1. A R E A ARchives of European Archaeology A research network dedicated to the history of archaeology, with particular emphasis on the archives of the discipline, their promotion and preservation

2. Belgium  Service de Préhistoire, Université de Liège France  Departement des monnaies, médailles et antiques, Bibliothèque nationale de France  Ministère de la Culture, sous-direction de l'archéologie  Musée des antiquités nationales au Musée de Saint-Germain-en-Laye  Archives nationales Germany  Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Berlin Greece  Δ/νση Αρχείου Μνημείων & Δημοσιευμάτων, ΥΠ.ΠΟ. Italy  Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza” Netherlands  Archeologisch Diensten Centrum (Bunschoten)  Rijksdienst voor het Oudheidkunding Bodemonderzoek Spain  Centro Andaluz de Arqueología Ibérica, Universidad de Jaén Sweden  Department of Archaeology, Göteborg University UK  MacDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge participating projects AREA I- II

3.  Belgium  Department of History, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven  France  Institut national d'histoire de l'art (INHA), Paris  Germany  Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte und Archäologie des Mittelalters, Freiburg University  Greece  Archive of Monuments, Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Athens  Ireland  Department of Archaeology, University College Cork  Poland  Poznan Archaeological Museum, Poznan  Spain  Centro Andaluz de Arqueología Ibérica, Universidad de Jaén  Patronato de la Alhambra y Generalife, Granada  Sweden  Department of Archaeology, Göteborg University  UK  Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford  The Butrint Foundation, London / University of East Anglia participating projects AREA III

4.  To encourage research on the history of archaeology.  To study, catalogue and help preserve the main archives bearing on the heritage of the discipline.  To investigate the interrelations between the development of archaeology and the formation of cultural and political identities. aims

5. dual track researchdocumentation 

6.  Museums and Archaeological Collections  Antiquarian Archives  Universities and Research Centres  Archives of Libraries  State and Public Archives  Church Archives  Local Archives  Private Archives The Archives Types of Material  Excavation reports and field notes  Descriptions of artifacts  Photographs, sketches, maps  Exhibition notes and catalogues  Correspondence  Administrative documents

7.  from the Paleolithic  to the present day Temporal Scope Geographic Scope  Europe  and beyond

8. dual track researchdocumentation   dissemination

9. http://www.area-archives.org/ AREA on the web

10.  The Archival Database Research Resources

11.  Organised according to the ISAD standard  Access implementation for local use  Web implementation using ASP  Currently contains:  over 3000 records, representing  350 repositories in 10 countries  descriptions ranging from archival fonts to items the database

15.  The Archival Database  The Antiquarian Bibliography  Hosted Databases  Virtual Exhibitions  Internet Links  Bibliography  Academic course material  Publications  Discussion Forum Research Resources

16.  Guidelines for organising and describing archives  First-aid for archives  Network/connectivity between archives and experts Resources for Archaeological Archives

17. interoperability

18.  structure of information standardisation  indexing - keywords - thesauri  language

19.  dedicated portals  metadata  multilingual thesauri interoperability