19th December 2006, 02:26 PM
Preservation in situ happens all the time as a result of EIA work, especially on linear infrastructure schemes (roads, pipes, flood defences, etc), although most field unit staff would be completely unaware of it - they only get involved if the site is not going to be preserved.
What usually happens is that, at an early stage in scheme design, the EIA archaeologist spots a significant potential impact and flags it up to the designers, who pick a different route. It happens quietly on a daily basis, and rarely makes it into any kind of report (not even the Environmental Statement), simply because the impact has been identified and avoided before the route was fixed.
I have been personally involved in this kind of preservation several times, often for sites newly discovered as part of the EIA work. At least one site, which would otherwise have been destroyed as a result of motorway construction, is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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What usually happens is that, at an early stage in scheme design, the EIA archaeologist spots a significant potential impact and flags it up to the designers, who pick a different route. It happens quietly on a daily basis, and rarely makes it into any kind of report (not even the Environmental Statement), simply because the impact has been identified and avoided before the route was fixed.
I have been personally involved in this kind of preservation several times, often for sites newly discovered as part of the EIA work. At least one site, which would otherwise have been destroyed as a result of motorway construction, is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished