16th April 2012, 09:34 PM
For the UK I think the trajectory is something like:
1960s major government projects (eg motorways) trigger state archaeological response with additional funding from the Dept Transport etc
mid 1970s govt funding goes to external units to undertake rescue work, some major private developments pay towards archaeology
early 1980s shift towards developers funding major arch costs (post-consent)
1989 PPG16 (England) introduces polluter pays principle to planning, pre-determination evaluation
1960s major government projects (eg motorways) trigger state archaeological response with additional funding from the Dept Transport etc
mid 1970s govt funding goes to external units to undertake rescue work, some major private developments pay towards archaeology
early 1980s shift towards developers funding major arch costs (post-consent)
1989 PPG16 (England) introduces polluter pays principle to planning, pre-determination evaluation