25th June 2008, 04:53 PM
They were on the grid payroll. Curators involved as DTI consultees. The way it worked was:
A number of curators involved who were involved with the scoping of the ES, approval of an over-arching archaeological framework and approving WSIs, monitoring fieldwork etc for pre- and post submission fieldwork.
Fieldwork managed by consultants to the main works contractors who oversaw the field units doing the work.
NG archaeologist(s) keeping an eye on what was going on to make sure that the work agreed was undertaken to the agreed standard and to budget, or able to discuss with N Grid why if it was going over-budget (e.g. when more archaeology/ more complex archaeology was found than anticipated).
Landowners - there was some involvement of the NG archaeologists with some landowners, particularly with regard to important/interesting finds in order to discuss release of those finds to the relevent museums. Mostly handled by the main works contractor's consultant though.
Don't know if that helps?
A number of curators involved who were involved with the scoping of the ES, approval of an over-arching archaeological framework and approving WSIs, monitoring fieldwork etc for pre- and post submission fieldwork.
Fieldwork managed by consultants to the main works contractors who oversaw the field units doing the work.
NG archaeologist(s) keeping an eye on what was going on to make sure that the work agreed was undertaken to the agreed standard and to budget, or able to discuss with N Grid why if it was going over-budget (e.g. when more archaeology/ more complex archaeology was found than anticipated).
Landowners - there was some involvement of the NG archaeologists with some landowners, particularly with regard to important/interesting finds in order to discuss release of those finds to the relevent museums. Mostly handled by the main works contractor's consultant though.
Don't know if that helps?