Archaeology Image Bank
Created and hosted by the ADS for the Higher Education Academy subject centre for History, Classics and Archaeology this resource is intended as a tool for locating and sharing archaeological images for use in teaching, studying and research. There is no charge for using the Image Bank but you will be asked to read and accept the terms and conditions of use before viewing any images. Users are also encouraged to donate their own archaeological images using the donation section of this interface, the image donor retains their copyright to all donated images.
The Higher Education Academy. History, Classics and Archaeology.
Archaeology ALIVE, Reading Archaeology
Created and hosted by the ADS and supported by the Higher Education Academy subject centre for History, Classics and Archaeology with content supplied by Michael Reynier at the University of Leicester, 'Reading Archaeology' is a dynamic tutorial for students at undergraduate level. It aims to demonstrate how academic texts can be read more efficiently and more effectively. The tutorial draws heavily on real-life examples of academic texts, essay questions and reading lists.
The University of Leicester.
PATOIS: Publications and Archives in Teaching: Online Information Sources
The ADS developed online teaching and learning materials through the "PATOIS" project - Publications and Archives in Teaching: Online Information Sources. This project created four teaching packs on different aspects of ADS data sets.
- PATOIS Project Homepage
- Module 1: Monument inventories: a resource for learning and research
- Module 2: Excavation archives: a resource for learning and research
- Module 3: Electronic Publications
- Module 4: Inter-disciplinary resources at Christ Church Spitalfields
Part of the National Grid for Learning
INTUTE: 'Internet Archaeologist' Virtual Training Suite
This is one of a series of tutorials written by qualified tutors, lecturers and librarians from across the UK. It enables the user to learn how to best use the internet to discover the world of archaeology. It looks at key websites, compares search tools and teaches the user how to judge what is good information, ensuring their research makes the most of the resources available. This tutorial was created by the ADS on behalf of Intute.
Part of the Intute Virtual Training Suite
Virtual Walkabout
The Virtual Walkabout tutorial and archives are designed to provide a simple and easily accessible fieldwork project which introduces some of the key concepts of fieldwork to those who may never have been involved in fieldwork before. It starts with a set of simple photographic images of an archaeological site ordered as if part of a walking tour of the site. Students are encourages students to explore the site before being shown how to make a walkabout of their own using the tools provided.
Part of the National Grid for Learning
Other Teaching and Learning Initiatives
In addition to PATOIS, the ADS is involved in a number of projects concerned with learning and teaching, both directly and through a number of consortia. This page provides links to some of these consortia and organisations.
- Archaeology - Subject Centre for History, Classics and Archaeology, part of the Higher Education Academy (formerly the LTSN centre for History Classics and Archaeology
- The Resource Discovery Network
- College on the Net archaeology courses.
- Biota of Early Terrestrial Ecosystems: the Rhynie Chert
- Digital Egypt for Universities
- LEMUR (Learning with Museum Resources)
- MIRACLE (Microfossil Image Recovery And Circulation for Learning and Education)
- Virtual Norfolk Project
