10th August 2011, 12:57 PM
Urk............I agree Gnome. I've seen it.
In one case a large utility-type operator was let off with sub-standard preliminary and half-arsed DBA's produced by recent graduates with no experience, then allowed to complete whole sections of the job with no further monitoring based on this and a phone call to the county. 'It'll all be in the road verge.....honest'
Not saying any archaeology was damaged, or that the county was at fault. But it illuminates the flaws in the system..........overtaxed and underpowered county archaeologists who often have what little authority they wield undermined by the frankly not unbiased bods above them.
Its not only archaeology that suffers from this. I've seen it happen to county ecologists (sustainability officers) and even in building control! (be wary house buyers!)
The county let it happen (or can't stop it), the IfA are in no way involved.
In one case a large utility-type operator was let off with sub-standard preliminary and half-arsed DBA's produced by recent graduates with no experience, then allowed to complete whole sections of the job with no further monitoring based on this and a phone call to the county. 'It'll all be in the road verge.....honest'
Not saying any archaeology was damaged, or that the county was at fault. But it illuminates the flaws in the system..........overtaxed and underpowered county archaeologists who often have what little authority they wield undermined by the frankly not unbiased bods above them.
Its not only archaeology that suffers from this. I've seen it happen to county ecologists (sustainability officers) and even in building control! (be wary house buyers!)
The county let it happen (or can't stop it), the IfA are in no way involved.