Department of Internet Archaeology
Bureau of Digital Antiquities
Preserving historically significant digital heritage since 1998.
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Field examination of the historical network locations associated with Cool Site of the Day and the relationship between the documented 1994 resource, surviving archival evidence and a contemporary resource using the same name.
Field examination of the continuing accessibility and preservation condition of the Million Dollar Homepage, with particular attention to the distinction between visual survival of the historical resource and degradation of its linked network environment.
The Bureau's official editorial standard for the preparation, identification, citation, review and publication of public records and institutional documents.
Bureau standards for the identification, citation and attribution of source material used in Digital Object Records, research publications and other institutional documentation.
Bureau procedures governing the preparation, review, approval, release, revision, supersession and archival retention of formal institutional publications.
Technical guidance for assessing historical network locations that redirect, have been reassigned, or remain operational while no longer presenting the Digital Object documented by the Bureau.
Technical guidance for distinguishing surviving original web resources from archival representations, mirrors, restored copies, reconstructions and modern recreations.
Technical guidance for assessing link decay and other forms of dependency loss affecting Digital Objects whose historical function, meaning or presentation relies upon independently maintained network resources.
A field examination documenting the continued operation, historical characteristics, and preservation significance of the surviving Space Jam promotional website originally published in 1996.
Technical guidance establishing the Bureau's procedure for verifying the continued public accessibility and operational status of legacy websites recorded in the Forgotten Web Exchange.
This bulletin establishes the Bureau's position on the continued observation and preservation of historically significant websites that remain publicly accessible at their original network locations.
The Bureau's annual report on digital preservation, recovery, archival, research and catalogue activities undertaken during 2025.
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