York Archaeological Trust is one of the largest archaeological units in Britain. It was founded as an educational charity in 1972, and has carried out over 1000 archaeological investigations in York. It also works routinely in the towns and countryside of Yorkshire and beyond, and offers specialist services on a national and international basis. You will find detailed academic reports on its work in York in its on-going series The Archaeology of York, in which some 60 volumes have been published to date. There is also a wide range of scholarly reports in specialised journals, a host of popular publications, and reports on the Internet.
The Trust operates in three divisions - Administration, Attractions (the running of Jorvik and the Archaeological Resource Centre) and Academic. There are some 40 in-house Academic Division staff including Field Officers, Artefact Administrators, an Illustrator, a Photographer, Archaeological Conservators, Artefact Researchers, an Archivist, Archaeological Computing Officers, etc who between them encompass a very wide range of skills and experience. The Trust has Registered status with the professional body the Institute of Field Archaeologists, and is also a Registered Museum with the Museums and Galleries Commission.