From the very beginning the term industrial archaeology was applied to the physical remains of the Industrial Revolution, although there was, and continues to be, a recognition that the industrial archaeology of the manufacturing process applies as much to neolithic stone axe quarries as to steam engine production. The early decades of the discipline were spent arguing as to which of these two intellectual strands would predominate. However, the decline of many of the classic 18th and 19th century industries in mid-20th century, and the growing recognition of the historic value of textile mills, iron works, and transport networks, led to a general acceptance that industrial archaeology meant the archaeology of the industrial revolution. (Source: Association for Industrial Archaeology)
Arheologie Industriala - Industrial Archaeology, the rusty remnants of communism.
Industrial Archaeology in Banatul Montan
The Virtual Museum of Industrial Archaeology
The International Committee for the Conservation of Industrial Heritage
"The role of industrial archaeology in conservation: The Resita area of the Romanian Carpathians", Nicolae Hillinger, Martin Olaru and David Turnock (GEO Journal Volume 55, Numbers 2-4, 607-630)
