UCL Institute of Archaeology

Site Management

There are widespread concerns about the conservation and interpretation of archaeological sites, including preservation in-situ, intellectual access to archaeological knowledge, and the display of excavated sites; against a background of rising cultural tourism, pollution, climate change and settlement expansion; and cognisant of issues of sustainable development and the involvement of local communities in decision-making. Reactive intervention is not sufficient to balance the long-term preservation of resources with the contemporary needs of users, and holistic approaches to site management are currently being theorised, problematicised and explored worldwide, across a wide range of site types, and in disparate social, economical and cultural environments. Tim Williams is currently Editor for the international journal Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites.

Research

Projects

• Ancient Merv Project
• Archaeological Site Management
• Boxgrove Project
• Marine Aggregates and Archaeology
• World Heritage in China

Networks

• Archaeology and Development (IoA network)
• Conservation and Development (IoA network)

Centres

• Centre for Applied Archaeology
• Centre for Museums, Heritage and Material Culture Studies

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People

• Didier Bouakaze-Khan
• Joe Flatman
• Rodney Harrison
• Kirsty Norman
• Dean Sully
• Tim Williams

Degrees

• MA in Principles of Conservation
• MA in Cultural Heritage Studies
• MA in Egyptian Archaeology
• MA in Managing Archaeological Sites
• MA in Maritime Archaeology
• MA in Public Archaeology
• MA in Urban Archaeology

Courses

graduate

• Managing archaeological sites
• Underwater Archaeology
• Issues in Maritime Archaeology
• The Archaeology of Complex Urban Sites: analytical and interpretative techniques
• Themes in Urban Archaeology
• Applied Archaeology in the UK
• Rock Art Studies: Theories, Methods and Management
• Applied Heritage Management
• Archaeological Heritage Management in Asia

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