💾 Digital Cleanup Day 2026 🫧
This year, we held our very first ADS/HSDS Digital Clean-up Day on Friday 20th March to reduce the digital waste in our computers and servers. Over the day we got rid of 4.73 TB of clutter!
To find out more about the event visit: buff.ly/cfAdlyf
Excellent news!
The modules, funded as part of the @rewildarch.bsky.social project led by Dr Anwen Cooper of OA, will help users to engage with and present palaeoenvironmental data in engaging and interesting formats without compromising accuracy 🌱
The drawing shows a sculptural relief, possibly Roman (or Renaissance?), of a team of oxen pulling a plough beneath a tree in leaf, the bearded ploughman is wearing a long tunic and boots.
We are excited to announce that on the 29th April the ADS will be launching two new OASIS+ modules in Archaeobotany and Zooarchaeology! Both new modules will be launched at a focused workshop at the CIfA conference this year!
To find out more about this update and workshop, visit: buff.ly/tPGRZmN
A full room today for our #Hackathon! Excited for a collaborative day working with data and exploring #DigitalResearchInfrastructures to address research questions around #GlobalChallenges and #CulturalHeritage. #DISKAH, @ads-update.bsky.social, #DAFNI, #DataCulture from @regentsox.bsky.social
A line drawing of an Egyptian panel featuring a person farming, cows, and hieroglyphs
Our new blog post explores an updated version of the 'Oxford Expedition to Egypt: Scene-details Database'. This update gives the database a new lease of life, making it more accessible and user-friendly for years to come.
To read this weeks blog post visit: buff.ly/gtncjCm
Archaeology is a driver of scientific innovation. Rather than being a perceived financial burden, it is actually a high-value investment that can improve human health and environmental sustainability. 🏺1/7
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Curious about ethical implications of missing skeletons? And solve this issue? A recent article co-authored by Digital Archives Assistant Dr Solange Bohling explores the research, legal, and ethical implications of this missing heritage.
To read this article visit: buff.ly/EyMOgDc
Photo of ADS staff explaining something to another staff member
⭐ New Blog Post ⭐
This post explores how the ADS Archives have changed, in the face of the incredible growth of digital data in archaeology. Written by DAA Burcu Aksahin, this blog post also introduces our brand-new deposit system Ingest!
To read this blog post visit: buff.ly/XNoMufK
Looking for a #HeritageScience data management role? The National Gallery is hiring a Content & Engagement Specialist to work within the Heritage Science Data Service Project!
🎨 Full-time, FTC (12 months)
🎨 £41,623 p.a
⏰ Deadline: 12th April 2026
@hsds-update.bsky.social @ads-update.bsky.social
Someone taking an image of roman pottery using a mobile phone
🏺 Collection Highlight 🏺
We wanted to highlight one of our recent archives: Arch-I-Scan. This archive included a data resource of photographs of ceramic remains from Roman Britain taken by the Arch-I-Scan Project between 2019 and 2023.
To find out more about the project visit: buff.ly/Sgq9b5j
📢 Find out more about the ADS at this upcoming talk as part of the exciting @digitalcuration.bsky.social DRI Webinar series! Sign up via the link below ⬇️
Logo for Ingest deposit system
📢Announcement! Ingest launches April 28th—our new deposit system for archaeology & heritage science data 🎉
A new fast, flexible system that validates as you go. Supporting many file formats, Ingest handles any deposit size. Free training provided after launch.
Find out more here: buff.ly/YogwX5S
The project is also hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate (Assyriology). Deadline 2nd April.
Main focus: prepare critical editions, translations, linguistic annotations and glossary records for Sumerian and Akkadian texts of different genres, but mostly literary.
jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/post...
CDLI interface in Arabic
A witness of the Epic of Gilgamesh - a brown cuneiform tablet on a green backround © The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence. A witness of the Epic of Gilgamesh © The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence.
Dr Émilie Pagé-Perron @epp.cdli.network is leading the new "Towards Universal Access to Cuneiform Heritage" project!
It aims to transform access to cuneiform heritage through innovative digital tools and multilingual outreach, hosted at @ads-update.bsky.social
www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/...
New Issue: Accessibility & re-use of archaeological collections in heritage. EAC symposium proceedings management edited by Agnieszka Oniszczuk, Agnieszka Makowska and David Novák.
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🏺 Collection Highlight🏺
We would like to highlight the Unlocking Old Windsor archive. Based on six seasons of excavation in the 1950s, this archive brings together resources previous divided between organisations for the first time.
To read more visit: archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/news-events/...
We're taking part in a Hackathon organised by @cultinformatics.bsky.social on 'Data Driven Approaches to Safeguarding Cultural Heritage' at the University of Brighton on 17th April ⬇️ Check out details and how to apply below #DISKAH #data #IDAH
I've been working on this survey about adding API capabilities to the ADS for a while - see a summary of the results here with plans for next year #digital #archives #API #archaeology
My first thought at seeing this image: Wow, that LiDAR looks an awful lot like a ravioli.
And boy was I right and wrong in ways I didn't expect.
Yes - what a delightful story!! (The linked article is in both Italian and English, just scroll down!) 🏺
Woman signing "Ceremonial" in AGLAIA (YouTube video screenshot)
New from the ARIADNE RI!
AGLAIA, a glossary of archaeological terms in sign languages LIS & ISL, promotes inclusive access to cultural heritage and supports accessible museum experiences.
Find out more 👉 ariadne-research-infrastructure.eu/2026/03/17/a...
#DigitalHeritage #Accessibility #Archaeology
An x-ray of a calzone, showing a piece of paper inside
We want to highlight a recent outcome of the TETARCHs project, that looks to demonstrate how emotive storytelling can bridge between those who find heritage and audiences. To find how an artist, archaeologists, and a pizzeria lead to conversations about belonging visit: buff.ly/FuylJt7
A drone shot of York city walls surrounded by greenery
Last year we issued a survey to explore implementing Application Programming Interfaces allowing us to understand the best ways to make our vast collection of archaeological resources more accessible and useful to our diverse user base.
To find out more about what we learnt, visit: buff.ly/Svybnbv
Survey being completed on the banks of a lake
⭐ Collection Feature ⭐
We want to highlight the Digital Archive from a Geoarchaeological Evaluation at Jubilee Gardens. To find out more about the project background, how heritage science was used to reconstruct the landscape, and explore the Internet Archaeology article, visit: buff.ly/uwt0Mf7
Registration is now open for our #Hackathon on Data Driven Approaches to Safeguarding Cultural Heritage on 17 April. Info and registration: www.diskah.org/event-detail... @ads-update.bsky.social @regentsox.bsky.social @uniofbrighton.bsky.social
Someone holding a the custom-made slide holder attached to a light pad
A black and white image showing Team members of the IUO Mission drawing finds recovered
Graphical summary of the proposed archaeological features recorded in the south field in its topographic context.
🏺 Highlighting the Open Access Archaeology Fund!⭐
The OAAF supports the publishing and archiving costs of researchers who have no means of institutional support, and whose data is potentially more at risk.
To find out more about past projects and how you can donate, visit: buff.ly/I34XKg9
🔬A compelling reuse case for ADS data from @adamsgreen.bsky.social - medieval archaeological records from Wharram Percy repurposed to model early social metabolism and inform pathways beyond fossil fuel dependency ⬇️ #data #reuse
We are pleased to share this blog post by @epp.cdli.network recounting the recent ATRIUM workshop at @ads-update.bsky.social on workflows and demonstrators 🏺
🔸 Read more: atrium-research.eu/news/blog-po...
Are you an early career heritage scientist? 👀 Shape how the HSDS develops by sharing what you need from our research platform. Sign up for two focus group sessions, March 11 & 25 - £100 (or voucher equivalent) or your time.
Find out more here: buff.ly/k3Ngcsd
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