The purpose of the Committee is to promote the public education of Archaeology in Hampshire. The Committee is composed of representatives from:

• Archaeological Societies
• Local Councils and Hampshire County Council
• Educational bodies in Hampshire and nationally
• Museums
• Other Archaeological bodies in Hampshire and nationally

The activities of the Committee are to

• Hold a Conference on recent Archaeology in Hampshire. Details of the the 2007 Local Societies Conference are now available.
• Periodically publish a review of Archaeology in Hampshire over the previous period, currently the The Millennium Publication
• Publish a Directory of Hampshire Archaeology
• Sponsor projects through planning and assembling resources to carry them out, and assisting in other projects generally through establishing the following facilities:
  
  
  • Media Data Bank to provide publicity for a project to obtain manpower locally, regionally & nationally
  • People Data Bank of people interested in various types of archaeological project, and issue them with a Briefing Calendar of archaeological projects being undertaken in Hampshire
  • Funding Data Bank of sources of support for projects in Hampshire
  • Equipment Data Bank of sources of equipment available for loan or lease
  • Maintain a Library of all Sponsored Projects and insure their publication
    
    
• Conduct a Site Supervisors Training Course