28th February 2006, 03:09 PM
This situatrion isn't entirely without precedent - Buildings archaeologists recording builidngs that are demolished, with some materials considerd salvage have mentioned this concern before.
As for reasonableness - a good guide would be the recomendations of groups of specialists ( i.e. for plain body sherds: No, Wt, Fabric, form, Sooting/ useware/ etc.
Unreasonable may be considerd : drawing, thin section, Chemical analysis of everything, rather than a properly constructed sample.
Perhaps best not get me started on CBM.... [8D]
As for reasonableness - a good guide would be the recomendations of groups of specialists ( i.e. for plain body sherds: No, Wt, Fabric, form, Sooting/ useware/ etc.
Unreasonable may be considerd : drawing, thin section, Chemical analysis of everything, rather than a properly constructed sample.
Perhaps best not get me started on CBM.... [8D]