1 Preface.
2 Allocation of Resources 1996 - 1997
3 The Archaeology Commissions Programme
4 Archaeological Activities Undertaken by English Heritage4.1 Monuments Protection Programme.5.0 Archaeology grants paid in 1996 - 97.
4.2 Conservation and the Natural Archaeological Environment.
4.3 Coastal Archaeology.
4.4 Urban Archaeological Strategies.
4.5 Gardens and Landscapes.
4.6 Management plan for the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site.
4.7 Regional Teams.
4.7.1 South Coast Martello Tower Study.4.8 The Field Monument Wardens.
4.7.2 Ships Timbers at Chatham Dockyard.
4.7.3 Laxton.
4.7.4 Thurvaston, near Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
4.7.5 Ironbridge.
4.9 Greater London Advisory Service.
Summaries of some of the results are split into period groups as follows.
4.9.1Late Mesolithic to Neolithic transition & Bronze Age to Iron Age transition.4.10 Historic Buildings and Monuments Grants.
4.9.2Romano-British Rural Settlement and Urban Development.
4.9.3Saxon Period.
4.9.4Medieval and Post Medieval period.
4.11Archaeological Recording in Cathedrals.
4.12Archaeological Building Recording.
4.13Central Archaeology Service.
4.13.1 Longstone Edge, Derbyshire.4.14 Ancient Monuments Laboratory
4.13.2 Birdoswald Spur, Cumbria.
4.13.3 Owmby-by-Spital, Lincolnshire.
4.13.4 Headstone Manor, London Borough of Harrow.
4.13.5 Building Recording at Old Wardour Castle, Wiltshire.
4.13.6 Windsor Castle, Berkshire.
4.13.7 Raunds Area Project, Northamptonshire.
4.13.8 Roman Catterick, Yorkshire.
4.13.9 Chysauster, Cornwall.
4.14.1 Archaeometry.4.15 Major Projects
4.14.1a Geophysics.4.14.2 Environmental Studies.
4.14.1b Dendrochronology
4.14.1c Radiocarbon dating.
4.14.3 Technology.
4.14.4 Archaeological conservation.
4.14.5 Collections conservation.
4.14.6 Wall Painting conservation.
4.14.7 Architectural paint research.
4.16 Historical Analysis and Research Team
4.16.1 Lodge Farm, Hollington, Derbyshire.4.17 Historic Properties
4.16.2 The Wharf Cafe, Newark, Notts.
4.16.3 Church of the Holy Sepulchre (the Round Church), Cambs.
4.16.4 Kings Cross Gasholders, London.
4.16.5 Down House, Bromley, Kent.
4.16.6 Danson House, Bexley, Kent.
4.16.7 Whitby Banqueting Hall.
4.17.1 North Region.4.18 Education Service
4.17.2 Midlands Region.
4.17.3 London Region.
4.17.4 South East Region
4.17.5 South West Region.
4.19 Publications
4.20 Selected Projects
4.20.1 Archaeological investigations 1990-94 and 1995-96
4.20.2 Mitigation Strategies.
4.20.3 Preservation of Archaeological evidence in situ.
4.20.4 The Sweet Track, the Brue Valley, Somerset.
4.20.5 Avebury World Heritage Site management plan project.
4.20.6 Medieval Pottery studies
4.20.7 Training
4.20.8 Scientific resources
4.20.9 The United Kingdom ceramic thin-section database
4.20.10 The Wooton-Quarr, the Isle of Wight survey.
4.20.11 Urban Hinterlands Project.
4.20.12 Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Historic Landscape assessment.
4.20.13 Conserving open field systems in the Midlands.
4.20.14 Lundy Island, historic landscape survey 1990-96
4.20.15 Chatsworth, Estate historic landscape survey
4.20.16 Twentieth-century fortifications
4.20.17 Cheshire County Council development control officer post.
4.20.18 Lincoln City development control officer post 1997
4.20.19 Bristol intensive urban survey
4.20.20 Somerset extensive urban survey
4.20.21 Strategic Study of Wessex hillforts by non - destructive methods
4.20.22 Fenland management project
4.20.23 Hambledon Hill, near Blandford Forum in Dorset
4.20.24 Thorpe Lea Nurseries, Egham, Surrey, Multiperiod Site
4.20.25 Great Holts Farm, Boreham, Essex.
4.20.26 Mitchell's Brewery, Lancaster.
4.20.27 Lordship Lane, Cottenham, Cambridgeshire
4.20.28 Stratton, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, desserted medieval village
4.20.29 Buckland Anglo-Saxon cemetery, Dover, Kent.
4.20.30 Eynsham, Oxfordshire.
4.20.31 West Heslerton, North Yorkshire, Anglo-Saxon settlement.
Archaeology Grants Paid in 1996 - 97 Tables :6.0 Grant-aided publications for 1996 - 97
5.1 Archaeological Resource Review.
5.2 Destruction not covered by PPG - 16.
5.3 Excavation / Fieldwork Projects.
5.4 Farm Survey.
5.5 Local Authority Archaeology.
5.6 Monuments Protection Programme.
5.7 Planning condition pre - PPG - 16.
5.8 PPG - 16 Assistance.
5.9 Pre - PPG - 16 Backlog.
5.10 Professional Infrastructure.
5.11 Strategic.
5.12 Urban Extensive Strategy.
5.13 Urban Intensive Strategy.
6.1 Multi - Period PublicationsWWW Links
6.2 Wetland Projects Publications
6.3 Prehistoric Publications
6.4 Roman Publications
6.5 Anglian, Saxon, and Viking Publications
6.6 Medieval Publications
6.7 Post Medieval and Industrial Publications
Acknowledgements.