Archaeological Resource Management in the UK: An IntroductionThis 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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tions or is pursued for research or aesthetic reasons is totally beside the point ; intellectual elitism or scholarly ' ivory towerism ' are no excuse for managerial ignorance or carelessness in such matters . The point may be laboured ...
tions or is pursued for research or aesthetic reasons is totally beside the point ; intellectual elitism or scholarly ' ivory towerism ' are no excuse for managerial ignorance or carelessness in such matters . The point may be laboured ...
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However , for many reasons the introduction of a replica does not always find support . ... historic ' interest would have been maintained in a replica for the simple reason that such interest largely disappears if the original building ...
However , for many reasons the introduction of a replica does not always find support . ... historic ' interest would have been maintained in a replica for the simple reason that such interest largely disappears if the original building ...
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The three main reasons why this attempt was not successful are , however , worth noting . Firstly , classification does not necessarily split different parts of the resource into similar sorts of groupings , and those groupings that are ...
The three main reasons why this attempt was not successful are , however , worth noting . Firstly , classification does not necessarily split different parts of the resource into similar sorts of groupings , and those groupings that are ...
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Contents
the relationships between theory and practice | 11 |
The British archaeological database | 19 |
The structure of British archaeology | 30 |
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| Title | Archaeological Resource Management in the UK: An Introduction |
| Editors | John Hunter, Ian Ralston |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Sutton, 1997 |
| Original from | Northwestern University |
| Digitized | 27 Oct 2011 |
| ISBN | 0750916079, 9780750916073 |
| Length | 277 pages |
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