HMS Archaeology Committee
The Archaeology Committee of the Historical Metallurgy Society was set up to improve communication between archaeologists and metallurgists. It meets three times a year and initiates projects on a range of topics of interest to both groups. Recent and current projects of the archaeology committee include:
Archaeometallurgy Datasheets
Archaeometallurgy Research Framework
Metallurgy Glossary
Members of the Committee
The Archaeology Committee has produced a highly successful range of datasheets to help archaeologists recognise and understand archaeological evidence for metallurgical activities. The datasheets served as a starting point for the Archaeometallurgy Guidelines produced in 2001 by English Heritage.
English Heritage has initiated the production of research frameworks for archaeology. There are nine regional research frameworks and several period-based research frameworks. The treatment of metallurgical issues in these research frameworks varies and the archaeology committee is producing own research framework covering metallurgy at a national scale and covering all periods. The document was written by Matt Ponting, with contribution from members of the archaeology committee, and is now being edited by Justine Bayley for publication later in 2007.
Chris Salter and Brian Gilmour are producing a glossary of metallurgical terms which will be available from the HMS website.
David Cranstone (Chairman), Matt Ponting (Secretary), Paul Belford, David Dungworth, Lynne Keys, Anna Badcock, Gill Juleff, Jon Hoyle, Sue Stallibrass, Brian Gilmour, Thilo Rehren and Justine Bayley.