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Interpreting the Early Modern WorldStooping to Pick Up Stones: A Reflection on Urban Archaeology

Interpreting the Early Modern World: Stooping to Pick Up Stones: A Reflection on Urban Archaeology [The Construction Manager was in an uncompromising mood. “I suppose your lot enjoy all that scratching about in the dirt,” he quipped. “But as far as I’m concerned, if I want to find out about the Victorians I can just look in a history book.” With a piling rig booked to arrive in 10 days time, and a tight schedule to keep to, I could understand his frustration. In an effort to hold my ground, I point out that my team is doing valuable work that will clear the way for his development. In the 1970s opportunistic “rescue digs” with a workforce of students and local volunteers often stopped construction projects in their tracks, but these days archaeology is a material consideration in the planning process. So as long as appropriate care is taken to explore the archaeological potential of a site at an early stage, there should be no surprises or unexpected hold-ups.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Interpreting the Early Modern WorldStooping to Pick Up Stones: A Reflection on Urban Archaeology

Part of the Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology Book Series
Editors: Beaudry, Mary C.; Symonds, James
Symonds, James
Interpreting the Early Modern World — Sep 30, 2010
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Publisher
Springer US
Copyright
© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011
ISBN
978-0-387-70758-7
Pages
63 –84
DOI
10.1007/978-0-387-70759-4_4
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Abstract

[The Construction Manager was in an uncompromising mood. “I suppose your lot enjoy all that scratching about in the dirt,” he quipped. “But as far as I’m concerned, if I want to find out about the Victorians I can just look in a history book.” With a piling rig booked to arrive in 10 days time, and a tight schedule to keep to, I could understand his frustration. In an effort to hold my ground, I point out that my team is doing valuable work that will clear the way for his development. In the 1970s opportunistic “rescue digs” with a workforce of students and local volunteers often stopped construction projects in their tracks, but these days archaeology is a material consideration in the planning process. So as long as appropriate care is taken to explore the archaeological potential of a site at an early stage, there should be no surprises or unexpected hold-ups.]

Published: Sep 30, 2010

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