Frequently Asked Questions:
- What is Archaeology in Europe?
Guidelines:
- What should I know about participating in this community?
- Reporting spam or inappropriate content.
What is Archaeology in Europe?
Archaeology in Europe is a database of archaeological sites in Europe. Because of the way that the site works, members can add new sites and add their own reviews and ratings to existing sites.
Each page gives details of an archaeological site: pictures; information about the site’s location; links to websites; a map; how easy or difficult it is to get to the site; and reviews of the site.
It is intended that, as the database grows, it will be a useful source of information for those planning a visit to these sites.
Because of this, we ask you only to create pages, or give reviews on sites that you have visited. Reviews that say “I have not actually been here, but I am told it is quite interesting” are not much used to anyone. So please, only sites that you have visited.
Please give as much information about the site as you can: why it is interesting; any special features; any problems of access, etc.
How does Archaeology in Europe work?
This website was created using Phile. Phile makes it easy to create sites like this where people can share knowledge about the stuff they love.
I found a bug in the system. How do I report it?
Please email bugs [at] phile.com
How do I create my own Phile site?
To create your own Phile site, start from your dashboard and choose “Start a new group ”
What should I know about participating in this community?
We hope that you will wish to create new pages about sites that are known to you. In order to keep entries as consistent as possible, please follow these guidelines:
The first golden rule is only to create pages, or give reviews on sites that you have visited. Reviews that say “I have not actually been here, but I am told it is quite interesting” are not much used to anyone. So please, only sites that you have visited.
Site Name
For sites within a town, give the town name, and then the name of the site. e.g. Tours - Abbeye Saint Martin.
Images
Please remember that these should be images of the site, not primarily of people! Please keep images to a maximum of c. 800 x 600 pixels.
Period
Please use the periods already in use. You can find these on the left side of the main 'Archaeological Sites' page.
Type of Site
Where possible, please use the site descriptions already in use. You can find these on the left side of the main 'Archaeological Sites' page. If you need to create a new category try to make it general, rather than very particular (this helps with searching for types of sites).
Country
Normally, as the name implies, this is the country. However, there are a few exceptions. For island sites, where visits are likely to be limited to just that island, or archipelago, it makes more sense to use this as the ‘country’, for example, Shetland Islands rather than Scotland
Please use the English name for the country. e.g. Germany, not Deutschland. This makes searches easier to use.
Region
Please give the region according to the convention of the country. e.g. County for England, Département & Region for France, Bundesland for Germany, etc.
Google Maps, Coordinates and OS Map Ref.
Full instructions on how to enter these fields are given here...Access to siteEasy = an urban site, or a rural site directly by the side of the road.
Moderate = up to 1 Km walk over fairly level ground.
Difficult = up to 1 Km walk over hilly ground, or more than 1 Km walk over fairly level ground.
Very Difficult = more than 1 Km walk over hilly ground, or some scrambling involved.
Principal Website
The main, or official website for this site. Please do not use Wikipedia, or other unregulated sites.
Reporting spam or inappropriate content
Add thoughts about how you want people to report spam and inappropriate content. You may want to provide an email address here.
Add thoughts about the kind of tone you want your community to have here. For example, should people be generally positive, or is criticism ok?
It is your responsibility to make sure that any content you add doesn’t violate copyrights. For example, you can write your own review of something, but you should not copy and paste content from a book or another published work.