Useful Links to Archaeology & Heritage Resource and Service Providers

Last updated | 02-Jan-2015

By listing an organisation here TAS does not necessarily endorse their services. Contact us if you want to be added or removed.

Archaeology and Heritage Consultants

• Archaeological Research Services Ltd
• Archaeological Services Durham University
• Blaise Vyner Consultancy
• English Heritage | North East Office | Yorkshire & Humberside Office
• Northern Archaeological Associates Ltd
• Oxford Archaeology North
• Solstice Heritage
• York Archaeological Trust

Local Authorities and National Parks

The Historic Environment Record ensures planning decisions are made wisely to preserve our shared heritage assets for future generations.

• Durham County Council | Archaeology
• Middlesbrough Borough Council | HER not online | Email developmentcontrol@middlesbrough.gov.uk
• North Yorkshire County Council | Archaeology | HER
• North York Moors National Park Authority | Archaeology & Conservation
• Northumberland County Council | HER
• Northumberland National Park | Archaeology
• Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council | HER and Planning Services
• Tees Archaeology | Archaeology Service to Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Councils
• Tyne & Wear  | HER
• Yorkshire Dales National Park | Archaeology Service

National Organisations, Services and Information

Archaeology and Heritage contribute to community well-being, tourism and GDP!

• Council for British Archaeology | CBA North | CBA Yorkshire
• English Heritage | Free online publications
• Heritage Counts | The State of England’s Historic Environment (English Heritage)
• Historic Environment Local Management (HELM) | (English Heritage)
  HELM provides accessible information, training and guidance to decision makers in local authorities, regional agencies and national organisations whose actions affect the historic environment. The HELM programme was set up by English Heritage in 2004 with the aim of working with key partners to provide the tools to manage change in the historic environment with increased skill and confidence.
• Historic Environment Record Heritage Gateway Portal (HER)
• Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

Standards in Archaeological Practice

Do it, but do it right.

• The English Heritage Management of Research Projects in the Historic Environment (MoRPHE) is a set of free guidelines covering the management of all historic environment research and ‘research and development’ (R&D) projects. The guidelines can be downloaded and provide a useful framework for volunteers and non-professional archaeologists too.
• The Institute for Archaologists (IfA) and Museum of London Archaeology (MoLA) also have a set of best practice guidelines and checklists. ISGAP resources are specifically intended to introduce best practice for the community and voluntary groups involved with archaeology and are strongly recommended:
  • Codes, Standards and Guidelines | IfA Current
  • Archaeological Standards and Guidelines | MoLA Current
  • Introduction to Standards and Guidance in Archaeological Practice | ISGAP in association with English Heritage, IfA and the Council for British Archaeology

Fieldwork

There are a number of excellent fieldwork guides available to download online. Many include equipment and checklists and contain pro forma templates for field recording. Here are some of the best:

• Locating your site and National Grid References | West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service (WYAAS) Guide 1
• Fieldwalking Guide | WYAAS Guide 11
• WYAAS Guides index
• Short Guide to Field Survey | British Archaeological Jobs Resource (BAJR)
• Guide to Fieldwalking | Cambridge Archaeology Field Group (CAFG)

Archives

• A guide to best practice in creation, compilation, transfer and curation | Archaeological Archives Forum (AAF) 2007
• Standards for Deposition | Museum of London Web resources and PDF downloads
• MoRPHE Technical Guide 1 | Digital Archiving & Digital Dissemination | English Heritage 2006

Museums with Regional Archaeological Collections and Displays

Support your local Museum in difficult times.

• Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Co Durham
• Dorman Museum, Middlesbrough
• Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
• Museum of Hartlepool
• Kirkleatham Old Hall Museum, Redcar & Cleveland
• Richmondshire Museum, Open between Easter and the end of the October half-term.
• Ryedale Folk Museum, Hutton-le-Hole | Archaeology back on display, Iron Age hut reconstruction is excellent
• Sunderland Museum
• Swaledale Museum, Reeth
• Whitby Museum, Pannett Park | Whitby Abbey, English Heritage
• Yorkshire Museum

Regional Societies and organisations

Archaeology together, Heritage for all!

• Cleveland Industrial Archaeology Society
• Cleveland & Teesside Local History Society
• Durham & Northumberland Arch & Archs
• Helmsley Archaeological & Historical Society
• Hidden Teesside
• North East Vernacular Architecture Group
• Northallerton & District Local History Society
• Nunthorpe History Group
• Swaledale & Arkengarthdale Archaeology Group
• Thorpe Thewles History Group
• Whitby Literary & Philosophical Society
• Yorkshire Archaeological Society