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The Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society is a learned society concerned with the history and antiquities of the City of Bristol and the historic county of Gloucestershire. It was founded on 21 April 1876; and is a registered charity, number 202014. [1]
Gail designed and delivered the Society for Museum Archaeology Resources and Training Programme and was both a contributor to, and editor of, new ‘Standards and Guidance in the Care of Archaeological Collections’ (2020) and ‘Communicating Archaeology: Case studies in the use of, and engagement with, archaeological collections.’ (2021).
She was General Secretary for the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society for 38 years, [3] Assistant Editor of the Bristol Record Society from 1946 and an active member of Bristol civic and conservation societies. [2] 'Miss Ralph' (as she was always known) was a noted scholar, who published many works on Bristol history.
The Clifton Antiquarian Club is an archaeological society founded in 1884 in Bristol to investigate antiquities in the surrounding areas of western England and southern Wales. The 28 years of research undertaken by the members and associates of the original society fill the first seven volumes of the Proceedings of the Clifton Antiquarian Club ...
[13] [14] Archaeologists from Bristol and Region Archaeological Services were on site during the restoration works, and uncovered a fragment of what may be the earliest scientific sundial in Britain. The sundial is a block of Bath stone carved with hour lines and medieval Arabic numerals in a style that suggests it was probably made in the 15th ...
He was instrumental to the foundation of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society in 1876, as the newly constituted Society acknowledged. [5] [6] Taylor's magnum opus was the 'Ecclesiastical History' of Bristol, published in 1881 as the second volume to Bristol Past and Present. [7]
Dobson-Hinton wrote several works on prehistory and ancient history, her most notable being The Archaeology of Somerset (1931), and she was a prolific contributor to articles and reviews in journals. [6] From 1926 she gave radio talks on prehistoric archaeology. [7] She was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1934. [1]
In 1989 Saville joined the staff of the National Museums of Scotland in Edinburgh as a Curator and later Senior Curator in the Archaeology Department. [2] He went on to become President of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, from 2011 to 2014. [5] Saville was the editor of the European Journal of Archaeology from 2004 to 2010. [6]