ðə mjuːzˈiəmz ˌɑːɹkiːˈɑːlədʒi kəlˈɛkʃən dˈeɪts bˈæk tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ, wˌɛn ðə sˈʌɹi ˌɑːɹkiːəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl səsˈaɪəɾi wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ænd bɪɡˈæn kəlˈɛktɪŋ ˈɑːbdʒɛkts, ɔːlðˈoʊ fjˈuː hæv ɪn fˈækt bˌɪn ɪnðə kəlˈɛkʃən fɔːɹ mˈoːɹ ðɐn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd jˈɪɹz.
The Museum's archaeology collection dates back to 1854, when the Surrey Archaeological Society was founded and began collecting objects, although few have in fact been in the collection for more than 100 years.