17th November 2013, 07:09 PM
Interestingly, I was having a brief chat with a manager from a large house building company the other day, and they are considering options for publicising the archaeology of their sites, more as a way of recouping money than for altruistic reasons, but it's certainly a possibility. It was quite funny to see the personal interest from him (and others in similar situations) conflicting with the professional inconvenience of having us on site. Now I'm loathed to bring up the IfA again, as I feel I've done more than enough IfA-baiting lately, but this is exactly the sort of area they and the CBA should be looking into in my view. It's of benefit all round if done properly - the client loses less money, we get the public on our side thus offering maybe some political support, and those currently not able to access archaeology may get more of a look in.