23rd July 2013, 08:45 AM
I'm currently compiling a 'what do we already know' folder for an upcoming linear infrastructure (ok, road!) job that's going to be slicing across dozens of previous interventions - a lot of the older recording is surprisingly good (its often the newer stuff that's c**p), so will be able to send people out knowing in advance what to machine off, what to leave and what 'unexpected' archaeology they're looking for. They're gonna get a package for each field with soil-profiles, geophys, AP data, previous interventions etc etc. Wouldn't be possible if people hadn't recorded all that 'boring' detail - and proves that years of well-recorded GI monitoring with no archaeology is not, in fact, a waste of time :face-approve: