8th February 2013, 01:14 PM
This just appeared on Britarch from the Director of the Wiltshire Museum wrt their refusal to accept archaeological archives due to a lack of funding/space:
"We have just announced that we are no longer able to take archives from developer-funded excavations. The glimmer of hope is the innovative
solution that has been developed by Wiltshire Council. There is a proposal to use funding from the Community Infrastructure Levy to create
adequate storage"
Interesting, given that one of the things suggested in the paper that started this thread was the fact that we could perhaps use the CIL for funding archaeological resources. One to watch, I think
"We have just announced that we are no longer able to take archives from developer-funded excavations. The glimmer of hope is the innovative
solution that has been developed by Wiltshire Council. There is a proposal to use funding from the Community Infrastructure Levy to create
adequate storage"
Interesting, given that one of the things suggested in the paper that started this thread was the fact that we could perhaps use the CIL for funding archaeological resources. One to watch, I think
\"Whoever understands the pottery, understands the site\" - Wheeler