Oxford Archaeology
Encyclopedia
Oxford Archaeology is one of the largest non-governmental archaeological organisations in Europe
.
Founded in 1973, it has grown from its early incarnation to carry out commercial archaeological fieldwork in advance of development across Britain and France
as well as a range of other heritage related services. Oxford Archaeology (OA) has also carried out contracts around the world, including Central Asia
, China
and the Caribbean
. A registered charitable trust with educational aims, it has various outreach and community archaeology projects running alongside its commercial work. In 2008 OA started to offer services in the digital arena, using internally developed skills to provide solutions to clients particularly in the GIS and web areas, under the brand name OA Digital. Numbers of employees vary due to the project-based nature of the work, but in 2009 OA employed over 400 people. Turnover for the financial year ending March 2009 was over £11.5m, showing an annual growth of over 10%.
The registered head office is in Osney Mead, Oxford
, southern England
; this address is also the base for OA South. Other offices are OA North in Lancaster
, northern England
, OA East in Bar Hill, Cambridgeshire, eastern England
and French offices in Mauguio
(OA Méditerranée), southern France
and Caen
(OA Grand Ouest), northern France
.
site under the umbrella project Open Archaeology.
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
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Founded in 1973, it has grown from its early incarnation to carry out commercial archaeological fieldwork in advance of development across Britain and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
as well as a range of other heritage related services. Oxford Archaeology (OA) has also carried out contracts around the world, including Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
. A registered charitable trust with educational aims, it has various outreach and community archaeology projects running alongside its commercial work. In 2008 OA started to offer services in the digital arena, using internally developed skills to provide solutions to clients particularly in the GIS and web areas, under the brand name OA Digital. Numbers of employees vary due to the project-based nature of the work, but in 2009 OA employed over 400 people. Turnover for the financial year ending March 2009 was over £11.5m, showing an annual growth of over 10%.
The registered head office is in Osney Mead, Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
, southern England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
; this address is also the base for OA South. Other offices are OA North in Lancaster
Lancaster, Lancashire
Lancaster is the county town of Lancashire, England. It is situated on the River Lune and has a population of 45,952. Lancaster is a constituent settlement of the wider City of Lancaster, local government district which has a population of 133,914 and encompasses several outlying towns, including...
, northern England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, OA East in Bar Hill, Cambridgeshire, eastern England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and French offices in Mauguio
Mauguio
Mauguio is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.-Transportation:The airport of Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport is located in the area of Fréjorgues in the town of Mauguio.-Tourism:...
(OA Méditerranée), southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Caen
Caen
Caen is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region. It is located inland from the English Channel....
(OA Grand Ouest), northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Open Archaeology
Oxford Archaeology are supporters of the concept of "open archaeology", making it a key theme of the current 5 year strategy. More information about the concepts of open archaeology can be found at the website hosted by OA (linked below). As part their commitment to open archaeology OA are started putting its grey literature online and making available internally developed software on the LaunchpadLaunchpad
A launch pad is the area and facilities where rockets or spacecraft take off.Launch pad may also refer to:-Computing:* Launchpad , website used for bug tracking and software development mainly used as part of the Ubuntu operating system...
site under the umbrella project Open Archaeology.