6th December 2005, 12:22 PM
It is just this sort of site that detectorists and archaeolgoists should be working together on... the detectorists keep detecting... (the site is under threat from farming) and the archaeolgoists (whether county mounties like us or local socs) should cooperate with find location system, support numbers, even trial trenching based on results... everyone happy. Everyone does what they are good at... that which would be lost is recorded.
I am piloting a scheme next year (the foolish Seven Sites in Seven Days) where local groups, detectorists and contracting archaeolgists get together 7 groups, seven sites (a building, landscape survey, detecting, re-enactment, townscape survey, trial trenching and a back garden test pitting with detecting) ... the total cost... around 30-45k. the results..... NEW data, increased awareness of heritage, community involvement, connection between archaeolgists and public, site info saved from the gradual wearing away of modern agricultural methods.... kept small to limit post ex budgets.. but targeted on sites such as the one you mention.
Done it before on other sites with MDs. it works... evryone wins.... give it a go.
Money will come from HLF at only around 5k per group. bargain!
Another day another WSI?
I am piloting a scheme next year (the foolish Seven Sites in Seven Days) where local groups, detectorists and contracting archaeolgists get together 7 groups, seven sites (a building, landscape survey, detecting, re-enactment, townscape survey, trial trenching and a back garden test pitting with detecting) ... the total cost... around 30-45k. the results..... NEW data, increased awareness of heritage, community involvement, connection between archaeolgists and public, site info saved from the gradual wearing away of modern agricultural methods.... kept small to limit post ex budgets.. but targeted on sites such as the one you mention.
Done it before on other sites with MDs. it works... evryone wins.... give it a go.
Money will come from HLF at only around 5k per group. bargain!
Another day another WSI?