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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... rescue archaeology began to be bro- ken down as the amounts of time , staff and money devoted to major rescue projects out- stripped research projects and as the range of questions asked in some rescue contexts expanded and became more ...
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... rescue archaeology ( Rahtz 1974b ; Jones 1984 ; Owen - John 1986 ; Barker 1987 ) , which witnessed changes in the dynamics of archaeology , in funding and in legislation , and which widened the professionialization of archaeological ...
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... Rescue on the Cheap ' , Brit Archaeol News 3 : 2 , 13 . BAN Editorial 1989 ' The Lessons of York ' , Brit Archaeol News 4 : 2 , 13 . BAN Editorial 1990 ' Archaeology and the Private Sector ' , British Archaeol News 5 : 4 , 42 . Baker ...

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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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