31st May 2006, 12:05 PM
ML,
The question of resourcing strip and record projects is not limited to ones without prior evaluation. The threat of legal action potentially bankrupting my employer has only just receded following a massive project, largely strip and record, where the eval was done so badly that it indicated perhaps a fifth of the total archaeology on the site, and only portions of the arch even in the trenches.}
My feeling is that developers could be given the choice between traditional evaluation trenching followed by mitigation, or strip and record where everything is dealt with. It's a gamble for them, but may be the quickest option if they are short of time.
The question of resourcing strip and record projects is not limited to ones without prior evaluation. The threat of legal action potentially bankrupting my employer has only just receded following a massive project, largely strip and record, where the eval was done so badly that it indicated perhaps a fifth of the total archaeology on the site, and only portions of the arch even in the trenches.}
My feeling is that developers could be given the choice between traditional evaluation trenching followed by mitigation, or strip and record where everything is dealt with. It's a gamble for them, but may be the quickest option if they are short of time.