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SOURCES OF FURTHER INFORMATION

Here you will find a list of organisations who may be able to provide further information relevant for the conservation of archaeological finds. Some have technical guidelines and standards available via their websites.

Organisations

AOC Archaeology Group - Scotland Office (Conservation)

www.aocarchaeology.com

Archaeological Leather Group

archleathgrp.org.uk

Association for the Study and Preservation of Mosaics (ASPROM)

www.asprom.org

Association of Local Government Officers (ALGAO)

www.algao.org.uk

Birmingham Museums – Conservation Services

www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/professional-services/conservation

British Archaeological Trust (RESCUE)

rescue-archaeology.org.uk

British Geological Survey (BGS)

www.bgs.ac.uk

www.bgs.ac.uk/about-bgs/contact-us/locations

British Museum

www.britishmuseum.org/our-work/departments/collection-care/conservation

British Society of Soil Science

soils.org.uk

soils.org.uk/find-an-expert

 

CADW

cadw.gov.wales

Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) Notes

www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/conservation-preservation-publications/canadian-conservation-institute-notes.htm

Cardiff University – School of History, Archaeology and Religion – Conservation

www.cardiff.ac.uk/history-archaeology-religion/research/themes/archaeology-and-conservation

Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA)

www.archaeologists.net

Collections Trust

https://collectionstrust.org.uk/

Department Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS)

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/treasure-act-1996-code-of-practice-2nd-revision-england-and-wales

Institute for Conservation (Icon)

www.icon.org.uk

Icon Archaeology Group (Icon-AG)

www.icon.org.uk/groups-and-networks/archaeology.html

Icon Conservation Register

www.conservationregister.com

Institute of Conservator-Restorers in Ireland (ICRI)

www.heritagecouncil.ie

Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA)

www.mola.org.uk/commercial/specialist-services/conservation

National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology

www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology  

National Museums Northern Ireland

www.nationalmuseumsni.org

National Museum of Scotland (NMS) for Collections Services – Artefact Conservation

www.nms.ac.uk/collections-research/collections-departments/collections-services

National Museum of Wales (Conservation) Amgueddfa Cymru

museum.wales/curatorial/archaeology/conservation

Northern Ireland - Archaeology

www.communities-ni.gov.uk/articles/archaeology-northern-ireland

Portable Antiquities Scheme (managed by the British Museum)

https://finds.org.uk/

Portable Antiquities Scheme in Wales (PAS Cymru)

https://museum.wales/portable-antiquities-scheme-in-wales/ 

Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) - Exeter

Website: https://rammuseum.org.uk/collections/collection-areas/local-archaeology

Society for Museum Archaeology (SMA)

socmusarch.org.uk

University College London - Institute of Archaeology – Centre for Applied Archaeology

www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/

Wiltshire Conservation and Museums Advisory Service (CMAS)

wshc.org.uk/conservation.html

York Archaeology – Conservation Services

www.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/conservation

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