15th February 2007, 01:09 PM
Quite. Which is why this will never be the norm - this is very much a horses for courses situation. Your everyday PPG commercial site is not going to be appropriate for public participation programmes, and in any case there aren't THAT many members of the public with the spare time (and money).
There may be a case for university/LA/unit (or any combination thereof) collaboration on appropriate sites. An example might be the Birkbeck/MoLAS training excavations, or perhaps the YAT projects. I don't see it working ona supermarket site though.
Overall I'd be more anxious to see some dialogue and excahange of, well everything really, between the academic and commercial sectors. Both have faults, both have much to offer.
We owe the dead nothing but the truth.
There may be a case for university/LA/unit (or any combination thereof) collaboration on appropriate sites. An example might be the Birkbeck/MoLAS training excavations, or perhaps the YAT projects. I don't see it working ona supermarket site though.
Overall I'd be more anxious to see some dialogue and excahange of, well everything really, between the academic and commercial sectors. Both have faults, both have much to offer.
We owe the dead nothing but the truth.