10th August 2006, 03:37 PM
I'd just like to thank David for his efforts, speaking as one of the PAS FLOs for North Yorkshire trying to organise recording at the rallies taking place this summer (of which Thornborough is only one).
Whatever you think of rallies (to be discussed on a separate thread?) they happen. In fact a number of them are happening across England in the next couple of months, including one at Thornborough. So we can:
a) ignore them (the majority position it would seem), and they go ahead;
b) expend much effort discussing the principles on a separate thread, and they go ahead;
c) actually do something to address the immediate issue of potential loss of information (not mutually exclusive with option b) if you have the energy).
PAS in North Yorkshire is taking the âdo somethingâ approach. We have accepted the organisersâ invitations to attend and record at Snape and Thornborough, and we will do what we can. Conditions will not be perfect, as we know only too well having attended a number of similar rallies in previous years. The biggest problem is likely to be being overwhelmed by sheer numbers of detectorists (100s have already booked to attend). This is relatively straightforward to address if you are concerned; do as David is doing and come along and help record.
Without Davidâs efforts the recording team at these rallies would be a couple of FLOs and a handful of students (often with little finds experience, or not even archaeology students). With Davidâs efforts at least at Thornborough we will have a couple of FLOs, the handful of students ⦠and âDavid and teamâ. Experienced archaeological presence more than doubled. As I say, thanks David.
Whatever you think of rallies (to be discussed on a separate thread?) they happen. In fact a number of them are happening across England in the next couple of months, including one at Thornborough. So we can:
a) ignore them (the majority position it would seem), and they go ahead;
b) expend much effort discussing the principles on a separate thread, and they go ahead;
c) actually do something to address the immediate issue of potential loss of information (not mutually exclusive with option b) if you have the energy).
PAS in North Yorkshire is taking the âdo somethingâ approach. We have accepted the organisersâ invitations to attend and record at Snape and Thornborough, and we will do what we can. Conditions will not be perfect, as we know only too well having attended a number of similar rallies in previous years. The biggest problem is likely to be being overwhelmed by sheer numbers of detectorists (100s have already booked to attend). This is relatively straightforward to address if you are concerned; do as David is doing and come along and help record.
Without Davidâs efforts the recording team at these rallies would be a couple of FLOs and a handful of students (often with little finds experience, or not even archaeology students). With Davidâs efforts at least at Thornborough we will have a couple of FLOs, the handful of students ⦠and âDavid and teamâ. Experienced archaeological presence more than doubled. As I say, thanks David.