Z důvodu neočkávané chyby jsou částečně nedostupné služby AMČR a Ditiálního archivu. Provoz bude brzy obnoven.
Due to an unexpected error, the AMCR and Digital Archive services are partially unavailable. Service will be restored shortly.
In connection with the deployment of a new version of the Digital Archive, there will be approximately one hour of downtime on December 23 from 10 a.m.
In connection with the deployment of a new version of the Digital Archive, there will be approximately one hour of downtime on December 23 from 10 a.m. After that, an indexing of data content will take place, which will last approximately 48 hours. During this time, you may encounter partial data unavailability. We will inform you here when the process is complete.
The new AIS CR and AMCR websites have been launched.
We have launched new versions of the AIS CR (https://www.aiscr.cz/) and AMCR (https://amcr-info.aiscr.cz/) websites.
The websites are more modern, clearer, and better adapted to mobile phones and tablets. They also bring several practical innovations:
The new version replaces the original websites. We welcome any feedback so that we can continue to fine-tune and develop the website!
A planned AMCR outage will take place on 21 May 2025.
On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at 5:50 p.m., there will be a planned shutdown of AMCR due to a server room network connection failure. AMCR will be restarted within a few tens of minutes.
A planned AMCR outage will take place on 22 January 2025.
On Wednesday, January 22, 2025, from 6:00 p.m., there will be a planned shutdown of AMCR due to the need for server maintenance. The AMCR will be restarted during the night, but in case of problems, the outage may continue on Thursday, January 23. We therefore ask for your patience and understanding; service will be restored as soon as possible.
An online AMCR-PAS training will take place on 4 December.
On December 4 at 5:30 p.m., another online training session on AMČR-PAS will take place. You can join the training session using the following link: https://1url.cz/@pas-skoleni.
The new AMCR web application has been launched.
We are delighted to announce that the new AMCR web application is now live. Here is an overview of the newly available addresses:
https://amcr.aiscr.cz/ - AMCR web application https://amcr-help.aiscr.cz/ - user documentation https://amcr.aiscr.cz/oznameni - form for reporting construction or other projects https://amcr-tr.aiscr.cz/ - version of the application intended for training and public testing
In the coming days, we will be working on related changes in the AMCR Digital Archive and OAI-PMH API, where you can expect possible outages or partially unavailable data. We will inform you here when both services are fully operational.
The Digital Archive will be unavailable on 2 August 2024.
In connection with the ongoing transition to the web version of AMCR and the related technical modifications, the Digital Archive will be shut down on Friday, August 2, 2024. The shutdown will last several days, and the Digital Archive will be relaunched next week. The new web version of the AMCR application will also be launched at the beginning of next week. We will keep you informed about the launch and related news.
Desktop AMCR has been discontinued; migration to the web version is in progress.
The AMCR desktop client has been permanently shut down and the system is being migrated to the web version of the application. The AMCR and API will be unavailable for two to three weeks, and the AMCR Digital Archive may also experience outages. At the same time, the accompanying websites will also be migrated to the new version, i.e., this AMCR home page, the help section, and the form used to report construction or other projects carried out in areas with archaeological finds. During the downtime, you can already familiarize yourself with the new application at https://amcr-tr.aiscr.cz/ (your user account created before June 3, 2024, has been transferred to this version, or you can register as a new user). A recording of the online training for employees of authorized organizations can be found on our YouTube channel or at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGKT8n2zpeo.
The desktop AMCR client will be discontinued on 13 July 2024.
From July 13, 2024, the AMCR desktop client will be permanently shut down and replaced by a new web version of the application. For two to three weeks, the AMCR desktop client and AMCR API will be unavailable, and the AMCR Digital Archive may also experience outages. At the same time, the accompanying websites, this AMCR home page and AMCR help page (https://amcr-info.aiscr.cz/help/), and the form used to report construction or other projects carried out in areas with archaeological finds (https://amcr-info.aiscr.cz/oznameni) will also be migrated to the new versions.
In connection with the transition to the new version of AMCR, two online training sessions primarily intended for OAO (archaeology) employees will take place on June 26 (https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/96080975576) and July 10 (https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/98701161691), both starting at 9:00 a.m. via the Zoom application.
Please submit notifications of construction or other projects carried out in areas with archaeological finds in advance by mid-July, or later in the new application. During the outage, please address urgent notifications directly to the archaeological heritage departments of the Archaeological Institutes in Prague (https://www.arup.cas.cz/oznameni-o-stavebni-cinnosti-na-uzemi-s-archeologickymi-nalezy/) and Brno (https://www.arub.cz/archeologicke-sluzby/informace-pro-stavebniky/). Confirmation of compliance with the reporting obligation will be sent for these cases after the launch of the new version of AMCR at the beginning of August. If you need confirmation earlier, it will be issued upon request.
An online AMCR-PAS training will take place on 29 April.
Another online training session on AMČR-PAS will take place on April 29 at 5:00 p.m. You can join the training session using the following link: https://1url.cz/@amcr-pas2024.
Water management maps from 1955 have been published.
The downloads section now includes a set of water management maps from 1955 stored in the ARÚ Prague archive, which show planned (and implemented) modifications to selected watercourses.
A new AMCR Newsletter issue is available.
The latest issue of the AMCR Newsletter (No. 10) is available in the Downloads section.
An online AMCR-PAS training will take place on 25 April.
Another online training session on AMCR-PAS will take place on April 25 at 5:30 p.m. You can still register at https://forms.gle/Hkoygb6GgTueC7HeA. The link to connect is: https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/97853787785.
AMCR service has been fully restored.
AMCR operations have been fully restored. We will respond to your inquiries, requests, and new registrations starting tomorrow.
AMCR experienced an unplanned outage.
We apologize for the unplanned outage of AMCR throughout Wednesday. The system is expected to be back in operation on Thursday, February 9, 2023, in the evening. The email server at the Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague is also currently down, so we apologize for not being able to respond to any inquiries you may have. We will take care of everything once services are restored. However, you can communicate with the Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Brno as usual.
A methodological document on recording small‑scale activities has been published.
A methodological document on the method of recording smaller-scale events with positive archaeological findings has been published. The document can be found on the download page, or it can be downloaded from this link: AMCR_drobne_akce_230125.pdf.
A methodological publication and guidance document have been published.
and the download page has published the publication Methodology for processing and recording aerial survey data in archaeology, as well as details on the procedure for recording archaeological documentation points within urban conservation areas.
A new AMCR Newsletter issue is available.
A new issue of the AMCR Newsletter (No. 9) is now available in the downloads section.
A new map of archaeological organisations has been launched.
A new Map of Archaeological Organizations has been launched, providing an overview of all organizations authorized to conduct field archaeological research in the Czech Republic. The application contains the most up-to-date information on their territorial jurisdiction, both from an administrative point of view and in terms of the research carried out.
An online AMCR-PAS training will take place on 24 March.
Another online training session on AMCR-PAS will take place on March 24 at 5:00 p.m. You can still register at https://forms.gle/Hkoygb6GgTueC7HeA. Before the training, you will receive a link to connect to the session at the email address you provided.
An information leaflet on responsible detecting has been added.
An information leaflet entitled “Ten Commandments of Responsible Metal Detecting” has been added to the AMCR-PAS website. It briefly summarizes the most important principles related to amateur archaeological searching.
The AMČR website now runs under the new domain amcr-info.aiscr.cz.
For security improvements and domain structure unification within the AIS CR infrastructure, the AMČR website now runs under the domain https://amcr-info.aiscr.cz/.
The previous domains http://www.archeologickamapa.cz/ and http://www.amapa.cz/ remain fully functional and redirect to the new address, including subpaths.
A new AMCR Newsletter issue is available.
The latest issue of the AMCR Newsletter (No. 8) is available in the Downloads section, together with instructions for the correct recording of documentation units of various types (whole / part / trench).
Information about periodic online trainings has been published.
Information about periodic online training courses has been published on the AMCR-PAS website. You can register for these courses using this link: https://forms.gle/Hkoygb6GgTueC7HeA
Information on personal data processing has been updated.
Information about the processing of personal data of users registered in AMCR has been added below on the home page. You can thus be assured that your data will be handled responsibly and in accordance with the mission of the system.
New AMCR‑PAS documents are available.
Among the documents attached to the AMCR-PAS page, you will now find a press release on the launch of the system and a methodological interpretation of AMČR-PAS in the context of Act No. 20/1987 Coll., on State Monument Care.
Updated AMCR‑PAS templates and a new newsletter issue have been released.
Updated templates for cooperation agreements and protocols on employee training have been published on the AMCR-PAS website. An error preventing the proper linking of findings to research projects has been corrected on the AMČR-PAS Portal. The new issue of the AMČR Newsletter (No. 7) is available in the downloads section.
A new AMCR-PAS module has been launched.
The archaeological map has gained a brand new module – a portal for amateur collaborators and records of independent finds. You can find more information about it on the separate page AMCR-PAS.
The AMCR website has been revised.
After a long period of time, this website has undergone a complete overhaul. In addition to a visual update of the home page and other minor adjustments, all outdated information and links on subpages have been updated.
Search modules are now available via the Digital Archive.
In connection with the improvement of applications and the gradual transition to a web environment, there has been an important change in the provision of search tools in the AMČR. The Map and Search modules are now available via the AMCR Digital Archive, rather than via the original desktop application. The search function has been significantly improved and linked to other functions of the Digital Archive. We believe that you will appreciate this change and that it will help to make AMČR data more accessible for the widest possible use.
The Digital Archive has been updated.
The Digital Archive has been updated with a number of new features! These include the ability to download full versions of documents, improved preview generation, added user help, a new way of browsing, automatically generated citations, and many other minor fixes and improvements that will ensure greater user comfort. In addition, you will find two completely new modules on the main screen—the Record of Individual Findings and the 3D Library, which will soon begin to fill up with interesting data. And you too can contribute to them through the new AMČR web client!
AIS CR is looking for a server and network administrator.
The AIS CR team is looking for a colleague for the position of server and network administrator. For more information, see this advertisement.
A call for applications for an archaeologist position has been opened.
The Department of Information Resources and Landscape Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague is announcing a selection process for the position of archaeologist specializing in the management of archival collections and digital data resources. Details can be found here.
The notification processing system has been updated.
The system for processing notifications in the online form for reporting construction or other interventions has changed. In order to limit the issuance of confirmations with incorrect or incomplete information, confirmation of notifications is now sent to the specified email address only after the content has been checked by the Archaeological Institutes.
All text documents in the Digital Archive have been made available.
All text documents stored in the archives of the Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague are now available in the AMCR Digital Archive. This marks the completion of the first stage of digitization and online access to the entire archive collection.
A new AMCR API has been released.
Since June 2019, a new API interface has been made available as part of the AIS-2 project, which is used for bulk data extraction from AMČR via the OAI-PMH protocol. The API, including all documentation, is available at https://api.aiscr.cz/. You can now directly connect AMČR as a data source in your projects!
The AMCR Digital Archive has moved to a new address.
In connection with security upgrades and the consolidation of the AIS CR infrastructure, the Digital Archive has been moved to a new web address: https://digiarchiv.aiscr.cz/. The original web address remains functional, as do all links derived from the original addres
A new issue of the AMCR Newsletter has been released with details on document publishing and newly imported data.
A new issue of the AMCR Newsletter (No. 6) has been published.
It provides information on publishing documents in the AMCR Digital Archive under new licensing agreements and reports on large data sets newly imported into the system.
The document is available in the “Downloads” section.
The Digital Archive now offers over 5,000 photographs of hillforts linked to sites and enriched with metadata.
More than 5,000 photographs of hillforts by Jiří Marounek are now available in the Digital Archive.
They are linked to corresponding sites and fully described with metadata.
Plans from the publication Encyclopedia of Hillforts in Bohemia are also attached.
The corpus now includes over 350 verified and precisely defined sites, which are also available in AMCR.
A new issue of the AMCR Newsletter has been released with practical tips for daily system use.
A new issue of the AMCR Newsletter (No. 5) has been published.
It includes practical information and recommendations for everyday work with the system, especially for OAO staff.
The document is available in the Downloads section.
A complete version of the Archaeological Database of Bohemia is now available in the Downloads section.
A complete version of the Archaeological Database of Bohemia is available via the link in the Downloads section.
It includes all data submitted to ARÚP before the launch of AMCR.
The database contains unrevised data, processed only with basic corrections.
A new issue of the AMCR Newsletter has been released with practical tips for daily system use.
A new issue of the AMCR Newsletter (No. 4) has been published.
It includes practical information and recommendations for everyday work with the system, especially for OAO staff.
The document is available in the Downloads section.
A new online form for submitting notifications under Section 22 of the State Monument Care Act is now available.
A new option is now available for submitting notifications regarding construction or other activities carried out in areas with archaeological finds, in accordance with Section 22 of Act No. 20/1987 Coll. on State Monument Care.
The new online notification form is available at: http://www.archeologickamapa.cz/oznameni
A new issue of the AMCR Newsletter has been released, offering practical guidance for daily system use.
A new issue of the AMCR Newsletter (No. 3) has been published.
It includes practical information and recommendations for everyday work with the system, especially for OAO staff.
The document is available in the Downloads section.
The Internet Database of Archaeological Fieldwork (IDAV) has been discontinued. Data are now accessible through the AMCR system.
As of 1 September 2017, the Internet Database of Archaeological Fieldwork (IDAV) has been permanently discontinued.
To browse the data, use the AMCR system.
A converter for identifiers between the two systems is available here.
We’ve added a Frequently Asked Questions document. It’s available in the Downloads section.
The document is available for download here and in the Downloads section.
We’ll update it regularly based on common questions and issues reported by AMCR users.
The date of the latest update is listed inside the document.
The AMCR Digital Archive is now live. Access requires a valid AMCR account with the proper permissions.
To access the Digital Archive, visit http://digiarchiv.amapa.cz.
Viewing document contents requires signing in with a valid AMCR account with sufficient permissions.
Details on required permissions are listed in each document’s description.
We’ve launched the Archaeological Map of the Czech Republic system and published introductory information and guides.
Introductory information about the launch is available here.
The installation guide is available here.
A leaflet with the basic instructions can be downloaded here.
We hope you enjoy using the AMCR software and we look forward to your feedback!