Archaeological finds from excavations and museum collections can be more efficiently managed by using ARCOS (ARchaeology COmputer System), a microcomputer system which combines video and computer techniques for evaluating, analyzing and storing archaeological data. Objects like ceramic sherds can be filmed by a video camera, interactively processed, measured, reconstructed and automatically drawn. Other archaeological information which is collected by using a graphics tablet can be stored together with the image of the sherd and its reconstructed profile on a video recorder storage unit. The complete graphics and archaeological software is integrated as firmware. The system requires no prior knowledge of the use of computers and can be used in the field. The basic ARCOS 1 system is enhanced in ARCOS 2 with more internal storage capacity and an optical disk which allows the management of even large museum collections. Programs were written for the automatic classification of the contour code information raised from the ceramic sherd profiles and pot shapes. A special database program is developed for use in archaeological institutes and museums. It allows as well the storage of images and graphics together with alpha-numeric information on an optical disk. -- AATA