3rd December 2010, 12:28 AM
you're right, but as Duncan Brown (I think) of the Society for Museum Archaeologists pointed out at the IfA conference a couple of years ago (y'know, back when local government archaeologists were allowed to stray that far from the office) both PPG16 and PPS5 place extra burdens on the museum sector without necessarily providing the funding to go with. There are lots of good examples of all sectors working together. For those not blessed with large teams or budgets it's really the only way to tackle outreach for example. As for local museums leading research in the form of excavation, at least in this region, I'd struggle to find an example - beyond perhaps London.