25th February 2013, 09:16 PM
The requirement for a License in both jurisdictions in Ireland demand a full strat report is submitted to the relevant department, a summary is placed in that years excavations bulletin, and that the site is published. The first two mostly happen fine, the last one not so much, which is what the article is about. Archives are deposited with the national museum in the republic and I guess the Belfast museum for NI.
Unit, you seem to think publishing this material is a waste of time? The idea that there is no demand for published archaeology is odd. Do you determine worth of information by it's market value? That way leads to Jedwood!
Unit, you seem to think publishing this material is a waste of time? The idea that there is no demand for published archaeology is odd. Do you determine worth of information by it's market value? That way leads to Jedwood!