Issue 37 July 2005

OUT-OF-COURT SETTLEMENT FOR WELSH TRUST

Newport council has settled the two-year legal dispute with the archaeological trust that excavated Newport's medieval ship.

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ENGLISH HERITAGE TO STRIKE!

EH staff have voted to strike on 21 June in protest at an imposed below-inflation pay award that averages 1.5%.

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END FOR BOURNEMOUTH HND

Bournemouth University is closing its HND in Practical Archaeology.

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INVISIBLE DIGGERS SPEAK...

Paul Everill's 'Invisible Diggers' project ends this month. Paul’s PhD examines the profession through the eyes of ordinary archaeologists.

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APPAG PUTS A BRAVE FACE ON SLOW PROGRESS

It is two years since the All Party
Parliamentary Archaeology Group
produced its report The Current State of
Archaeology in the United Kingdom, and
now the MPs and peers have compiled a
review into how many of their key
recommendations have been implemented.

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Bath Archaeological Trust has closed its excavation unit.

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