29th April 2009, 10:28 AM
It is interesting, and I came down half way..
continually stated on here is that the Contractors Client calls the shots, that we have to remember who is paying for it, that we don't do more than is required for the Client etc........ and yes we do the best for archaeology, but no more than the client is willing to pay for.
So how does that equate to doing the best for archaeology? It does not denigrate the field stff, it jsut says that PPG16 is well past sell by date... and now we have half an idea of what is happening next.
We all know deep down that developer funded excavations are not carried out to the same level as research ones... it is indisputable, it is a fact of nature... time = money. It does not mean that it is bad archaeology...
I can tell you a hundred sites where time pressures have meant making judgements on what to excavate.
5% samples anyone.
"Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage."
Niccolo Machiavelli
continually stated on here is that the Contractors Client calls the shots, that we have to remember who is paying for it, that we don't do more than is required for the Client etc........ and yes we do the best for archaeology, but no more than the client is willing to pay for.
So how does that equate to doing the best for archaeology? It does not denigrate the field stff, it jsut says that PPG16 is well past sell by date... and now we have half an idea of what is happening next.
We all know deep down that developer funded excavations are not carried out to the same level as research ones... it is indisputable, it is a fact of nature... time = money. It does not mean that it is bad archaeology...
I can tell you a hundred sites where time pressures have meant making judgements on what to excavate.
5% samples anyone.
"Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage."
Niccolo Machiavelli