13th April 2013, 02:58 PM
Seems from where I am sitting that the commercial stuff would not get done if it were not for a more extensive and inculsive archaeological community whether it be academic, county council, amateur, or interested member of public (and enlightened commercial unit). They have ensured that the "archaeology\historic environment" is valued. So though there is a commercially driven aspect to aracheology it is there because we value the cultural aspects of archaeology. Take that away and there is no commercial imperative, after all archaeology is only someone elses rubbish . The only comercial imperitive would be the removal of that rubbish to allow the development. Could do that with a JCB and a landfill site to dump it all in.:face-stir: