21st July 2006, 11:19 AM
Well, this is what is not clear to me, is it a rally and the archaeologists going along to salvage what they can (in which case why do you call it "v[ery] positive"?), or is it a properly organised community archaeology project planned as such from the beginning by Yorkshire Museums with gridded fieldwalking of flint scatters, and thus an example of that much-vaunted "working together"? David's announcement suggests this is a case of the latter, but I dont see how it can be if its a "rally" as you assert. You have I assume read "Our Portable Past", so you can see what model is there proposed, and why - here of all places - do you think archaeologists should go along with and accept anything less?
Paul Barford
Paul Barford