21st November 2008, 05:28 PM
Its been a long week here too.
However, your definition would seem to exclude earthwork survey, AP's, geophysics, remote sensing, basically anything non-intrusive.
It would also seem to exclude curators, who although they may have research strategies and regional goals cannot really be said to be engaged in a systematic study.
It does not differentiate from antiquarians, many of whom were also engaged in 'systematic studies'.
I also avoid 'historic environment'. urgh.
To me, the important element is the interpretation, no matter what the data set. Interpretation which pertains to advancing the understanding of life in the past through physical evidence.
However, your definition would seem to exclude earthwork survey, AP's, geophysics, remote sensing, basically anything non-intrusive.
It would also seem to exclude curators, who although they may have research strategies and regional goals cannot really be said to be engaged in a systematic study.
It does not differentiate from antiquarians, many of whom were also engaged in 'systematic studies'.
I also avoid 'historic environment'. urgh.
To me, the important element is the interpretation, no matter what the data set. Interpretation which pertains to advancing the understanding of life in the past through physical evidence.