12th July 2007, 02:41 PM
Posted on behalf of Bronwen Russell - AIP Project Manager:
"I would take issue with the assertion that AIP researchers don't spent long at each organisation. We have developed, over the last 10 years or so, a very detailed database and read every report for the year we are collating in order to record the essential information and summarize the work undertaken. The database is used to record a raft of information about each project including sections on land-use, prompt, known archaeology, methods, summaries, bibliographic details to mention but a few.
AIP gathers data relating to appraisals and detailed appraisals, desk-based assessments, field evaluations, environmental statements, post-determination and non-planning related events, estate management surveys, building surveys and geophysical surveys.
An online yearly gazetteer produced from the data gathering process http://csweb.bournemouth.ac.uk/aip/ where there is also an online search facility.
In addition to this the data is analysed to provide an overview of the scope and nature of archaeological activity and in England. In 2002 'Archaeology after PPG16 Archaeological investigations in England 1990-1999' Darvill.T and Russell. B was published (some printed copies still available) and AIP are currently producing the next Five-year review.
The data we record can be useful to the archaeological community in a number of ways and in the past has been used by university research students, regional and national research projects, HER enhancement as well as others."
For further information Bronwen can be contacted via the AIP web-page.
"I would take issue with the assertion that AIP researchers don't spent long at each organisation. We have developed, over the last 10 years or so, a very detailed database and read every report for the year we are collating in order to record the essential information and summarize the work undertaken. The database is used to record a raft of information about each project including sections on land-use, prompt, known archaeology, methods, summaries, bibliographic details to mention but a few.
AIP gathers data relating to appraisals and detailed appraisals, desk-based assessments, field evaluations, environmental statements, post-determination and non-planning related events, estate management surveys, building surveys and geophysical surveys.
An online yearly gazetteer produced from the data gathering process http://csweb.bournemouth.ac.uk/aip/ where there is also an online search facility.
In addition to this the data is analysed to provide an overview of the scope and nature of archaeological activity and in England. In 2002 'Archaeology after PPG16 Archaeological investigations in England 1990-1999' Darvill.T and Russell. B was published (some printed copies still available) and AIP are currently producing the next Five-year review.
The data we record can be useful to the archaeological community in a number of ways and in the past has been used by university research students, regional and national research projects, HER enhancement as well as others."
For further information Bronwen can be contacted via the AIP web-page.