Archaeology
The Association of Curators for Collections from Egypt and Sudan (ACCES) Network has a range of publications which have been created through several workshops that the network holds. These publications help with caring for these collections.
For a full list of the ACCES Publications please click the link below:
The Association of Curators for Collections from Egypt and Sudan (ACCES) Network has a website designed to help curators and carers of Egyptian and Sudanese collections. The website has lots of useful information, publications and directions to find member museums with a specialist curator. Click on the link below to enter the website:
Reproduced with kind permission of the Institute of Conservation (ICON), for further information, visit the Conservation Register
Collections of objects housed in museums and in private ownership are normally referred to as ‘archaeological' if they have been found buried in the ground or recovered from under water. They can be of any age, from Stone or Bronze-Age axes to Egyptian ceramics and figurines; Greek or Roman antiquities to cannon-shot and other objects from historic shipwrecks. Community archaeology and the popular hobby of metal-detecting are also producing collections of metal and other ‘finds', and mainstream archaeological excavations and investigations produce thousands of artefacts of many material types every year.
In her recent post for the UCL Museums and Collections blog, Rachel Sparks sets out her top 10 'crimes' committed against good practice in curating archaeology collections.
ICOM International Committee for the Museums and Collections of Costume, Vocabulary of Basic Terms for Cataloguing Costume
Available in English, German and French
The Archaeological Recording Kit (ARK) is an open-source, standards-compliant tool for recording archaeological data and making it availableon the web.
Bristol Museums, Galleries and Archives. Archaeology Collection Inventory 2005-2008: the Fawcett Collection Project Plan February 2005 to August 2006. An outline of the project and procedures
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www.socmusarch.org.uk
The Society of Museum Archaeologists promotes the interests of Archaeology in museums throughout the UK
www.britarch.ac.uk
The Council for British Archaeology works to involve people across the UK in Archaeology and the care for the historic environment.
www.archaeologists.net
The Institute for Archaeologists (IfA) advances archaeology by promoting professional standards and ethics for conserving, managing, understanding and promoting enjoyment of heritage.
www.appag.net
APPAG is the all-party group of MPs and Peers in the Palace of Westminster with an interest in archaeology.
