Archaeological Resource Management in the UK: An IntroductionJohn Hunter, Ian Ralston Sutton, 1997 - 277 pages This introduction to the structure and context of archaeology in Britain reviews the vital issues facing archaeologists during a period in which the discipline has become increasingly complicated and diverse. The authors offer an analysis of the crucial questions of principle and practice that have arisen. In particular, they examine the implications for the archaeological profession of heritage management and legislation, stricter planning controls, changing land use, and the pressure of public interest and concern. |
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Page 17
... past more widely and equally access- ible to all social groups . This move was linked to the increasing commercialization of heritage . Archaeology and museums came to be part of the post - modern age . The concern was to make the past ...
... past more widely and equally access- ible to all social groups . This move was linked to the increasing commercialization of heritage . Archaeology and museums came to be part of the post - modern age . The concern was to make the past ...
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... past is dead , that we are close to the top rung of the ladder of progress . In such ways we reinforce our feelings of superiority to the societies of the past , and teach people to be contemptuous of those ' primitive ' peoples from ...
... past is dead , that we are close to the top rung of the ladder of progress . In such ways we reinforce our feelings of superiority to the societies of the past , and teach people to be contemptuous of those ' primitive ' peoples from ...
Page 228
... past , so we may come to understand better the past in the present rather than simply for its own sake . The development of the heritage industry in recent years has had a profound impact on archaeology and its presentation to the ...
... past , so we may come to understand better the past in the present rather than simply for its own sake . The development of the heritage industry in recent years has had a profound impact on archaeology and its presentation to the ...
Contents
the relationships between theory and practice | 11 |
The British archaeological database | 19 |
The structure of British archaeology | 30 |
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academic activities Aerial Archaeology aerial photography AMAA Act Ancient Monuments application archaeo archaeological database archaeological features archaeological management archaeological remains archaeological sites archaeological units archive areas assessment Cadw Chapter Church consent considerable contract Council Countryside Commission cultural curators England English Heritage environment environmental example excavation field archaeology fieldwork funding geophysical grants historic buildings Historic Scotland Historical Monuments identified interpretation involved issues judgement land landscape legislation listed building local planning authority material ment monument class Monuments Protection Programme museum national importance Northern Ireland objects past photographs planning authority potential practice preservation problems professional programme proposed protection RCHME recent regional relevant rescue archaeology responsibility role Royal Commission Scheduled Ancient Monument Scheduled Monument scheme Scotland Secretary Section SMRS specific statutory structure survey techniques tion Treasure Trove Wales Wessex Archaeology