29th February 2008, 06:08 PM
Hi Steven,
Not wanting to go off the thread and agreeing mostly with what you write, I am slightly concerned about how an archaeological evaluation can evaluate archaeological deposits without actually excavating them. Sondages don't really tell you much about pits or ditches, can be terribly small and fiddly and sometimes misleading on both urban and rural sites. Furthermore, a characterisation of the achaeology, such as dating material, is required for a decision on mitigation. Perhaps you din't quite mean what I thought you did.
A good example of a bad archaeological approach to the sympathies of piling was an outrageous excavation of the pile-holes...yes the holes...at a monastic site in Lincoln. Don't know what was going through the city archaeologist's head; the requirements of the council to develop cheaply, maybe...?
Who is 'Cornflake Man'?
Cheers
S
Not wanting to go off the thread and agreeing mostly with what you write, I am slightly concerned about how an archaeological evaluation can evaluate archaeological deposits without actually excavating them. Sondages don't really tell you much about pits or ditches, can be terribly small and fiddly and sometimes misleading on both urban and rural sites. Furthermore, a characterisation of the achaeology, such as dating material, is required for a decision on mitigation. Perhaps you din't quite mean what I thought you did.
A good example of a bad archaeological approach to the sympathies of piling was an outrageous excavation of the pile-holes...yes the holes...at a monastic site in Lincoln. Don't know what was going through the city archaeologist's head; the requirements of the council to develop cheaply, maybe...?
Who is 'Cornflake Man'?
Cheers
S