Archaeological Resource Management in the UK: An Introduction

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John Hunter, Ian Ralston
A. Sutton, 1993 - 277 pages
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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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generally , there was an increasing concern to make the 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 ...
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In the words of the French historian Fernand Braudel ( 1980 ) , we visit the past in order to understand better the present . Through archaeology we visit different times and different cultures , with some aspects similar to our own ...
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How do we interpret the past ? Recent ventures , such as the Archaeology Resource Centre ( ARC ) in York , help to demystify the archaeologist's task of discovering society and people from bones and stones . The past becomes open ...

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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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