Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland

The 'Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland' is a database hosted by the Archaeology Data Service (ADS) presenting almost 9000 radiocarbon dates from sites around Great Britain and Ireland. The database originated in 1971 as a printed index compiled by Cherry Lavell and produced by the Council for British Archaeology (CBA). Further supplements appeared until 1982 and in 2001 the resource was further updated. The records held in the database were collected and collated by hand from all available sources (including British and Irish archaeological publications) to produce the most accurate and complete description for each date. By the late 1980s and early 1990s, the database was becoming computerised and supplements from the Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit datelist index helped keep the collection reasonably up to date. However, the material held within the database should not be regarded as fully comprehensive. Searchable via date range, grid reference and originator (amongst several other criteria), the database provides results in table form (with the user able to specify what criteria should be included in the results table). A further page is available for each record that presents more detailed information, including the original publication in which the date appeared and a brief report on the subject material. The resource has been updated in 2007, 2008 and 2012 and now contains over 15,000 records.