13th May 2011, 01:33 PM
P Prentice Wrote:surely if there is insufficient funding to make an appropriate record then it should be left in situ?.......i just dont like digging by percentages because they are lazy, thoughtless and ultimately meaningless
The developer will be providing funding to cover the cost of the work required by the WSI, agreed (whether we like it or not) by the curator. A developer who will voluntarily pay more than that is a rare beast, particularly in the current financial climate.
I agree that percentages are at best an arbitary way of collecting data - after all, everyone knows at least one story of all the good stuff being spotted in the machine bucket between trenches/ditch sections etc. however, total excavation 'just in case' is herd to justify to a developer. It is usually better (and often cheaper) to try and design developments from the outset to avoid impacts on archaeology and therefore acheive... preservation in situ.
Oops! I said it again.
D. Vader
Senior Consultant
Vader Maull & Palpatine
Archaeological Consultants
A tremor in the Force. The last time I felt it was in the presence of Tony Robinson.
Senior Consultant
Vader Maull & Palpatine
Archaeological Consultants
A tremor in the Force. The last time I felt it was in the presence of Tony Robinson.