The Arts Council England (ACE) and Historic England (HE) have jointly funded an assessment of strategic options for the ongoing issue of storing archaeological archives.

We've had a lot of input so far from across the heritage sector, but have realised we are still a bit stumped about the question of volume. We know roughly how much archive material is out there now, how much is undepositable and what is consists of... but we are missing a key figure.

How much physical archive material is accumulated within an average year in English archaeology? 

So, this super short survey is aimed at contracting organisations working across England. We are asking for an educated guess and not expecting exact figures. We know things are variable and you're far more qualified to do the guessing than we are!

Thank you!

The Project Team (Sam, Sally, Justin, Manda and Quinton) 

The survey will close on Friday 6 November. 
 
If you want to know more, just get in touch with the team via project manager, Manda Forster (manda@digventures.com).  
 
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1. What is the name of the organisation you are responding about?

For the purposes of this survey, we are using the following definition of Archaeological Archive: 
 
All records and materials recovered during an Archaeological Project and identified for long-term preservation, including artefacts, ecofacts and other environmental remains, waste products, scientific samples and also written and visual documentation in paper, film and digital form (Perrin et al. 2014, 20).

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2. What is the average estimated volume of Archaeological Archive material generated during one year of your organisation's archaeological projects? (average over the last 5 to 10yrs). Ideally, please provide your response in volume rather than box numbers.   

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3. If you are happy to contacted for any clarification, please include your contact details below. 

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