20th January 2005, 05:28 PM
Sorry. MOL= Museum of London.
LAARC=London Archaeological and Archive Resource Centre. A great big warehouse in Hackney (called Mortimer Wheeler House) that houses MOLAS (MOL Archaeolgy Service) and MOLSS (MOL Specialst Services) as well as being exactly the kind of depository described. Basically it is the stores for MOL and where finds from excavations in the Greater London area are (usually) deposited. It was opened 3 or 4 years ago, funded in part by the lottery and part by donations from individuals, companies, societies and so on. They have facilities for research and education, and interestingly an incredibly lengthy and onerous manual of conditions for the depositing of stuff - it runs to two volumes and really does specify how many staples are required for finds bags! I know of units trying to comply having their little van sent back to them with all the material returned for not complying with something - something else to cost for!
But overall an excellent concept, I would say. Except that it is anticipated to be full in 7 years, I think it is!
LAARC=London Archaeological and Archive Resource Centre. A great big warehouse in Hackney (called Mortimer Wheeler House) that houses MOLAS (MOL Archaeolgy Service) and MOLSS (MOL Specialst Services) as well as being exactly the kind of depository described. Basically it is the stores for MOL and where finds from excavations in the Greater London area are (usually) deposited. It was opened 3 or 4 years ago, funded in part by the lottery and part by donations from individuals, companies, societies and so on. They have facilities for research and education, and interestingly an incredibly lengthy and onerous manual of conditions for the depositing of stuff - it runs to two volumes and really does specify how many staples are required for finds bags! I know of units trying to comply having their little van sent back to them with all the material returned for not complying with something - something else to cost for!
But overall an excellent concept, I would say. Except that it is anticipated to be full in 7 years, I think it is!