19th February 2008, 04:46 PM
The Welsh Trusts to my knowledge do not work outside there areas.
The Trusts 'commercial' sides tend to be relatively small operations, working mainly on small scale excavations and projects, often with the need for local historical knowledge.
One has to remember that commercial development in most of Wales is normally on a very small scale. The amount of archaeological work undertaken outside of the cities is very limited, as there is not the amount of development in Wales as there is in England. If commercial archaeology was viable in Wales as it is in England, we would see more independently run units, but this is not financially viable in Wales as there is not the work available.
The Trusts 'commercial' sides tend to be relatively small operations, working mainly on small scale excavations and projects, often with the need for local historical knowledge.
One has to remember that commercial development in most of Wales is normally on a very small scale. The amount of archaeological work undertaken outside of the cities is very limited, as there is not the amount of development in Wales as there is in England. If commercial archaeology was viable in Wales as it is in England, we would see more independently run units, but this is not financially viable in Wales as there is not the work available.