Any "official" battlefield archaeologists on forum

[steve fuller]

I'd be amazed if there weren't but thought Id ask.

Am interested in the southern Somme / Northern Aisne areas specifically but would rather not discuss in the open ...

[dycer]

Steve,

Have you seen the Thread "List of Sites to be Protected"

Might be worth contacting Martin Brown,although I would not use the term excavator

George

[steve fuller]

Thanks George, will do.

Couldnt find the correct word in my grey matter for the life of me at the time, so have amended the post, thanks !

[Richard Osgood]

Steve,

just to let you know that Martin is out on an excavation this week (not Great War related!).

cheers

Richard (his MOD archaeological colleague)

[steve fuller]

Steve,

just to let you know that Martin is out on an excavation this week (not Great War related!).

cheers

Richard (his MOD archaeological colleague)

Thanks Richard, Ive pm'd mate

Another well known person is on the case too, so in the next month I may know who to contact / whether its worthy of further exploration.

You're lucky devils, what a fantastic job to have (wheres the "green with envy" smilie?)

[Borden Battery]

Here are two websites from Flanders which may provide you with some contacts in your region of interest.

Borden Battery

The Diggers -Belgium

The Diggers are a team of enthusiasts diggings for World War I relics. We often refer to ourselves as amateur-archaeologists, hoping that the 'real' professional archaeologists will not take offense at this, as our field is a lot more limited. For the past years we have been active especially on a Boezinge battlefield site (near Ypres (Ieper), in the west of Belgium). There is a very well done "animation" map of the various military advances from 1914 to 1918. [Correction and update provided by Michael Thierens][CEF Study Group - Oct 2005 - Updated]

http://www.wo1.be/ned/mainnav.html

Association for World War Archaeology - Flanders

Association for World War Archaeology or “Actiegroep voor Wereldoorlogarcheologie” was established by a group of archaeologists who have recently been dealing intensively with World War archaeological heritage in Western Flanders. Following the formation of a new “World War I department” within the Flemish Heritage Institute (VIOE), the A.W.A. became its research center. It is very detailed and sets a new example of Internet-based information for both the casual reading and the serious researcher. [CEF Study Group - May 2006]

http://home.tiscali.be/archeologie/index.html

[steve fuller]

Thanks BB, Ill spread the net a little wider