13th June 2005, 09:58 PM
Just to clarify on a couple of points I made earlier...my decision to preserve in situ two weeks ago was arrived at after consultation with my colleagues (all of us site assistants) who then presented our view to the boss. Luckily, I now work for a unit where communication on site is endemic and decisions can be made jointly! The archaeology in question lay below pile cap depth and time ran out.Hack and slash archaeology (see the thread "two words") aint the way to go. PPG 16 is way overdue for overhaul. I am still amazed that no "grown up" archaeologists (academic prehistorians) have added their voice so far.Why do you think that is?