
ADS Transnational Access Training School
Linked Open Data and Semantic Mapping: Publishing your archaeological data to ARIADNE
This five day training school will instruct participants with the understanding and practical skills needed for semantic data mapping of archaeological and heritage data. This training school will focus on how to map data and aggregate it to the ARIADNE portal, a central point of access to digital archives and online resources related to archaeology and heritage from throughout Europe.
No previous experience is necessary, however, participants will be required to have a real-world dataset that they would like to map to the ARIADNE Portal.
Topics covered in this training school will include:
- An Introduction to Linked Open Data
- The principles of semantic data integration
- The ARIADNE Portal, CIDOC-CRM and the AO-Cat Ontology
- Preparing your data to map to the ARIADNE Portal
- How to use ARIADNE’s mapping tools and resources
Training School 2026
📆 Date 12 to 16 October 2026
🌍 Location Guildhall, The Courtyard, Coney St, York YO1 9QN
Please see the Information page for more details.
The training school is provided as part of the ATRIUM Project’s Transnational Access scheme and is hosted by the Archaeology Data Service, a digital repository hosted by the Department of Archaeology at the University of York.
This annual program will run from 2024 through 2026, welcoming up to 10 participants each year for an intensive one-week training experience.

