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.

'大不列颠及爱尔兰放射性碳定年考古遗址索引'（Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland）是由考古数据服务中心（Archaeology Data Service, ADS）托管的数据库，收录了来自大不列颠及爱尔兰各地遗址的近9000条放射性碳定年数据。该数据库最早于1971年以印刷版索引的形式问世，由切里·拉维尔（Cherry Lavell）编纂、英国考古委员会（Council for British Archaeology, CBA）出版。1982年之前陆续推出增补本，2001年该资源得到进一步更新。数据库中的记录均通过手工从所有可获取的来源（包括英国与爱尔兰的考古出版物）收集整理而成，旨在为每条定年数据提供最精准、完整的说明。到20世纪80年代末至90年代初，该数据库完成数字化转型，牛津放射性碳加速器单元（Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit）的定年列表索引增补内容也助力其保持了较为及时的更新。但需注意，数据库内的馆藏资料并非完全全面。该数据库支持通过日期范围、网格参考坐标、数据来源等多项标准进行检索，检索结果以表格形式呈现（用户可自行指定结果表格需包含的筛选条件）。每条记录还配有专属详情页，展示该定年数据的原始刊载文献以及相关主题材料的简要报告。该资源分别于2007年、2008年和2012年进行了更新，目前收录的记录已超过15000条。