From British daily The Morning Star:
Archaeological online database opens to publicHidden beneath a four-ton slab of rock and surrounded by ancient carved symbols of prehistoric power, a spectacular high-status potentially royal tomb, dating back 4,000 years, has been discovered by archaeologists in Scotland: here.Tuesday 11 August 2009
A Scottish archaeological and architectural internet database has opened to the public for the first time.
It holds pictures and information on 280,000 buildings and archaeological sites.
The main web-based archive of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland has been on the internet for some time but only became fully interactive today.
Enthusiasts of Scotland’s culture and its built heritage can add detail to any of the archive’s places of interest and upload their photographs.
Project manager Siobhan McConnachie said: “We know from the work that we do and the people we meet while doing it that many people have a wealth of information they would like to share with us that will add to our knowledge of a building’s past or images that will help tell a story.”
Contributions can be added at canmore.rcahms.gov.uk
