15th December 2014, 02:02 PM
monty Wrote:Of course evaluations produce archaeology though this does not always lead to excavation !
Other than the fact that everything we do produces 'archaeology'; archaeology being:
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noun 1. the scientific study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, and other such remains, especially those that have been excavated.
2. Rare. ancient history; the study of antiquity."
I would hope no evaluation, be it a walkover survey or trial-trenching, would 'produce' archaeology, unless done by cowboys being paid per feature, The archaeology is there before we get there........an evaluation should evaluate any archaeological remains present. Or at least evaluate the presence of archaeology.