30th June 2008, 02:40 PM
Much of the debate is carried out using 'what if' scenarios - what if the bit of metal is a cannister shot, what if the detectorists dig into the subsoil, what if the ludicrous Heritage Action artefact erosion counter is real.. etc... hard facts... that's what I like.
Action and facts...
The battlefield rally on a known battlefield with nothing recorded.. Not something I could agree with.
The rally, where there is adequate and sensitive recording? Yes (if only more people would step forward and support)
The individual who records with PAS/UKDFD/local museum/local county .. lovely..
My concern is the stigmatising of an entire group of people, which creates a schism and antagonism.. thus ensuring that the very thing that 'we' as archaeologists want, is moved just out of reach...
I always say... don't tell people... ask. Its amazing what a bit of 'please' can achieve. Rather than foaming
and getting angry.
oh no... I'm sucked in too! Anyway... its my fault in the first place!
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu
Action and facts...
The battlefield rally on a known battlefield with nothing recorded.. Not something I could agree with.
The rally, where there is adequate and sensitive recording? Yes (if only more people would step forward and support)
The individual who records with PAS/UKDFD/local museum/local county .. lovely..
My concern is the stigmatising of an entire group of people, which creates a schism and antagonism.. thus ensuring that the very thing that 'we' as archaeologists want, is moved just out of reach...
I always say... don't tell people... ask. Its amazing what a bit of 'please' can achieve. Rather than foaming
and getting angry. oh no... I'm sucked in too! Anyway... its my fault in the first place!
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu