Rescue (British Archaeological Trust)

Rescue, the British Archaeological Trust is a charitable organisation in the United Kingdom, "committed to the protection, conservation, recording and interpretation of archaeological evidence".

Rescue was founded in 1971 as a pressure group, campaigning for government funds to permit the excavation of archaeological sites in advance of road-building, construction or other development.

Its founders included Margaret Ursula Jones[1] and Phillip A. Barker.

References

  1. "Margaret Jones". The Guardian. 2001-05-02. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
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