Class Materials

Archaeological applications of Digimap Ordnance Survey data and ArcView GIS software

These exercises are designed to illustrate the use of Ordnance Survey digital data and GIS software (specifically ArcView) in archaeological contexts. They are suitable for use by students who already have some basic familiarity with ArcView, and can manipulate Themes, Views, Tables and Layouts.

OS data from the Digimap service is needed in order to complete these exercises. This data is only available for use by subscribers to the Digimap service. Files associated with these exercises are available from the Teaching Resources area of the Digimap service.

Exercise 1: County Durham Sites and Monuments Record in html format

Exercise 2: Stone Circles of Cumbria in html format

Exercise 3: Archaeological sites in Teesdale in html format

Limitations of the data

The archaeological data have been chosen to illustrate the use of Ordnance Survey digital data and GIS software (specifically ArcView) in archaeological contexts. They should not be taken as a definitive statement of the current state of archaeological knowledge in terms of the areas or periods represented.