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The ADS is <a href="https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/about/governance/finance/">financed</a> through a combination of project funding and a depositor-charging policy.</p> <p class="p1">The ADS is governed by a聽<a href="https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/about/governance/management-committee/"><span class="s1">Management Committee</span></a>聽made up of representatives of key stakeholders, funders, and users. 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