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Archaeological Archives Group
Background
CIfA Council approved the formation of a Special Interest Group for Archaeological Archives, and the AGM was held on 6 March 2012.
Aims
The aims of the group are
- to focus upon issues relating to professional standards, best practice, advocacy and access
- to promote of awareness of archaeological archives within the profession
- to represent the interest of those working with archives to CIfA Council and in all CIfA activities
- to hold seminars and workshops to facilitate the above
- to establish relationships with other groups associated with archaeological archives
Join the Group
The Group is open to anybody with interests, concerns or involvement with the archive process, and is free to CIfA members. Non-members will need to pay a yearly £10 fee.
Email: groups@archaeologists.net
Committee
Samantha Paul (Chair)
Theodora Anastasiadou (Secretary)
Katie Green (Treasurer)
Steve Baker
Deborah Fox
Zoe Hazell
David Ingham (Events)
Stephen Reed
Join the Committee
Two ordinary member positions on the committee will be open to nominations at the AGM on 14 March (see below for details). If you would like to stand for one of these positions please fill in the nomination form here and return by 23 February 2018.
Please email images, events, good news, articles and links to archaeologicalarchives [at] gmail.com
Specialist competence matrix
We have recently introduced specialist competence matrices, which have been compiled by our CIfA special interest groups and are tailored to their specific areas. These are to assist applicants and the Validation committee to see where you demonstrate the grade applied for.
Gloucestershire Archaeological Archive Standards - January 2017
Gloucestershire Archaeological Archive Standards Version 1 January 2017
The Gloucestershire Archaeological Archive Standards set out the recommended standards and policy for all Archaeological Archives created from projects undertaken in the county of Gloucestershire. Read more about the purpose of the document here.
Future events
Working collaboratively with Archaeological Archives day conference and AGM
The AAG AGM event will be held on Wednesday 14 March at the BMI in Birmingham. For more details and to book please click here.
Booking There is a General Admission ticket for non-members at £20, which includes one year membership of the Archaeological Archives Group. If you are a CIfA member, please enter the discount code CIfAmember to buy your ticket at £10. Please enter this before selecting a ticket.
Previous Events
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AGM event: Are Archaeological Archives relevant? Wednesday 22 March 2017
To read more about the presentations and discussion at the Are Archaeological Archives relevant? AGM event please click here To read A 19070s rescue Dig at Newnham - abstract please click here -
AGM event: Selection, de-selection and rationalisation day conference in March 2016
To read more about the presentations and discussion at the Selection, de-selection and rationalisation day conference in March 2016 please click here -
SMA held their 2015 conference at the Great North Museum, Hancock, on 11 – 12 November.
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It’s not just about box sizes: Alternative archives in archaeological practice
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Plenary event for good practice in archaeological archives workshops - This one day event gave an overview of the reason why the project started, how it was created, the findings from the staged evaluations and looked at the resources needed within the sector for the future.
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Good practice in archaeological archives workshops - The Archives Group have carried out a series of successful regional workshops designed to promote good practice in working with archaeological archives, to provide hands-on experience and encourage participants to engage with archive issues by considering new perspectives.
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2014 AGM and Collecting Archaeology event
A workshop on a European Standard for Archaeological Archives took place, which included a discussion about the ARCHES documentation
Business plan
Three year Business Plan 17-20