11th May 2005, 08:52 PM
Agree with you Troll. Big problem in lots of the county units that have been around since the seventies is this ten year publication. I dont think its always the fault of the people now at the units, sometimes its a hangover from big city based (e.g. Winchester) loads of collected data, or projects done during the transition from opportunist research work to commercial work (e.g. some East Anglian sites sites). BUT it is a big problem. However it has got worse since PPG16 as more sites have been dug with sucessfully negotiated budgets which then stall or completely fall down at assessment stage if there is no individual to drive the monograph forward to gain some fortune and glory. The answer is for all units to together own up about how fu**ing expensive a full post-ex is likely to be. But this wont happen without legislation.
However, I disagree with Curator Kid about implementing Valetta article 3. This is mainly because I wouldnt trust the government or EH to book the brewery for the p*ss up, let alone issue a fair piece of legislation. Private Archaeological work should be monitored/regulated (i.e deadlines, research frameworks and quality control) in some way, but who regulates it is a whole new debate...
Back to my ditches.
Gumbo
However, I disagree with Curator Kid about implementing Valetta article 3. This is mainly because I wouldnt trust the government or EH to book the brewery for the p*ss up, let alone issue a fair piece of legislation. Private Archaeological work should be monitored/regulated (i.e deadlines, research frameworks and quality control) in some way, but who regulates it is a whole new debate...
Back to my ditches.
Gumbo