Archaeology of the Channel Islands Archaeology of the Channel Islands Archaeology is promoted in Jersey by the "Société Jersiaise" and by "Jersey Heritage". Promotion in the Bailiwick of Guernsey being undertaken by "La Société Guernesiaise", "Guernsey Museums", the "Alderney Society" with World War II work also undertaken by "Festung Guernsey". Archaeologists in each island give regular talks on their work and summer digs in the islands usually require helpers and volunteers. Interest in the archaeology of the islands is first recorded in the 16th century. By the 18th century articles were being published in magazines with engravings explaining interesting historic sites. The Société Jersiaise was
History of Guernsey and Jersey were given certain privileges as the English crown needed the Islands to be loyal, not least of which was the Islands neutrality, allowing trade to be pursued with France and England, even when these were at war. The trade creating revenue from taxes to pay for the Island garrisons. During the English Civil War, Guernsey sided with the Parliamentarians, while Jersey remained Royalist. Guernsey's decision was mainly related to the higher proportion of Calvinists and other Reformed churches, as well as Charles I's refusal to take up the case of some Guernsey seamen who had been captured by