ArcheoBase runs as live, daily infrastructure across the full range of archaeological work: solo researchers, university excavations, large multi-site contract firms, and national programs such as the archaeological chronicles of Swiss Archaeology.
Built for Switzerland meant building for difference: 26 cantons, several languages, no single shared recording method. That adaptability is now what international teams value most.
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4 testimonials
Digitization is immediate; data is saved in real time, which is very reassuring. I no longer have to worry about data backups, particularly when working on excavation sites abroad, where I previously had to travel with all the paper forms.
Lecturer and Researcher, University of Geneva, Switzerland
As an anthropologist working for different entities, universities, museums, cantonal services, I had in mind that a platform where I could bring all my data together would be ideal, because then I would no longer be afraid of losing data along the way.
Independent Anthropologist and Scientific Collaborator, AbeggArcheo / University of Geneva, Switzerland
Since all documentation has now become digital, we obviously no longer have the option to submit written documentation on paper to the archives. However, we still have the option, which the software provides, to export all the data that has been entered and recorded in the database at any time.
Archaeologist and ceramics specialist, Operations Manager, Archeodunum Investigations Archéologiques SA, Switzerland
What we appreciate about this software is the certainty of reliability.
Excavation Technician with Federal Diploma, InSitu Archéologie SA, Switzerland
6 testimonials
We also have the flexibility of the program, which is a strength in that the tool is quite modular, and it has an ergonomic design that is quite easy to pick up.
Archaeologist, Operations Manager, Archeodunum Investigations Archéologiques SA, Switzerland
We were able to create additional forms that allowed anthropologists or funerary archaeology specialists, for example, to document as they traditionally would on paper forms.
Archaeologist and ceramics specialist, Operations Manager, Archeodunum Investigations Archéologiques SA, Switzerland
Our forms are precisely tailored not only to the reality of our site, but also to the working methods of the team. It's not about using software designed for us, but designing it ourselves. This provides real efficiency. We don't have to translate the tool.
Excavation Technician with Federal Diploma, InSitu Archéologie SA, Switzerland
The platform evolves with archaeologists' practices rather than constraining them.
Site et Musée romains d'Avenches, Switzerland
ArcheoBase shows great flexibility: the tool adapts to our needs, not the other way round.
Site et Musée romains d'Avenches, Switzerland
ArcheoBase is highly adaptable: it can be customized quickly to the specific recording logic of different excavations while keeping the structure coherent and user-friendly.
Database Administrator, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
4 testimonials
Having a relatively uniform system for processing this data, from field data to academic work, is extremely valuable.
Archaeologist at InSitu Archéologie SA, PhD candidate, University of Zurich, Switzerland
We had multiple binders open on our desks and several programs running simultaneously. Now we have a single platform to centralize information.
Archaeologist, Operations Manager, Archeodunum Investigations Archéologiques SA, Switzerland
ArcheoBase provides a truly integrated workflow, combining recording, GIS, and analysis in a single, coherent environment.
Database Administrator, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Everything is in one place, and everything is flexible. If it was recorded, with ArcheoBase it isn't lost. You can't say the same about old-fashioned systems.
Independent Anthropologist and Scientific Collaborator, AbeggArcheo / University of Geneva, Switzerland
3 testimonials
Using the software on tablets in the field enabled us to reach a higher standard of documentation, integrating photography and drone products (orthophotos) with real-time recording of observations and data.
En-Gedi Oasis Archaeological Project, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
The significant advantage of these forms, at least in the way they have been designed, is that they are relatively clear and will even effectively guide the person performing the documentation.
Archaeologist and ceramics specialist, Operations Manager, Archeodunum Investigations Archéologiques SA, Switzerland
The efficiency gain comes mainly from being sure of the data and entering it only once. We check it and correct it afterwards, but we don't rewrite it or copy it over. That is an immense advantage that comes from entering the data in the field.
Excavation Technician with Federal Diploma, InSitu Archéologie SA, Switzerland
4 testimonials
Using the software on tablets in the field enabled us to reach a higher standard of documentation, integrating photography and drone products with real-time recording. We managed to excavate in multiple areas simultaneously without any problem. We highly recommend ArcheoBase to any field archaeologist.
En-Gedi Oasis Archaeological Project, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Since we have web access to ArcheoBase, it is incredibly valuable to always have a fully updated database across all workstations.
Archaeologist at InSitu Archéologie SA, PhD candidate, University of Zurich, Switzerland
There's also great convenience in having this visualization and an overview for excavation supervisors, as well as for all post-excavation contributors.
Archaeologist, Operations Manager, Archeodunum Investigations Archéologiques SA, Switzerland
Having a connected database allowed the entire team to work simultaneously without the risk of duplicate numbers. It also enabled ongoing control over what was happening across every sector of the excavation.
Archaeologist and ceramics specialist, Operations Manager, Archeodunum Investigations Archéologiques SA, Switzerland
4 testimonials
In commercial archaeology, speed is everything. We have been using ArcheoBase for a year now, and the system has perfectly streamlined our fieldwork data.
Firma Archeologiczna GLESUM, Poland
Those long hours of listing in a spreadsheet are now a thing of the past.
Archaeologist, Operations Manager, Archeodunum Investigations Archéologiques SA, Switzerland
As a cantonal archaeologist, it is important to me to provide as calm a working environment as possible for my colleagues. To achieve this, digitalization is a very important development to successfully manage the necessary workload and to carry out all the operations that must be done…
Cantonal Archaeologist, Archaeological Service of the State of Fribourg (SAEF), Switzerland
After each excavation campaign, I was overwhelmed by the volume of data and the time required to digitize it. ArcheoBase eliminated that bottleneck.
Lecturer and Researcher, University of Geneva, Switzerland
3 testimonials
Whether we are conducting complex urban excavations or operating across vast open fields, ArcheoBase flawlessly integrates orthophotomaps, total station and GNSS measurements with stratigraphic unit forms and artifact inventories.
Firma Archeologiczna GLESUM, Poland
On any excavation operation, but in particular on large areas, we need to spatialize our intervention by means of an orthogonal grid. The idea is to set up this grid directly on ArcheoBase's map tool and to have a mesh that you can define yourself.
Archaeologist, Operations Manager, Archeodunum Investigations Archéologiques SA, Switzerland
Photogrammetry and all the topographic data could also be integrated almost in real time, allowing a master plan of the structures to be kept up-to-date as they were documented & discovered.
Archaeologist and ceramics specialist, Operations Manager, Archeodunum Investigations Archéologiques SA, Switzerland
4 testimonials
Swiss Archaeology has commissioned AnalyticBase to develop a new platform for distributing the Swiss Archaeology chronicles. It will take the form of a tool for searching, accessing and visualizing the results of these chronicles, and will serve as a gateway to archaeological information in Switzerland.
Cantonal Archaeologist, Archaeological Service of the State of Fribourg (SAEF), Switzerland
The data export feature, which is extremely simple, allows sharing the data, for example, in Excel spreadsheets. This ensures ethical practices in terms of data access and sharing.
Archaeologist at InSitu Archéologie SA, PhD candidate, University of Zurich, Switzerland
A small revolution in the world of Swiss archaeology! Researchers can now find in a few clicks all medieval burials discovered in Switzerland, a task that would have taken several days with the paper yearbooks.
President, Swiss Archaeology, Switzerland
A quantum leap for research: CHRONIQUES online allows multiple kinds of search: systematically by term, on a map or by photo. Researchers and the general public thus gain a tool that, alongside user-friendly open access, offers for the first time a powerful search instrument for a previously unmanageable volume of data.
General Secretary, Swiss Archaeology, Switzerland
3 testimonials
With the help of AI, the more than 6,000 reports from the last 35 years were first captured in detail, with more to follow.
General Secretary, Swiss Archaeology, Switzerland
The decisive moment was seeing how smoothly we could import legacy datasets (Database III from the 1990s, MS Access, and dbFlex) into ArcheoBase, and how easily we could back up and export data when needed.
Database Administrator, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
We also have the option, for example within the context of small finds studies, to import relevant data from older existing files in order to complete the database.
Archaeologist and ceramics specialist, Operations Manager, Archeodunum Investigations Archéologiques SA, Switzerland
2 testimonials
When we were able to see, as thumbnails, all the photos related to a structure along with the drawings where that structure appeared, a wall, a tomb, that was really a plus for us, and that's when we thought we had a very powerful tool.
Archaeologist, Operations Manager, Archeodunum Investigations Archéologiques SA, Switzerland
I am currently working on a doctoral thesis at the University of Zurich. The main advantage of ArcheoBase is having access to all the excavation data of the site. 3,500 structures and 2,500 postholes were recorded. Each structure record in ArcheoBase always has its links, which gives me really easy access to the data and then efficient post-excavation processing of it.
Archaeologist at InSitu Archéologie SA, PhD candidate, University of Zurich, Switzerland
4 testimonials
The support team's assistance is decisive, with quick answers and effective solutions.
Site et Musée romains d'Avenches, Switzerland
In these highly specialized fields of artificial intelligence, data mining, and data analysis, it's about accessing these skills where they are. At AnalyticBase, we found those skills.
Cantonal Archaeologist, Archaeological Service of the State of Fribourg (SAEF), Switzerland
Manu and the ArcheoBase team provide excellent service and constantly keep customizing the software to meet our specific requirements.
En-Gedi Oasis Archaeological Project, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
The third strength is the quality of the exchange we have with ArcheoBase, since they have always been, and still are, responsive and attentive to our specific requests.
Archaeologist, Operations Manager, Archeodunum Investigations Archéologiques SA, Switzerland
1 testimonial
The Harris matrix generator was developed as part of ArcheoBase. It automatically generates the chronostratigraphy diagram of the excavated layers and structures. […] If you can generate it on the spot, it's a bonus tool.
Excavation Technician with Federal Diploma, InSitu Archéologie SA, Switzerland
1 testimonial
We also hope to deal with the avalanche of building permit applications by prioritizing interventions in regions where the risk of destruction of remains is the highest.
Cantonal Archaeologist, Archaeological Service of the State of Fribourg (SAEF), Switzerland
Three things make that decision safe.
Users consistently cite the responsiveness of the ArcheoBase development team and continuous customization to their methodology, not a product frozen at release.
The same live data on any device: on site, in the office, or in the lab. In daily production with organizations running 100+ simultaneous users, and 40+ archaeologists syncing at once on a single excavation. No local installation.
You keep sole ownership, with full export in standard formats at any time and optional automated backup to your own institutional servers. You are never locked in.
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