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Members of this list may be interested in the following announcement. -- Union Railways, Rail Link Engineering and the ADS / AHDS Archaeology are delighted to announce the launch of a major new research archive for the archaeology of Kent: Phase One of the Archaeological Archive from the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/projArch/ctrl/index.cfm The construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) has provided a unique opportunity to investigate thousands of years of change and development across the landscape. The archaeological programme of works associated with the CTRL is probably the largest ever undertaken in the UK and investigations in advance of and during construction have revealed an impressively rich array of information. This has generated a vast archive of archaeological data and key discoveries have included the first Neolithic long-house to be found in Kent, a Romano-British villa and two Anglo-Saxon cemeteries. In total, this phase has produced 122 new research archives, including 31 full scale excavations, 14 geophysical and standing building surveys and 77 other interventions. The sizes of the archives vary but include interim reports, data tables, site plans and the like. The fieldwork along the route of the rail link brought together five different field units and numerous specialists and researchers. Highlights from the archives include ... * the Neolithic longhouse at White Horse Stone excavated by the Oxford Archaeological Unit http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/projArch/ctrl/bfw98/) * the Roman villa at Thurnham excavated by the Oxford Archaeological Unit (http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/projArch/ctrl/thm98/) * the Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Cuxton excavated by the Museum of London Archaeology Service (http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/projArch/ctrl/cxt98/ * the Anglo-Saxon 'princely burials' and Anglo-Saxon cemetery from Saltwood, excavated by the Canterbury Archaeological Trust (http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/projArch/ctrl/slt98c/) Dr William Kilbride Assistant Director Archaeology Data Service Dept of Archaeology University of York England YO1 7EP, UK p: 01904 433954 f: 01904 433939 w: http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/ e: [log in to unmask] e: [log in to unmask] Archive of list messages may be found at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/classicsgrads Visit the same site to change your subscription settings. Conference listings etc. can be found at: http://www.classicsinfo.org