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The Association of Local Government Archaeological Officers, or ALGAO, functions as a body to represent
archaeologists
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working for local authorities and national parks in the
United Kingdom
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.
ALGAO resulted from the merger of the
Association of County Archaeological Officers
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(ACAO) and the
Council of District Archaeological Officers
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(CDAO) in 1996. These organisations, and consequently ALGAO, were centred on
England
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and
Wales
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. This situation remained until ALGAO merged with the
Association of Regional and Island Archaeologists
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*Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal
*Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry
*Voluntary associatio ...
(ARIA) in 2006, who until that point represented archaeologists performing similar duties in
Scotland
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.
The organisations ALGAO:Cymru, ALGAO:Scotland, and ALGAO:England were formed to serve the constituent regions.