10th May 2005, 10:25 PM
Gumbo- Agreed. It has to be said that commercial units and academic departments are equally guilty of such behaviour. About time the IFA re-assessed the absurd ten-year allowance for writing up reports? Whilst I accept that some excavations produce such enormous quantities of finds and data, on the whole, I would argue that such sites should not be touched without adequate planning. I heard rumour that certain counties refused to allow TT to work on their turf for a number of reasons...we need strong County/City archaeologists who can see the resource as much more than a p.r exercise and simplistic entertainment.