Archaeological organisations

The Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres is a French learned society founded in 1663 and concerned with the humanities. It is one of the five academies of the Institut de France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres"

The Archaeology Data Service (ADS) supports research, learning and teaching with high quality and dependable digital resources. It does this by preserving digital data in the long term, and by promoting and disseminating a broad range of data in archaeology. The ADS promotes good practice in the use of digital data in archaeology, it provides technical advice to the research community, and supports the deployment of digital technologies. The ADS hosts AHDS Archaeology. ...more on Wikipedia about "AHDS Archaeology"

The American Schools of Oriental Research, founded in 1900, supports and encourages the study of the peoples and cultures of the Near East, from the earliest times to the present. It is apolitical and has no religious affiliation. ...more on Wikipedia about "American Schools of Oriental Research"

Antiquity is one of the world's leading learned journals dedicated to the subject of archaeology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antiquity (journal)"

The Archaeogeodetic Association is a world organisation established in 1992 to further the development of methodology concerning the possible identification of significant long-distance alignments (usually >100 km) of ancient and other sites, and to produce, where appropriate, relevant researchable hypotheses. ...more on Wikipedia about "Archaeogeodetic Association"

The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) is a North American is a nonprofit organization devoted to the promotion of public interest in archaeology, and the preservation of archaeological sites. ...more on Wikipedia about "Archaeological Institute of America"

Archaeological Survey of India is an Indian government agency under the Department of Culture that is responsible about archaeological studies and preservation of cultural monuments. According to its website, ASI's function is to "explore, excavate, conserve, preserve and protect the monuments and sites of National & International Importance." ...more on Wikipedia about "Archaeological Survey of India"

The Ashmolean Museum (in full the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology) in Oxford, England is the world's first university museum. Its first building was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and built in 1678– 1683 to house the collection of curiosities Elias Ashmole gave Oxford University in 1677 — the ones he had collected himself as well as those he had inherited from the travellers John Tradescant, father and son. The collection included antique coins, books, engravings, geological specimens, and zoological specimens — one of which was the stuffed body of the last Dodo ever seen in Europe, but by 1755 it was so moth-eaten it was destroyed, except for its head and one claw. The museum opened on 6 June 1683, with naturalist Robert Plot as the first keeper. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ashmolean Museum"

The Association for Industrial Archaeology is a body supporting the excavation, reporting and preservation of the physical remains of the Industrial Revolution in the United Kingdom. The AIA has its offices at the University of Leicester and is currently chaired by Prof. Marilyn Palmer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Association for Industrial Archaeology"

The Australian Centre for Egyptology (ACE) is an umbrella organisation established in 1989 by Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, in order both to coordinate Australian excavation efforts in Egypt with the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), and to promote Egyptology within the Australian cultural landscape. ...more on Wikipedia about "Australian Centre for Egyptology"

Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR) is a publication that seeks to connect the academic study of archaeology to a broad general audience seeking to understand the world of the Bible. Covering both the Old and New Testaments, BAR presents the latest discoveries and controversies in archaeology. BAR's writers include leading scholars and researchers. The Biblical Archaeology Review is published by the non-denominational Bible Archaeology Society which has published by since 1974" ** . The Society's founder and editor-in-chief is Hershel Shanks. Biblical Archaeology Review is the largest paid-circulatiuon magazine in the field of archaeology, thanks to its reader-friendly approach. BAR publishes the views of a wide variety of archaelogical viewpoints. For example, BAR has published such authors as Lawrence Stager, Kenneth Kitchen, William Dever, Israel Finkelstein, and Bryant G. Wood. ...more on Wikipedia about "Biblical Archaeology Review"

The British Archaelogical Association was founded in 1843. It is aimed at the promotion of the studies of archaeology, art and architecture and the preservation of antiquities. ...more on Wikipedia about "British Archaeological Association"

Cadw is a semi-autonomous publicly-funded body with the mission to protect, conserve, and to promote the built heritage of Wales — the Welsh equivalent of English Heritage and Historic Scotland. It has executive agency status. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cadw"

One of the most important sources of history in the Indian subcontinent are the royal records of grants engraved on copper-plates (tamra-shasan or tamra-patra). Because copper does not rust or decay, they can survive indefinitely. ...more on Wikipedia about "Copper-plate grant"

The Council for British Archaeology is a British organisation based in York that promotes archaeology within the United Kingdom. Since 1945 the Council has been involved in publicising and generating public support for British archaeology; formulating and disseminating archaeological research agendas, and campaigning on aspects of public policy that affect archaeology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Council for British Archaeology"

A County Archaeologist is a local government employee in the United Kingdom with responsibility for overseeing development-led archaeological investigations required by PPG16. Nominated as the archaeological advisor by each local planning authority, the County Archaeologist recommends which developments are likely to threaten archaeological sites and advises methods of mitigating their impact, usually through the imposition of planning conditions. ...more on Wikipedia about "County Archaeologist"

The Disney Professorship of Archaeology, also known as the Disney Chair is a professorship in the University of Cambridge. It was endowed with a donation of £1,000 by John Disney in 1851, followed by a further £3,500 in a bequest at his death. ...more on Wikipedia about "Disney Professorship of Archaeology"

The Egypt Exploration Society (abbreviated EES) is the foremost learned society in the United Kingdom promoting the field of Egyptology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Egypt Exploration Society"

The English Place-Name Society is a learned society based in England concerned with toponymy, in other words, what can be learned from the study of place-names. Its scholars aim to explain the origin and history of the place-names they study, taking into account the meaning of the elements out of which they were created (e.g. in a very early form of Welsh, Old English, early Danish or Cornish); the topography, geology and ecology of the places bearing the names; and the general and local history and culture of England. ...more on Wikipedia about "English Place-Name Society"

The Environment and Heritage Service is the United Kingdom Government's conservation agency for Northern Ireland. Unlike the equivalent bodies in England, Scotland and Wales, it aims to promote and conserve both the natural environment and the built environment and to promote their appreciation by present and future generations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Environment and Heritage Service"

The Institute of Archaeology is an academic department of University College London (UCL), in the United Kingdom. The Institute is located in a separate building at the north end of Gordon Square, Bloomsbury. ...more on Wikipedia about "Institute of Archaeology"

The Institute of Field Archaeologists is an organisation of archaeologists in the United Kingdom. ...more on Wikipedia about "Institute of Field Archaeologists"

The Institute of Nautical Archaeology is a global institution, founded in 1972 and now based at Texas A&M University, in the pursuit of archaeological information from beneath the seas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Institute of Nautical Archaeology"

The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) was founded in 1965 as a result of the Venice Charter of 1964 and offers advice to UNESCO on World Heritage Sites. Its international headquarters are in Paris. The UK headquarters of ICOMOS are in London. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Council on Monuments and Sites"

The International Union for Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences is a learned society, linked through the International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies to UNESCO, and concerned with the study of prehistory and protohistory. In the words of its constitution, ...more on Wikipedia about "International Union for Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences" Whatever You're Into, Get Into shortopedia. shortopedia

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