Wessex Archaeology

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Wessex Archaeology is one of the largest private archaeological organisations operating in the United Kingdom, based near Salisbury in Wiltshire

Founded in 1974 as the Trust for Wessex Archaeology by members of the earlier Wessex Archaeological Committee, it took its present name in 1979 and became one of the first rescue archaeology units in the country, focussing on the rich concentration of sites in and around Salisbury Plain. Since the advent of developer-funded archaeology and PPG 16 it has expanded its commercial operations across southern England and the Midlands and includes a large maritime archaeology office.

It is a registered charity with stated aims to promote public education about archaeology. One of its staff is Time Team's Phil Harding.

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• Wessex Archaeology

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Darvill, T (ed.) (2003). Oxford Concise Dictionary of Archaeology, Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280005-1.