Bumper Sticker

Googling 'Archaeologists For Peace' in 2008 results in lots of hits from the US, like this bumper sticker. A huge range of products with the slogan 'Archaeologists For Peace' is available:

http://shop.cafepress.com/archaeologists-for-peace

Scrolling through the full range of products with the slogan, it gets a bit weird. Fantastic range of clothing and other stuff printed with various archaeological jokes and slogans, though.

Christmas card

Strong positions were expressed in the pages of The Field Archaeologist in 1984 and 1985. The members of Archaeologists For Peace were involved in a wide range of local campaigns, and many were committed to CND, as I was.

Archaeologists For Peace started from the basis of links between a few archaeologists who knew each other. This was the cover of a Christmas card that was sent to friends in 1984 (I think), drawn by Jon Hoyle.

Archaeologists and the Bomb (Part 2)

There was a response to the letter by 'Valerie Halla' in the next issue of The Field Archaeologist (Issue 4, December 1985) from 'Vic Tree' (I do know who that was). The editor then closed the correspondence, perhaps fearing a riot at the next IFA AGM.

Archaeologists and the Bomb (Part 1)

The letter in November 1984 provoked a response from 'Valerie Halla', published in The Field Archaeologist issue 3 (May 1985). I don't think I ever knew who 'Valerie Halla' was, or why she thought I had used a pseudonym ...

Digging deep

A few days ago I was forwarded an email that sought information about the organisation 'Archaeologists For Peace'. That brought back a few memories. I googled but found nothing from the UK. So I started this blog in an attempt to put some information about Archaeologists For Peace online. It is going to involve some digging around in the attic, but a few bits of information were fairly easy to find.

The first thing I found was a letter to 'The Field Archaeologist' (Issue 2, November 1984) that announced the formation of a new organisation to the waiting world. A tad pompous, perhaps?

The full text of the Institute of Field Archaeologists' Code of Conduct is available from the website: http://www.archaeologists.net/modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=1