Data Sources
Good places to look for open access archaeological data
The Digital Archaeological Record (USA): Welcome to the Digital Archaeological Record (tdar.org)
Archaeology Data Service (UK): Archaeology Data Service
Journal of Open Archaeological Data: Journal of Open Archaeology Data (metajnl.com)
Ariadne (EU): ARIADNE PLUS – Ariadne infrastructure (ariadne-infrastructure.eu)
cyberSW: cyberSW – Home
Digital Index of North American Archaeology: Digital Index of North American Archaeology (DINAA) | Heritage Bytes (opencontext.org)
Open Context – Heritage Bytes: Heritage Bytes | News and Updates about Open Context
Mapping Past Societies: Data Availability | Mapping Past Societies (harvard.edu)
Corona Atlas of the Ancient Near East: Corona @ CAST UA (uark.edu)
ROCEEH Out of Africa Database: Digital Resources | Heidelberg Academy of Humanities and Sciences (hadw-bw.de)
Ancient World Mapping Center: Ancient World Mapping Center (unc.edu)
US Geological Survey National Map Downloader (includes lidar data for much of the USA): TNM Download v2 (nationalmap.gov)
Archaeology on GitHub: archaeology · GitHub Topics · GitHub
Canadian Archaeological Radiocarbon Database: CARD (canadianarchaeology.ca)
P3k14c, a synthetic global database of archaeological radiocarbon dates: p3k14c, a synthetic global database of archaeological radiocarbon dates | Scientific Data (nature.com)
SKOPE (Synthesizing Knowledge of Ancient Environments): SKOPE | Synthesizing Knowledge of Past Environments (openskope.org)
Database of Religious History: The Database of Religious History (religiondatabase.org)
SESHAT: | Seshat: Global History Databank (seshatdatabank.info)
Open-archaeo, a list of open-source archaeological software and resources: Lists and datasets • open-archaeo
Binford Hunter-Gatherer Data: Data and Program | Amber Johnson (truman.edu)
Portable Antiquities Scheme (UK): Welcome to the Portable Antiquities Scheme Website (finds.org.uk)
ArchaeoGLOBE survey of archaeological knowledge of human land use: ArchaeoGLOBE Dataverse (harvard.edu)
Crow Canyon Archaeological Center: Site Reports & Database List – Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
UCL Discovery: The Cultural Evolution of Neolithic Europe. EUROEVOL Dataset – UCL Discovery
Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery: DAACS.
Center for Cyber-Archaeology and Sustainability: UC-Cyber Archaeology.
The Arches Project: Arches Project Open-Source Data Platform.Â