St Mary’s House, 66 Bootham, York YO30 7BZ, UK

Tel +44 (0)1904 671417. Fax +44 (0)1904 671384. Email: info@archaeologyuk.org. Twitter @archaeologyuk

Web site: www.archaeologyuk.org

Key contacts: Dr. Kate Pretty CBE, President; Dr. Mike Heyworth MBE, Director.

The Council for British Archaeology (CBA) is a UK-wide organization which works to promote “archaeology for all.” It was originally established in 1944 by a consortium of county archaeological societies which were concerned at the archaeological implications of the redevelopment that would be needed at the end of the Second World War.

Since 1944, the CBA’s work has expanded and increased in scale, with funding provided initially from the UK Government via the British Academy, and in more recent years, the Academy funding stream has been supplemented by funds from other national heritage agencies across the UK, particularly English Heritage, and other sources.

Initially, the CBA’s membership consisted...