British archaeology - local and B Guide - Resources and Review

Society was founded in 1855 for the purpose of investigating the antiquities and early history of the Cities of London and Westminster, as well as the Metropolitan County of Middlesex. Offers details of lectures, conferences, publications, and contents of the annual journal 'Transactions'.
 
Outlines the importance of the headland lying to the south of the remains of Whitby's Benedictine Abbey, attempting to reconcile the need for a new visitor centre with the archaeological sensitivity of the area.
 
Information about services, surveys, news and events, including images and articles on topics such as metal detecting and archaeology, and churches in Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
 
Information about a replica farm with buildings, structures, animals and crops of the kind that would have existed in the British Iron Age around 300 BC. Describes events, ancient sheep breeds, crops of the Iron Age, areas of experiment and research and publications.
 
Offers details of properties and museums, current newsletter contents, events, exhibitions and research activities.
 
Information and images on excavations, finds, publications and projects, and the full text of annual reports from 1996.
 
Information on the excavation of Billown, in the south of the Isle of Man, where the discovery of pits, post holes, and gullies containing Neolithic pottery and flint work has led to research into the island's occupation from the later Mesolithic through to the later Bronze Age. Provides a diary charting the progress of the excavation and a forum for discussion.
 
Details of Bournemouth University programme of field survey and excavation at Knowlton Circles in North Dorset.
 
Group which focuses on the archaeology of South East Cornwall and the Caradon District. Offers images and information on local sites.
 
Slides and photographs of the archaeological dig at Wharram Percy in Yorkshire, inhabited by Romans, Anglo
Saxons, Vikings, and Normans before being depopulated by economic forces in the 15th century.
 
Information about an excavation project at South Cadbury in Somerset, including images, details on geophysical prospection and surface collection.
 
Project aiming to study rural
urban relationships between the Roman town of Viroconium Cornoviorum (present-day Wroxeter, Shropshire) and its social and economic hinterland from the Later Pre-Roman Iron Age to the sub-Roman period, centering on processes of Romanisation. Details of the project design, the archaeological background to the project and a bibliography are among the information available.
 
Describes excavations and surveys conducted by the Welsh archaeological trust and provides news of the latest discoveries and forthcoming events, National Curriculum leaflets for teachers, and a database of sites and monuments.
 
Introduction to the archaeology of an area on the north side of the Humber, within the boundaries of the East Riding and Kingston upon Hull. Includes educational resources and a diary of local events.
 
Society founded in 1854 to promote the study of archaeology and antiquities within the County of Surrey, by the collection and publication of material of archaeological, antiquarian and historical interest. Offers information on excavations, publications, events, library services and its management of a medieval moated site.
 
Describes a project charting the lifestyle of those who inhabited the eastern side of Derwent Valley in the Derbyshire Peak District from the Neolithic to the Iron Age. Includes plans of the excavation site at Gardom's Edge and images of the rock art, cairns, barrows, henges, and stone circles discovered there.
 
The history of archaeology in York, including details of current projects in York, an index of specifications and reports for archaeological excavations.
 
Museum which aims to preserve the archaeological excavations at Jarrow as a centre of historical, religious and cultural importance in the north of England, and focus on the life, times and work of the Venerable Bede (AD 673
735).
 
Information about the trust's historical and archaeological research, the Jorvik Viking Centre and the Archaeological Resource Centre.
 
Provides archaeological advice and supports archaeological contractors in carrying out archaeological projects. Brief details about Hampshire surveys and an index of local sites by district and by period are available.
 
Offers information on Wiltshire's Stonehenge and Avebury, with details of their history, symbolism, function, and carvings. Also offers research news, opening times of nearby museums, and overviews of other megalithic sites throughout England.
 
Summarises research into the parish of Shapwick, lying between the towns of Bridgwater and Glastonbury in Somerset. Place names, buildings, excavations, and geophysical and geochemical surveys are described in an attempt to chart the origins of the settlement and its land use in the post
Roman period.
 
Information about the society, activities and publications, and fieldwork in Leicestershire.
 
Provides information on the activities of the Trust, including educational activities. Features news, details of publications and merchandise, and a guide to sites featured in the Trusts annual report.
 
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.
 
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