Breaking New Ground: how archaeology works (BOOK)

[ken_whittaker]

I think you have missed out one funding option. During the 60s and 70s there were Section 53 orders (latterly renamed section 106 orders) where basically developers could fund archaeology as local authority 'planning gain' from their developments.

And lets not forget the the pre-1990 variant practice of coersion......if my memory serves me right the DGLA had an arrangement whereby a reluctant developer might be introduced to the EH Inspector who might drop the prospect of scheduling into a conversation. Generaly ensured the chequebook emerged post quick.

[kevin wooldridge]

And lets not forget the the pre-1990 variant practice of coersion......if my memory serves me right the DGLA had an arrangement whereby a reluctant developer might be introduced to the EH Inspector who might drop the prospect of scheduling into a conversation. Generaly ensured the chequebook emerged post quick.

..not to mention Ken the coersion factor of those of us who could regularly turn up human leg bones from contractor spoil heaps!!

[Unitof1]

and who was the cheque made out to?

[gwyl]

... the Danish Milk Board were funding archaeological work in Qatar from the early 1950s....

as were Carlsberg in Bahrain - Bibby and the Dilmun excavations in 53

[ken_whittaker]

and who was the cheque made out to?

ultimately to those employed to investigate and publish the research excavations....... and there was even a bit set aside to provide for a dignified retirement.

[Unitof1]

I would be surprised that there was a funded pension. But please do enjoy it to the full.

I am still intreged how the costs of the archaeology were accounted for after the planning permission was granted and charged to the developer through section 52 orders. You use the term ultimately. As I understand these periods, archaeology was sometimes incorporated in education cultural or museum budgets or combinations sometimes with secondments from other departments and ministaries.

[Welsh Andy]

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[NotAnArchaeologist]

I'm not an archaeologist, but I am married to one (the author of the book in question). I have stared reading the book and so I can answer some of the questions posted on here -

In 1986-87 68% of the people working in “rescue archaeology” were funded by MSC, in 1987 MSC provided about 1/3 of the money going into archaeological work
By 1990-91 48% of archaeological funding was from developers, compared to only 17% 4 years earlier
In 1986 Berkshire County Council transferred all responsibility for funding archaeological work to developers through their structural plan policy EN6 – this lead to ‘the first example of competitive tendering for an archaeological project’ occurring in Reading Business Park, with the work being carried out by the Oxford Archaeological Unit in 1987.
In the 1970’s work in Buckler’s Hard was opened to tender, but no tender was submitted.

I'm sure there is lots of other useful information in the book, but I've not finished it yet.

Small marketing message, the book is only ?2.87 (at the mo, priced in $$ so varies with exchange rate) so go buy it! :o)

[Dinosaur]

Interesting that I raised the level of MSC involvement in archaeology in the 1980s a while back on another thread and was poo-pooed by all and sundry - nice to see that my figures were in fact right. Retractions all round, anyone?

[CARTOON REALITY]

In 1986-87 68% of the people working in “rescue archaeology” were funded by MSC, in 1987 MSC provided about 1/3 of the money going into archaeological work
By 1990-91 48% of archaeological funding was from developers, compared to only 17% 4 years earlier
In 1986 Berkshire County Council transferred all responsibility for funding archaeological work to developers through their structural plan policy EN6 – this lead to ‘the first example of competitive tendering for an archaeological project’ occurring in Reading Business Park, with the work being carried out by the Oxford Archaeological Unit in 1987.
In the 1970’s work in Buckler’s Hard was opened to tender, but no tender was submitted.

Stop!! You're ruining the plot for the rest of us!