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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... features and damages hitherto well - preserved archaeological deposits . The continued preservation of archaeological features in the uplands , therefore , requires the continuation of farming in those areas on a scale comparable to ...
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... features in every way imaginable , but notably in the reduction of earthworks and gradual removal of below - ground ... archaeological sites within farm land . Principally , Set Aside presents opportunities to take sites out of regular ...
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... archaeological benefits : tree coverage has prevented the destruction of archaeological sites by other agencies ... features cease to be a forestry man- agement issue , but in the latter they should become an integral part of forest ...

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Contents

the relationships between theory and practice
11
The British archaeological database
19
The structure of British archaeology
30
Copyright

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TitleArchaeological Resource Management in the UK: An Introduction
Archaeology Series
EditorsJohn Hunter, Ian Ralston
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherA. Sutton, 1993
Original fromIndiana University
Digitized3 Nov 2008
ISBN0750902752, 9780750902755
Length277 pages
  
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