7th July 2005, 12:26 AM
Quote:quote:Ok corners maybe cut to get things done quickly, but no more than any other archaeological evaluation,
Quote:quote:TT sites are research based evaluations.
Sorry Surfdog, therein lies the problem. Research based evaluations have absolutely no excuse to cut ANY corners, least of all to get things done quickly for the cameras.
Despite the faults of commercial archaeology, and there are many, the work is usually done quickly only because if it doesn't it won't be done at all. It is usually destroyed by development. TT has no such excuses.
You say that the standards have improved, but I've lost count of the number of times a feature is shown to the viewers in Sectionbecause it has been machined away well into the obvious natural. Most commercial units don't let clueless idiots who might do that take charge of the big yellow trowel!