6th March 2009, 01:21 PM
This all sounds like an exercise in semantics, to be honest. The way you ensure that all archaeological work is of a satisfactory level is to set a minimum standard, through the IfA and curators. I take most people are thinking that best practice is doing a job in an exemplary way- ie no cutting corners, satisfying all the requirements of the curators, keeping the client happy, appropriate levels of post-ex, decent reports, timely and organised deposition of archives- rather than producing a series of gold-plated monographs about watching briefs in which nothing is found.
The key is to get minimum standards enforceable and to be as close to "best practice" as possible.
?He who seeks vengeance must dig two graves: one for his enemy and one for himself?
Chinese Proverb
The key is to get minimum standards enforceable and to be as close to "best practice" as possible.
?He who seeks vengeance must dig two graves: one for his enemy and one for himself?
Chinese Proverb