üThe site gained international attention as a central archaeological web resource for teachers, students, the general public, and
professionals.
üThe site serves as a
jumping off point for general research on a variety of topics.
üThe website was
mentioned in “the Road Ahead,” the 1995 book by Bill Gates describing his vision of the “information
superhighway.”
üIn the spring of 2001, ArchNet migrated to the Archaeological
Research Institute, a research unit of the Department of Anthropology at
Arizona State University.
üCreated by co-founders
Jonathan Lizee and Tom Plunkett at the University of Connecticut in November 1993.
ArchNet: a Brief History