19th June 2006, 08:23 PM
Thought it was fairly plain.Dr Wardle grasped the issue firmly too.Exasperating or otherwise, I find plain speech to be rather effective and am heartily tired of issues being glossed over with pretty phraseology.However....
Rural site.Rather than strip the entire site, we were asked to pick a grid and identify features despite a covering of circa 20cms of topsoil.Believe it or not, the consultant expressly forbade us from cleaning first."Just plan what you see" was the concept.As a result,a complex system of ditches over a large area makes almost no sense whatsoever.Excavation through partially drawn "curtains" like this is not a rare thing.Recently, another firm employed the same tactics in order to sign ground off quickly.This is not a sampling strategy but simply a way of discarding archaeology quickly.Paul-whilst I accept your observations, I feel that the description I offered was adequate for discussion and falls within the frames of reference of the AUP.
..knowledge without action is insanity and action without knowledge is vanity..(imam ghazali,ayyuhal-walad)
Rural site.Rather than strip the entire site, we were asked to pick a grid and identify features despite a covering of circa 20cms of topsoil.Believe it or not, the consultant expressly forbade us from cleaning first."Just plan what you see" was the concept.As a result,a complex system of ditches over a large area makes almost no sense whatsoever.Excavation through partially drawn "curtains" like this is not a rare thing.Recently, another firm employed the same tactics in order to sign ground off quickly.This is not a sampling strategy but simply a way of discarding archaeology quickly.Paul-whilst I accept your observations, I feel that the description I offered was adequate for discussion and falls within the frames of reference of the AUP.
..knowledge without action is insanity and action without knowledge is vanity..(imam ghazali,ayyuhal-walad)