The Professional version of ARCHI (the Archaeological Sites Index) contains details of sites only mentioned in rare books and archaeological reports / surveys which cannot be found outside specialist libraries.

The internet version of ARCHI also operates as a geo-referenced bibliography of the archaeological literature relevant to British Archaeology. Its very nature facilitates a search of the literature in a geographic context thus providing students and academics alike with a means to overcome the limitations of the traditional keyword approach to retrieval of geographically based information.

By subscribing to ARCHI you automatically gain quick and easy access to information on more than 125,000 UK archaeological sites. Each record includes the national grid reference (co-ordinate) of more than 9000 Iron Age sites, 18,800 Roman sites, more than 4000 Saxon sites, 21,500 medieval sites and many, many more ancient and miscellaneous sites.

Further, a bibliographic source for nearly every record is provided along with direct links to an aerial photograph and a local road map showing the position of the site.

Note that public access to this database is not available anywhere else.

Gaining Internet access to ARCHI Professional

If you purchase all four volumes (Volume V) of ARCHI on CD-ROM you will also be able to gain access to the internet version of ARCHI for one year for free.

When you buy the CD you will be able to use a unique password to gain free access to all the data via the internet for one year. Also, you will be able to gain access to any new information for one year when it is added to the database for no extra cost.

Personal copies of the data held on the database are available for purchase on CD-ROM. The CD-ROM will copy the lists of sites to your computer. You will then be free to view and print out the lists at your leisure.

Five CD-ROMS are available:

This publication contains details on approximately 11600 "stone" and bronze age sites and more than 7800 iron age sites including little-known hill-forts and more than 1400 iron age coin findspots.

In addition to details on the positions of approximately 2,500 Roman villas, this publication contains details on a further 12,000 Roman sites including settlement and industrial sites and numerous Roman artefact findspots.

This publication contains details on more than 3000 Saxon and Viking sites, including Saxon burial grounds and settlement data.

Amongst the data you will find details on more than 2000 Deserted Medieval Villages, 800 English castles and more than 1300 medieval moated sites.

This contains all the data from Volumes I to IV on one CD.

CD-ROM Prices

The price of each single Volume is £12 plus £2.95 postage and packing. However, you can buy all 4 volumes on one CD for £32.00 (plus £2.95 postage and packing).

Access to ARCHI on the Internet when you buy Volume V (all volumes) on CD-ROM!

If you decide to purchase the full set of Volumes you will be entitled to have access to the internet version of ARCHI for one year and you will able to gain access to any new data added to ARCHI for one year after you purchase your subscription to the CD.

However, please note that the password you use to access the fully operational version of ARCHI on the internet is also tied to your Internet Service Provider and we will be able to determine the internet service provider you use when you connect to our database via the internet, so you need to let us know your e-mail address when you first subscribe.

ARCHI Minimum System Requirements

Operating System: Windows 98; RAM: 32MG; Hard Drive: 100MG; Web Browser: Internet Explorer version 4.0;

License: Personal, non-commercial or educational use for a single user only. Block subscriptions can be purchased for Academic institutions, clubs and societies and the subscription rate depends upon the number of users.