9th November 2008, 11:40 AM
But how many of us pick up a sherd... or kids who pick up sherds (a 19th century plate sherd for example- or a clay pipe stem) are we eroding the resource.. or is it just a sherd? Is it a site, or a loose piece - certainly if a site is covered in sherds, then it is a site.. and ethical archaeological issues have to come into play.. However..... what about a site where topsoil is pulled off.. where finds are left unrecorded? even sites? are we looking at protecting the sherd, while at the same time missing the wider picture?
"I don't have an archaeological imagination.."
Borekickers
"I don't have an archaeological imagination.."
Borekickers