📣 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

📢 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.

Great to see a move to more accessible templates

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... 🔓 📄

Stone Dead Project data collection available via @ads-update.bsky.social doi.org/10.5284/1132... 🔓 📊

🏺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

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?

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! maiacost.eu #DigitalArchaeology #AI #MAIA #CostAction

🌟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

🎉 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

Latest update on #digital #archaeology archive deposition - the essential final step in project delivery 🏺

📢 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

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

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.

This is a wonderful thing. Well done @ads-update.bsky.social and here's to the next 5,000 #digitalpreservation

🎉 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

Last chance! Survey closes August 31st - share your voice now. 🏺 We're exploring APIs for the ADS archaeological collections! Imagine accessing our data directly from your research tools! Contribute your say by taking our 6-min survey here:https://buff.ly/PIKBgsq

🏛️ 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

The deadline for the Theoretical Archaeology Group Conference #TAG2025 has been extended until August 18th! 🔸 Read more about ATRIUM's participation here: atrium-research.eu/events/theor... 🔸 Visit the TAG Conference website here: tag2025.hosted.york.ac.uk/en/call-for-...

We’re kicking off #ADayInArchaeology with an intro from @neilredfern.bsky.social, filmed in a landscape that holds deep personal meaning From muddy boots to museum work, stay tuned today as we follow a day in the life of archaeologists, students & volunteers across the UK 🏺✨

🎉 The Festival of Archaeology 2025 is here!🏺 To celebrate the role of open knowledge in wellbeing, we’re highlighting a selection of projects that showcase how archaeology can support personal and community wellbeing in diverse and meaningful ways. 🔗 To find out more visit: buff.ly/ltIPhVR

#AskAnArchaeologist Day is on Bluesky this year! 🏺 Get your questions ready for this Friday, when tons of archaeologists will be on hand to answer your #archaeology queries. @archaeologyuk.bsky.social

Look out for this transformative improvement to finding stuff on ADS

🏛️ 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

ATRIUM invites contributions to the session "Towards Adaptation: Environmental Sustainability in Archaeological Workflows" at TAG 2025 at University of York 15-17 December. More information: www.ariadne-research-infrastructure.eu/2025/07/15/t... The Call closes on 1st August. #ATRIUM-EU

⭐ Don't forget to sign up for the latest ADS Newsletter, which comes out next Monday! ⭐ 🏺 To sign up go to the ADS website homepage at buff.ly/32jVWzc and scroll down to the bottom of the page ⬇️ Visit our Newsletter page to look at some previous editions buff.ly/u8d9kJR

🏺 Missed the latest CIfA Tea Break Talk? Our Training and Communications Manager, Dr Nicky Garland, broke attendance records with the 'OASIS Explained' session, demystifying the UK’s historic environment investigation database. 💻 To find out more and watch the full talk visit: buff.ly/YvVYTnP

Our quarterly ATRIUM newsletter is coming out this week! Subscribe to our mailing list to keep up to date with: 🏺 Project News & Updates 🏺 TNA Scheme reports 🏺 Funding Opportunities 🏺 Calls for Papers & Conference Participation ➡️ Sign up: atrium-research.eu/newsletters/

I'm giving a talk next week for CIfA IMISG on OASIS! Sign up via the link below ⬇️

If you care about innovation and heritage, don’t miss this! #ARTEMISTALKS N°2: How AI and ontologies transform cultural memory into living, thinking systems. 🗓️ 3 July, 15:00 CEST Live on Zoom & YouTube 🔗 Register: www.artemis-twin.eu/edfw

We’re live now!! 📺 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd9m...

📅 Just 1 week to go! Next #DigITeaTalk: 🗓️ Tues 8 July | 🕧 12:30 BST 🎙️ OASIS Explained with Nicky Garland (ADS) A must for anyone working with heritage data, archives, or archaeological reporting. 🔗 tinyurl.com/IMSIG-DigITe... 🆓 Free for CIfA members | £5 others #OASIS #CIfA #IMSIG #ADS

We're delighted to be featured in this new survey of the UK's research landscape by the Mapping the Arts and Humanities Project (MAHP), under the title of digital infrastructure in action blog.humanities.org.uk/2025/06/26/m... along with @ads-update.bsky.social @oldbaileyonline.bsky.social

⭐ Shaping Tomorrow’s Heritage Starts here, With You! ⭐ The ARTEMIS Project has launched a European-wide survey to help us understand how digital tools are currently used in your field, what challenges you face, and what you expect from future technologies. Find out more: buff.ly/n2n8qlZ

🏺 We're exploring APIs for the ADS archaeological collections! Imagine accessing our data directly from your research tools, automating downloads, and integrating archaeological resources seamlessly into your workflow. Take our 6-min survey here: buff.ly/PIKBgsq

🏺 Interested in dissemination of digital bioarchaeological data? Read Solange Bohlong's Internet Archaeology article visit: buff.ly/wQ7jqff Or read her blog post written last year: buff.ly/KwzVKwo Content warning: This blog post contains images of human remains.

In our second EAD celebration, today the CHERISH project (@discoveryprogramme.bsky.social, @rcahmwales.bsky.social, @aberuni.bsky.social, @geolsurvie.bsky.social) launches its UAV dataset, now digitally preserved for long-term open access in the Repository! Find out more: dri.ie/news/europea...

🧬 Our first blog post for HSDS has been written by Dr Ewan Chipping. Ewan travelled to the Harwell Heritage Network to understand how they aim to connect different parts of the heritage sector and supporting the use of advanced spectroscopy tools. To read more visit: buff.ly/KpXPPaH

Join us next month for this online discussion on OER creation and reuse at York and Sheffield. Open to all, register below 👇

🏛️ Last month, Dr Holly Wright travelled to Swedigarch , delivering a keynote titled "Archive Once, Reuse Everywhere." Whilst there, she highlighted the importance of open, sustainable, and collaborative data practices. To read more about this outreach and the work of the ADS visit: buff.ly/dKPW5q9

🚨 Extended Deadline🚨 To get responses from as many people working in cultural heritage a possible, the ECHOES questionnaire deadline has been extended to the end of June. 🏺 To find out more visit buff.ly/K9rvXMX

🔍 Step behind the scenes of the ADS with CATS Week 2025! From cataloguing to a field trip, it was a valuable experience to discuss idea to improve our services and prepare for the ever-increasing number of archives being deposited with us! 👉 To find out more read our latest blog: buff.ly/wc1xNC4

Call for papers for TAG 2025! 🔍 Call for papers: 1 June–1 August 📍 York, UK 📆 15-17 Dec 2025 To apply, please send paper abstracts (c. 200 words) by 1st August to [email protected] 👉 To find out more visit: www.atrium-research.eu/news/call-fo...

New in IA69: Bohling, S. Online dissemination of 3D bioarchaeological data: An exploration of ethics, user preferences, and contextualisation in an official digital repository setting doi.org/10.11141/ia.... @ads-update.bsky.social

The TETRARCHs project is showcasing the work of artists Eloise Moody and Chloé Dierckx. These works explore how we connect with the past through data, memory, and imagination. 📍 King’s Manor, University of York 🗓️ 6–7 June | 10 AM – 6 PM To find out more visit: buff.ly/OBkKvHU

⭐ This month a team from the ADS, HSDS, and Internet Archaeology visited Birmingham for the Annual Cifa conference. To read more about the conference and what we got up to visit: buff.ly/sivvJ2M

The future of heritage is digital, and it’s here. Subscribe to the ARTEMIS newsletter for project news, innovation stories, and how #ReactiveHeritageDigitalTwin are reshaping conservation. 📰 Sign up here: www.artemis-twin.eu/go/neswlette #ARTEMISRHDT #DigitalHeritage #RHDT #NextGenHeritage

The Archaeology Data Service is seeking input in order to make their archaeological collections more accessible through APIs 🔍 👀 Help shape the future of archaeological data access by taking this 6-8 minute survey!🏺 ➡️ Take the survey: buff.ly/PIKBgsq

We're consulting our users on developing new APIs for ADS resources - complete the survey to have your say buff.ly/PIKBgsq (no previous knowledge of APIs required) @ads-update.bsky.social #api #Archaeology