Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
551 5
Description Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
Date 1991 to 2019
Collection Records of AOC Archaeology Group, archaeologists, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland
Catalogue Number 551 5
Category All Other
Scope and Content The archive comprises drawings, manuscripts, negatives, photographs, slides, bitmaps, CAD drawings, text documents and other digital files relating to archaeological excavations, watching briefs and surveys of the built environment. The Collection reflects the wide-ranging interests of the organisation. Recent projects have included a Viking and Norse Heritage project in Caithness, a study of wetland archaeology in Dumfries and Galloway and the excavation of a Roman Fort at Cramond, Edinburgh. The collection includes archives from numerous projects carried out by the earlier CEU and AOC.
Archive History Excavation archive material was deposited at RCAHMS, and since 2015, at HES, by AOC Archaeology Group as projects are completed.
System of Arrangement Material is grouped by council area and investigation, and organised roughly in the chronological order by which it was received.
Access Conditions Access is unrestricted
Administrative History The AOC Archaeology Group was created in 1991 and provides a range of archaeological, heritage and conservation services. The company originated in the Central Excavation Unit (CEU), later AOC, of Historic Buildings and Monuments. The Collection includes material from this time. Now independent, the organisation works in areas such as housing development, road schemes, railway and airport projects, quarries and community heritage. Research interests include Scottish wetlands, cancer in the eighteenth century, construction methods in prehistoric architecture, flint knives and native oak and pine dendrochronology. AOC Archaeology Group has offices in Aberdeen, Bristol, Carlisle, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Newcastle, Southampton, West Midlands and York, with the head office being in Edinburgh.
Accruals Further accruals are expected on a regular basis.
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