Archaeological Resource Management in the UK: An Introduction

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John Hunter, Ian Ralston
A. Sutton, 1993 - 277 pages
Examines the impact on the archaeology profession of heritage management and legislation, stricter planning controls, changing land use, and the pressure of public concern and commercial interest regarding archaeological sites. Among the discussions are the problems of field work, the management of

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... survey of both upstanding as well as buried remains at a level of detail and a pace which , while permitting the display of very considerable scholarship , became incompatible with the changing requirements of field survey during the ...
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... Survey of Northern Ireland within the Ministry of Finance . The two staff members were appointed to carry out archaeological and architec- tural survey on the pattern of the Great Britain Commissions , though without a Royal Warrant ...
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... survey : basic work to develop local record systems and work to extend statutory protection by means of listing buildings or scheduling ancient monuments . There is now a complete coverage of SMRS in England and Wales , but the survey ...

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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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TitleArchaeological Resource Management in the UK: An Introduction
Archaeology Series
EditorsJohn Hunter, Ian Ralston
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherA. Sutton, 1993
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized13 Jun 2008
ISBN0750902752, 9780750902755
Length277 pages
  
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