The Archeology Data Source (ADS), a division of the UK-based Arts and Humanities Data Service, has been dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing archeological data and resources for over two decades. Based at the University of York, the ADS is currently part of the Europeana network and the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) and provides archeology scholars and instructors with a number of valuable resources and information. One such resource is this helpful blog, designed to update archeology enthusiasts on new projects and developments at ADS. For example, the most recent blog post announces the launch of a BETA version of the ADS Library, which combines a number of existing ADS databases so that visitors may search for ADS journal articles, unpublished reports (or grey papers), and data sets all in one place. Another recent post alerts visitors to a new project called the Rural Settlement of Roman Britain, which allows visitors to view the location of a number of Roman artifacts on a map of Great Britain, export maps of specific archeological findings (e.g. "Pottery Production Site"), and explore metadata from this project.
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