Where the Rubber Hits the Road: A Critical Analysis of Archaeological Decision Making on Highways Projects in Ireland

Wilkins, Brendon

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“…And with advances in recording technologies like those highlighted in this article, some appear to have returned to a preservationist ethos that conflates increasing quality of data with the objectivity with which it can be recovered (Bradley 2006: 6;Wilkins 2012;Selden et al 2014). Given the injection of excavators' biases into the process of excavation, however, the importance of archaeological recording dwells not so much in preserving exacting replicas of stratigraphic perplexities as it does in preserving exacting understandings of how excavators interacted with them.…”

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Excavation is Destruction Digitization: Advances in Archaeological Practice

Roosevelt

Cobb

Moss

et al. 2015

Journal of Field Archaeology

146

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This article modifies an old archaeological adage-''excavation is destruction''-to demonstrate how advances in archaeological practice suggest a new iteration: ''excavation is digitization.'' Digitization, in a fully digital paradigm, refers to practices that leverage advances in onsite, image-based modeling and volumetric recording, integrated databases, and data sharing. Such practices were implemented in 2014 during the inaugural season of the Kaymakç ı Archaeological Project (KAP) in western Turkey. The KAP recording system, developed from inception before excavation as a digital workflow, increases accuracy and efficiency as well as simplicity and consistency. The system also encourages both practical and conceptual advances in archaeological practice. These involve benefits associated with thinking volumetrically, rather than in two dimensions, and a connectivity that allows for group decision-making regardless of group location. Additionally, it is hoped that the system's use of almost entirely ''off-the-shelf'' solutions will encourage its adoption or at least its imitation by other projects.

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Excavation is Destruction Digitization: Advances in Archaeological Practice

Roosevelt

Cobb

Moss

et al. 2015

Journal of Field Archaeology

146

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Weaknesses in the Law Protecting the United Kingdom’s Remarkable Underwater Cultural Heritage: The Need for Modernisation and Reform

Martin

Gane²

2019

J Mari Arch

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Despite the United Kingdom (UK) having been regarded as one of the richest hotspots for underwater cultural heritage (UCH), its policy and practice regarding its protection has displayed some areas of weakness. This paper makes a case to review the legal framework and its overall administration in the UK, in order to protect and preserve any remaining UCH before it is further lost or damaged. First, we introduce some of the flaws in the UK’s legal system protecting UCH, demonstrating how it has led to a considerable loss of cultural heritage and underlining how it is in need of modernisation. This includes discussion of issues raised in a number of recent cases, including the proposed Victory (1744) recovery project, the proposed Goodwin Sands dredging licence and various cases relating to the illegal recovery of material. We then map out how policy is implemented in practice and the role played by various institutions involved with its administration, where we find a schism between what policy intends and what it is achieving in practice. This takes us towards a broader discussion on how legislative reform might look, including a more proactive and ambitious approach to the future management and enjoyment of the UK’s impressive UCH. Here we argue the need for better engagement at the global and regional negotiating table, as well as in favour of adopting a unified and consistent policy which aims to be more sustainable, precautionary, proportionate and inclusive.

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Where the Rubber Hits the Road: A Critical Analysis of Archaeological Decision Making on Highways Projects in Ireland

Cited by 2 publications

References 7 publications

Excavation is Destruction Digitization: Advances in Archaeological Practice

Excavation is Destruction Digitization: Advances in Archaeological Practice

Weaknesses in the Law Protecting the United Kingdom’s Remarkable Underwater Cultural Heritage: The Need for Modernisation and Reform

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