1. Trouble in Store facing up to the archaeological archives crisis…
‘Preservation by broken record’
David Allen, Keeper of Archaeology,
Hampshire County Arts & Museums S M A
Nicola Scott, Heritage Archives Officer
Oxford Archaeology

7. ‘Over the past forty years, the amount and variety of archaeological material recovered and destined for museum collections has grown enormously. At times the quantity has seemed so great as to threaten to overload the entire system in terms of conservation, storage and expense of on-going curation.’

8. Ian Longworth, British Museum, December 1991.
‘Over the past forty years, the amount and variety of archaeological material recovered and destined for museum collections has grown enormously. At times the quantity has seemed so great as to threaten to overload the entire system in terms of conservation, storage and expense of on-going curation.’
Ian Longworth, British Museum, December 1991.

12. The Relationship of Field Archaeologist and Museum - drawings by Belinda Whitwell from the article by Hinchcliffe and Schadla-Hall

16. 2010 2000 90 archaeological accessions 117 accessions
90 archaeological accessions 117 accessions
31 investigations investigations
13 contractors contractors
40 tying up loose ends 47 loose ends
21 deposited
25 awaited

19. 2 RESEARCH VISITS 1991 106 day visits 49 individuals

21. What’s in Store ?