permit. Number CP25/005, P000528
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Heritage Science Data Service @hsds-update.bsky.social · 1d
Considering applying for our Small Grants Programme? 👏

Reminder that our first information session is this Thursday 14:00-15:00 GMT!

To register visit: lnkd.in/eEe8fBJc

For full details and application materials: lnkd.in/gxqS7UAb
Questions? Email: [email protected]
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National Heritage Science Forum @nhsf.bsky.social · 5d
❗ Applications are live for the @hsds-update.bsky.social Small Grants Programme, offering up to £25,000 to unlock innovation in heritage science and conservation research across the UK. Info sessions will take place on 9 and 14 Oct. Applications close 28 Nov. More info: buff.ly/iFoKHNX

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ATRIUM Research @atrium-eu.bsky.social · 5d
TODAY, at 11:30 CET, join DARIAH's free webinar on #archeoViz & the Spatial and Statistical Exploration of Archaeological Data for the first of DARIAH's #FridayFrontiers series!🏺

ℹ️ Info: www.dariah.eu/2025/06/13/r...
🔸Register: dariah.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Heritage Science Data Service @hsds-update.bsky.social · 7d
🚀 We are excited to announce that the Data Catalogue & Catalogue of Services are now live!
Explore heritage science data and facilities like never before with these two powerful new tools.
To find out more visit and explore these new tools for yourself visit buff.ly/QAlbPOh
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William Kilbride @williamkilbride.bsky.social · 7d
Great to spend timewith @ads-update.bsky.social management committee today.
Such an impressive team focused, hard working and constantly innovating. #digipres #digitalpreservation
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National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · 10d
Families Join us for an Open Day: Words on the Wave – Ireland & St. Gallen exhibition
🗓️ Sat 4 Oct | 11.00–16.00
📍 NMI, Kildare St
Talks: Maeve Sikora (11:30), Dr Ó Riain (12:30), Prof Ó Cróinín (14:30)
Take part in free Workshops & handle replica artefacts
🎟️ Free admission
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An Incipit (opening letter) with two birds from the St. Gallen manuscript Priscian Institutiones Grammaticae, Cod. Sang 904, p. 25. © Stiftsbibliothek St Gallen.
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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 15d
📣 Call for Papers!
CAA2026 will be held this year at the University of Vienna. Papers are invited from ATRIUM partners and beyond to share applications in practical case studies of FAIR workflows, especially in the context of data reuse.
Deadline: 26th of October
Find out more: buff.ly/Xn83feJ
Red ceramic sherds covered in mud, held by an archaeologist on site
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CAAInt.bsky.social @caaint.bsky.social · 22d
📢 The Call for Papers, Posters & Workshops for CAA 2026 Vienna is now OPEN!

We’re thrilled to announce 53 exciting sessions have been accepted 🎉 —
now it’s your turn to contribute.
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UoY Digital Accessibility Unit @uoydigacc.bsky.social · 22d
Great to see a move to more accessible templates
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Open Research at York @uoyopenres.bsky.social · 27d
A study led by @cama-york.bsky.social has revealed new insights into Stone Age life and death, showing that stone tools were just as likely to be buried with women and children as with men

Open access paper in @plosone.org doi.org/10.1371/jour... 🔓 📄
Burial Site challenges stereotypes of Stone Age women and children
Study has revealed new insights into Stone Age life and death, showing that stone tools were just as likely to be buried with women and children as with men.
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Open Research at York @uoyopenres.bsky.social · 27d
Stone Dead Project data collection available via @ads-update.bsky.social doi.org/10.5284/1132... 🔓 📊
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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 22d
🏺New Blog Post Alert🏺

Have you noticed a change in some of our archive templates? In our latest blog post, Digital Archives Assistant Tasmin takes us through 'Project Facelift' and the migration of archives to our new templates. To find out more visit: buff.ly/pb7ylYI
A screenshot of the old ADS archive template A screenshot of the updated ADS archive template
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William Kilbride @williamkilbride.bsky.social · Sep 5
I started at @ads-update.bsky.social in late August 1999. That counts to 26 years working in #digitalpreservation. Where does the time go eh?
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Leila A @leilaar.bsky.social · Sep 2
Excited to kick off the MAIA Training School at Kings Manor, York!

Hosted by @ads-update.bsky.social and @dah-lab.bsky.social, bringing together archaeologists & computer scientists to explore AI applications in archaeology!

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#DigitalArchaeology #AI #MAIA #CostAction
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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · Sep 2
🌟Could you be our new Web Interface Developer ? 🌟

You will join the existing teams Developers in delivering innovative and engaging front-end applications, including but not limited to map-based interfaces, image collections, and reference catalogues.

👉To find out more visit buff.ly/Zrz1ysE
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Heritage Science Data Service @hsds-update.bsky.social · Sep 1
🎉 Announcing Major New Tools for Heritage Science!
The HSDS is thrilled to launch the Data Catalogue and the Catalogue of Services — powerful resources designed to unlock access to research facilities and datasets across the UK’s heritage science landscape
To find out more visit: buff.ly/s81Ulh5
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Edmund Lee @edsrlee.bsky.social · Aug 28
Latest update on #digital #archaeology archive deposition - the essential final step in project delivery 🏺
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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · Aug 28
Last autumn, we reached out with a survey to better understand digital data deposition practices within the commercial archaeology and heritage sector.
And now the results are in! To take a look at the feedback as well as our response, take a look at our new blog post here buff.ly/RxKD7fi
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CAA UK @caa-uk.bsky.social · Aug 30
📢 Call for Papers – #CAAUK2025

Join us in 📍Cambridge | 9–10 Dec. for the 🏛️💻 Computer Applications & Quantitative Methods in Archaeology UK Conference!

Submit abstracts (max 300 words) to 📧 [email protected] by 🗓 12pm, 15 Sept.

Linktr.ee/caa_uk

#Archaeology #CAAUK #DigitalArchaeology
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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · Aug 28
Last autumn, we reached out with a survey to better understand digital data deposition practices within the commercial archaeology and heritage sector.
And now the results are in! To take a look at the feedback as well as our response, take a look at our new blog post here buff.ly/RxKD7fi
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Julian D Richards @juliandrichards.bsky.social · Aug 20
5000 archives is quite a milestone - and no better way to celebrate it than the publication of the new permanent home for the 'Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi' - a stunning collection of 28,000 images of stained glass - especially for those who thought we were just about holes in the ground.
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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · Aug 20
🎉 An Exciting Announcement 🎉

This week the ADS surpassed 5,000 archive collections! We wanted to give a big thank you to everyone that has allowed us to reach this milestone.

⭐ To find out more about some of the collections released this year visit: buff.ly/qc8n33g
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