30th April 2012, 12:52 PM
Martin Locock Wrote:I can see that there are two models of how archaeology should work:
1 Existing archaeological information > summarised in HER > used by planners and curators to identify possible arch effects of development > brief for work > spec prepared by contractor > work undertaken to spec, monitored by curator > report prepared > report to HER > new information added
2 Unit of 1 decides to dig > Unit digs > Unit writes a report > Unit gets paid
On the whole I think the first is better.
Yep the first is preferable.............but I would add report to be published on the end, because what is the point of doing anything unless it is disseminated for academic review and then (or as well) passed onto the wider public in some form.
Too much sits in piles of grey literature or doesn't even get that far and fails to enter the wider world.