The researching, writing and production of this Framework was commissioned and partly funded by Historic England. The project was undertaken by Wessex Archaeology, for whom it was successively managed by Paul White, Nikki Cook and Matt Leivers. At Historic England (then English Heritage), the project was managed by Kath Perrin until 2011, after which Helen Keeley assumed responsibility for it. Amanda Chadburn was instrumental in getting the project established and funded.
In its final form it incorporates the contributions of many individuals, only some of whom wrote the words of which it ultimately consists. Everyone who contributed – either in a workshop or meeting or through comments on drafts – altered the shape the Framework finally took. Many of the authors of the resource assessments wrote in their own time, for no financial reward. In addition to the named authors, we are particularly grateful to the overlapping memberships of the Avebury and Stonehenge Archaeological and Historical Research Group and the Stonehenge and Avebury Revised Research Framework Project Board, especially Rosamund Cleal, David Dawson, Helen Keeley, Phil McMahon, Dan Miles, Melanie Pomeroy-Kellinger, Joshua Pollard, Sarah Simmonds, Nicola Snashall, Francis Taylor and Beth Thomas. Kate Fielden copy-edited an earlier version of the draft text.
Stuart Needham, Andrew Lawson and Ann Woodward graciously allowed us to draw on their 2010 Research Agenda for Normanton Down, thus saving us the effort of reinventing the wheel. Access to the draft 2013 Research Plan for Stonehenge and the Avenue was similarly helpful. The comments of our referees were invaluable in making the Research Framework better than it otherwise would have been.
Frances Healy is grateful to Nikki Cook for the invitation to contribute the Avebury Resource assessment, to Alex Bayliss for access to Historic England models and files and, especially, for comment on a draft, to Peter Marshall for access to the Silbury Hill models, to Jim Leary for permission to include the Marlborough Mound dates, to Mike Parker Pearson for permission to use dates from the Beaker People Project and to Mandy Jay for information. Nikki Cook would like to thank David Field and Brian Edwards for their assistance with the documentary sources section.
Bruce Eagles wishes to acknowledge the assistance of Barry Ager (who kindly discussed the vessel from the Marlborough area and the silver brooch from East Kennett) and Susan Youngs (the penannular brooches from the vicinity of Oldbury). Dr Joshua Pollard drew attention to the letter in his possession that appears to refer to intrusive Anglo-Saxon interments in the East Kennet long barrow. Richard Henry provided information from the PAS Database.
Photographs and other illustrations were provided by Timothy Darvill, Erica Gittins, Sarah Lambert-Gates, Jim Leary, Steve Marshall, Joshua Pollard, Melanie Pomeroy-Kellinger and Wessex Archaeology. Wiltshire Museum graciously made their collections available to us: we are especially grateful to David Dawson and Heather Ault.