- Wessex Archaeology
Wessex Archaeology is one of the largest private archaeological organisations operating in the
United Kingdom , based nearSalisbury inWiltshire Founded in
1974 as the Trust for Wessex Archaeology by members of the earlier Wessex Archaeological Committee, it took its present name in 1979 and became one of the firstrescue archaeology units in the country, focussing on the rich concentration of sites in and aroundSalisbury Plain . Since the advent of developer-funded archaeology andPPG 16 it has expanded its commercial operations across southern England and the Midlands and includes a largemaritime archaeology office.It is a registered charity with stated aims: "to promote the advancement of the education of the public in the subjects of culture, arts, heritage and science through the pursuit of archaeology". [UK charity|287786]
One of its staff is
Time Team 's Phil Harding.ee also
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English Heritage ource
Darvill, T (ed.) (2003). "Oxford Concise Dictionary of Archaeology", Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280005-1.
References
External links
* [http://www.wessexarch.co.uk/ Wessex Archaeology]
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