2nd May 2013, 07:45 PM
gwyl Wrote:Why, and who do you envisage carrying out any archaeological work? After all elsewhere in Europe all archaeology is still undertaken as commercial work,
Actually I cheated a little with my suggestions, because everything I suggested exists at present in the way that archaeology is set up in Norway.
Not 'everywhere' in Europe has commercial archaeology, I can think of a few other countries besides Norway, where commercial archaeology doesn't exist....as for the implementation of my proposals. Well of course in the UK its just crazy talk, but I do think that archaeology should have an alternative strategy to argue against those who chase destruction of heritage for profit. Promotion of an overseer organisation, regulated by statute and outside of the planning system (as in Norway) is an absolute fundamental to that end...
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