British archaeology - general and B Guide - Resources and Review

Promotes the preservation and restoration of antiquities and historic buildings local to Birmingham, Warwickshire, and the West Midlands. Field group activities and past and future excursions are described, and an opportunity to purchase the society's transactions and publications is provided.
 
Information about the school, research projects in the UK and elsewhere, publications, and links to archaeological centres.
 
Explores aspects of excavations and research in York.
 
List of publications and subscription details for the charitable organisation which aims to promote archaeology's interests in Britain. Includes contents pages from Rescue News, the charity's newspaper.
 
Information about the Centre for Wetland Archaeology, including details of the Humber Wetlands Survey, Bronze Age trackways and related links.
 
Provides a wide range of independent, professional archaeological services to the property industry and to the academic community both in Britain and abroad. Employs specialists in human osteology, archaeozoology¸ archaeobotany and contains a laboratory providing a service for archaeomagnetic dating. Contains a list of publications, details of current projects and information about the City of London Archaeological Trust.
 
Project to publish a biannual printed guide to British and Irish archaeology publications. Offers access to a database containing references to material published from 1695 to 1991.
 
Map showing the locations of prehistoric stone circles in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, dating from 3000 BC to 1500 BC.
 
Details of the department's research, publications and collections in archaeology and numismatics
the study of coins and medals.
 
Forum for people interested in or researching artefacts of the Saxon, Viking, Medieval and Post
Medieval periods.
 
A listing of archaeology bodies who include volunteers in their archaeological fieldwork, arranged by region.
 
Details on a survey to determine the number and condition of archaeological sites and monuments in England, and to develop resources and skills to protect them in the future.
 
Specialist bookshop in Clwyd dealing mainly in books about archaeology, local history, architecture, Wales, Celtic studies and Celtic linguistics. Includes online catalogue.
 
Professional organisation for archaeologists, founded to advance the practice of archaeology and allied disciplines by promoting professional standards and ethics for the conservation, management and study of the archaeological resource. Offers information on membership, services, groups, publications, events and training.
 
Society devoted to the study and investigation of man
made and man-used underground places.
 
Information about figures cut in chalk and quartz on hills throughout Britain. Includes maps, images and details of deteriorating figures.
 
Journal offering news, features, comment and reviews on British archaeology. Full text version is available online two months after publication.
 
The CBA works to promote the study and safeguarding of Britain's historic environment, to provide a forum for archaeological opinion, and to improve public interest in, and knowledge of, Britain's past. Includes the magazine British Archaeology and its information supplement CBA Briefing, news of current issues such as metal detecting and the Save Stonehenge campaign, and details of projects with CBA involvement.
 
Database of archaeological records such as the National Excavation Index for England, the Fife, Shetland, and Strathclyde sections of the National Monuments Record of Scotland, and the Microfilm Index for England. The catalogue also provides access to other collections such as the Society of Antiquaries of London library catalogue and to digital gateways serving communities interested in history, performing arts, text studies, and visual arts.
 
Bookshop selling new, secondhand, out of print, and antiquarian books and offprints relating to archaeology and Britain's heritage. Offers a mailing list notifying users of new stock and recent titles, an author and title search facility, and information on the content of each publication.
 
Project to establish a national database of collections of prehistoric pottery.
 
Includes information on publications, survey work, emergency recording, general heritage news, and links to related heritage resources.
 
Describes a survey aiming to establish ways of organising, preserving, and disseminating the diversity of archaeological information held in digital form. Addresses issues such as the usability of digital data, the information needs of archaeologists, and standards for digital archiving.
 
Summaries of projects funded by the Archaeology Commission, grouped by financial year. Includes surveys, coastal audits, landscape assessments, excavation records, and a set of links to archaeology departments in universities throughout England.
 
Information about the magazine devoted to British archaeology, which focuses on excavations and covers all periods. Includes news on archaeology in Britain, guides to a career in archaeology, and links to several databases, such as The Directory of British Archaeology and The Directory of British Excavations.
 
Extensive directory containing the names and addresses for publishers of serials, books, reports, and pamphlets that have been included in the British and Irish Archaeological Bibliography since 1992.
 
Images of standing stones, stone circles and stone rows around Britain, arranged by geographic location.
 
Database of published reports concerned with environmental archaeology, mainly covering sites in England, but also including Wales, Scotland, the Channel Isles, the Isle of Man and Ireland. Searchable by field, such as site, journal, county, country, location, subject type and report period.
 
Offers an overview of the association, including membership, publications and careers advice, with images of the various topics.
 
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