▁Category : 2 0 0 3 ▁in ▁Navar re ▁Navar re ▁Category : E lections ▁in ▁Navar re ▁Category : May ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁events ▁in ▁Europe <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Mon mouth ▁Arch ae ological ▁Society ▁is ▁a ▁society ▁of ▁amateur ▁and ▁professional ▁arch ae olog ists ▁who ▁encou rage ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁arch ae ological ▁artifact s ▁and ▁sites , ▁publish , ▁and ▁carry ▁out ▁arch ae ological ▁studies ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Mon mouth , ▁Wales . ▁ ▁History ▁It ▁began ▁at ▁Mon mouth ▁School . ▁It ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁Arthur ▁So ck ett , ▁a ▁teacher ▁at ▁the ▁boys ▁school ; ▁membership ▁was ▁therefore ▁originally ▁limited ▁to ▁boys . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁the ▁organisation ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁protest ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Mon mouth ▁when ▁it ▁became ▁apparent ▁that ▁developers ▁had ▁not ▁only ▁discovered ▁important ▁arch ae ological ▁remains ▁but ▁had ▁already ▁destroyed ▁them . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁society ▁anticip ated ▁that ▁more ▁damage ▁was ▁to ▁follow ▁and ▁the ▁local ▁council ▁were ▁imp licated . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁arch ae olog ists ▁was ▁made ▁an ▁MB E ▁for ▁their ▁part ▁in ▁this ▁work . ▁ ▁The ▁society ▁ran ▁the ▁largest ▁long ▁standing ▁urban ▁amateur ▁exc av ation ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁at ▁ 2 2 – 2 4 ▁Mon now ▁Street , ▁Mon mouth ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 0 – 2 0 0 0 . ▁Object s ▁un ear th ed ▁r anged ▁from ▁the ▁Mes ol ith ic ▁period ▁to