Buildings Archaeology

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Committee
Chair
Jeremy Lake
Secretary
John Mabbitt
Treasurer
Patrizia Pierazzo
Newsletter editor (acting)
Alison Dickens
Committee member
Amelia Allen
Committee member
Amir Bassir
Committee member
Lorna Goring
Committee member
Seth Price
Committee member
Franki Webb
Advisor
Catherine Bell
Advisor
Cathy Coutts
Specialist competence matrix

This specialist matrix is to assist applicants and the Validation committee to see where you demonstrate the grade applied for when working with buildings.

Buildings archaeology (PDF | 162.88 KB)
Three year plan

The CIfA Buildings Archaeology Special Interest Group was reformed in 2003 to act as a forum for promoting the archaeological analysis, research, interpretation of standing structures.

The group aims to promote the analysis of the built environment and to raise awareness of approaches and methodologies to address the wider role of buildings archaeology with other professionals in built heritage sector by:

  • advising CIfA Advisory Council on issues relating to standing buildings and being consulted during the drafting of new recording guidelines and heritage legislation.
  • producing regular newsletters (two per year)
  • writing articles for the 'The Archaeologist' magazine
  • running training events (seminars, guidance and conference sessions)
  • developing links with associated heritage professionals
  • providing a forum for addressing the wider role of buildings archaeology within the built heritage sector
Buildings Group tea break talk series

The committee run regular lunchtime talks about a range of key issues relating to buildings archaeology.

Previous lecture recordings

BAG tea break talk recording - 8 April 2025

BAG tea break talk recording - 11 February 2025

Group recordings and resources

We ran a seminar at the 2021 CIfA Conference aimed to engage with the question of how we can better integrate with the wider archaeological profession, to encourage greater collaboration, and, as an extension, how we can promote buildings archaeology to the wider conservation industry and for others involved in planning for and discovering places.

CIfA Conference 2021: ‘Stuck between a rock and a hard place’ 

Group publications and newsletters
Group meeting minutes and documents

Events

Event date
*Postponed* Buildings Archaeology Group tea break talk