Archaeological Research in Somerset
This section is a brief summary of some of the many individuals and groups that have investigated the archaeology and history of the county of Somerset. It is thanks to their curiosity and efforts that much of the information that is today regarded as common knowledge was discovered and recorded. The following topics have been studied and more can be found out by clicking on the relevant topic from the list below:
Proto-archaeological Research
Re-use of Earlier Monuments
Folklore
Post-Medieval Period
John Leland
William Camden
John Aubrey
William Stukeley
Samuel and Nathaniel Buck
Reverend John Collinson
Barrow Mania
Reverend John Skinner
Richard Fenton
Accidental Discovery
Systematic Excavation
Investigation of Roman Remains
The Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society
Harold St George GrayArthur Bulleid (1862-1951)
University of Bristol Spelaeological Society, E. K. Tratman (d 1978), Mendip Nature Research Club and H. E. Balch (1869-1958), Dina Dobson (1885-1968)
A. T. Wicks (1880-1960), A. L. Wedlake (1900-1990), Leslie Grinsell (1907-95)
Philip Rahtz (1921-)
Leslie Alcock
Somerset SMR
Aerial Photographs
The Somerset Levels Project (1973-1989)
The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Survey (1991-4)
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