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Museum of London Archaeology
MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) is an archaeology and built heritage practice and independent charitable company registered with the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA). It provides a wide range of professional archaeological services to clients in London and across the United Kingdom. As one of the largest archaeological service providers in the United Kingdom, MOLA is unique in holding IRO (Independent Research Organisation) status.
MOLA’s operations were historically focused within Greater London but have expanded nationwide. The organization employs over 300 staff across four locations: the central London headquarters, and further offices in Northampton, Basingstoke, and Birmingham.
Since registering as a charity in 2011, MOLA has pursued its own academic research strategy and developed extensive community engagement and education programmes. These include the Thames Discovery Programme, CITiZAN and the Time Truck.
Commercial services offered include expertise and advice at all stages of development from pre-planning onwards: management and consultancy advice, impact assessments, excavation, mitigation (urban, rural, infrastructure, and other schemes), standing building recording, surveying and geomatics, geoarchaeology, finds and environmental services, post-excavation and publication, graphics and photography, editing, and archiving.
Since 2017 MOLA has been part of a consortium with Headland Archaeology – MOLA Headland Infrastructure – to enable the delivery of archaeological and heritage services to large-scale infrastructure projects.
MOLA originated from a set of departments within the Museum of London but it is now entirely separate.
The Department of Urban Archaeology (DUA) was formed in 1973 as part of the Rescue archaeology movement, a response to the threat posed to unrecorded archaeological remains by increasing deep-basement office redevelopment in the City of London. Prior to this, recording remains prior to destruction was carried out by individuals and volunteers, including Andrew Westman. Public reaction to the publication of The Future of London's Past by archaeologist Martin Biddle helped to secure government funding for a small number of staff to found the DUA. The team was led by Brian Hobley and revolutionised the detailed understanding of London's archaeology and early history.
The Department of Greater London Archaeology (DGLA) was formed from several local archaeological societies in the 1980s and led by Harvey Sheldon to address similar concerns in other historical areas of the capital, particularly in Southwark and Inner North London.
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Museum of London Archaeology
MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) is an archaeology and built heritage practice and independent charitable company registered with the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA). It provides a wide range of professional archaeological services to clients in London and across the United Kingdom. As one of the largest archaeological service providers in the United Kingdom, MOLA is unique in holding IRO (Independent Research Organisation) status.
MOLA’s operations were historically focused within Greater London but have expanded nationwide. The organization employs over 300 staff across four locations: the central London headquarters, and further offices in Northampton, Basingstoke, and Birmingham.
Since registering as a charity in 2011, MOLA has pursued its own academic research strategy and developed extensive community engagement and education programmes. These include the Thames Discovery Programme, CITiZAN and the Time Truck.
Commercial services offered include expertise and advice at all stages of development from pre-planning onwards: management and consultancy advice, impact assessments, excavation, mitigation (urban, rural, infrastructure, and other schemes), standing building recording, surveying and geomatics, geoarchaeology, finds and environmental services, post-excavation and publication, graphics and photography, editing, and archiving.
Since 2017 MOLA has been part of a consortium with Headland Archaeology – MOLA Headland Infrastructure – to enable the delivery of archaeological and heritage services to large-scale infrastructure projects.
MOLA originated from a set of departments within the Museum of London but it is now entirely separate.
The Department of Urban Archaeology (DUA) was formed in 1973 as part of the Rescue archaeology movement, a response to the threat posed to unrecorded archaeological remains by increasing deep-basement office redevelopment in the City of London. Prior to this, recording remains prior to destruction was carried out by individuals and volunteers, including Andrew Westman. Public reaction to the publication of The Future of London's Past by archaeologist Martin Biddle helped to secure government funding for a small number of staff to found the DUA. The team was led by Brian Hobley and revolutionised the detailed understanding of London's archaeology and early history.
The Department of Greater London Archaeology (DGLA) was formed from several local archaeological societies in the 1980s and led by Harvey Sheldon to address similar concerns in other historical areas of the capital, particularly in Southwark and Inner North London.