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TA 105 final:Layout 1 12/09/2018 14:14 Page iii 1 The Archaeologist Issue 105 Autumn 2018 In this issue: Professional standards for Conservation and RESPECT – Write here, Write now! training excavations and collaboration – acknowledging Remixing a CIfA standard field schools archaeology in the UK’s issues, providing p17 p3 National Parks a platform p8 p15 61743 CIfA Magazine TA105 2018/09/28 16:30:36 1 2 Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit http://c14.arch.ox.ac.uk ORAU is dedicated to providing high quality Contact details: radiocarbon dating services for UK archaeologists: Director Prof Christopher Ramsey Deputy Director Prof Thomas Higham • Advice on sampling strategy Administrator Emma Henderson • Sample-specific chemical pre-treatment • Isotope and elemental analysis Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit ( 13C, 15N, CN) Research Laboratory for Archaeology • Precision AMS measurement δ δ Dyson Perrins Building • Prompt reporting South Parks Road • Comprehensive quality assurance Oxford OX1 3QY UK • Interpretation, calibration and modelling Also visit our website for the OxCal calibration Tel 01865 285229 software and our online searchable database of Fax 01865 285220 Email [email protected] published radiocarbon dates. 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This TA will discuss where ethics and public morality differ, how this applies 6 Exeter: a place in time – a collaborative approach to urban archaeology Stephen to our Code of conduct, why its important that we Rippon, Neil Holbrook, Andrew Pye and Tom Cadbury are trained in ethics, and share some relevant case studies and resources. 8 Conservation and collaboration – archaeology in the UK’s National Parks Natalie Ward TA 107: Championing employers who make a difference. We're looking to share stories from 12 Under the canopy – guidelines for the stewardship of heritage assets in forestry employees where organisation have offered that management Coralie Mills and Doug Rocks-Macqueen something extra: training opportunities, flexible working, diversity, environmental policies, 14 Delivering public benefit through archaeology Kate Geary or innovative communication, for example. What makes you and your colleagues feel valued? 15 RESPECT – acknowledging issues, providing a platform Kayt Hawkins, Catherine Rees and David Connolly Contributions to The Archaeologist are encouraged. Please get in touch if you would like to discuss 17 Write here, Write now! Remixing a CIfA standard Dan Miles and Rosy Szymanski ideas for articles, opinion pieces or interviews. 20 The Registered Organisation scheme: managing compliance and collaborating to We now invite submission of 100–150-word abstracts for articles on the theme of forthcoming maintain and improve standards Jen Parker Wooding issues. Abstracts must be accompanied by at least three hi-resolution images (at least 300dpi) in jpeg 24 Spotlight on the CIfA Standard and guidance for archaeological advice by historic or tiff format, along with the appropriate photo environment services captions and credits for each image listed within the text document. The editorial team will get in touch 26 Chartered Archeologist update regarding selection and final submissions. We request that all authors pay close attention to 28 Member news CIfA house style guidance, which can be found on the website: www.archaeologists.net/publications/ 30 New members notesforauthors TA is made digitally available through the CIfA 31 Obituary: Barrie Simpson- website and if this raises copyright issues for any authors, artists or photographers, please notify the 32 Noticeboard editor. Copyright of content and illustrations remain with the author, and that of final design with CIfA. Authors are responsible for obtaining reproduction rights and for providing the editor with appropriate image captions and credits. Opinions expressed in The Archaeologist are those of the authors and not necessarily those of CIfA. Commisioning editor Alex Llewelllyn [email protected] Copy editor Tess Millar Members’ news: please send to Lianne Birney, [email protected] Registered Organisations: please send to Kerry Wiggins, [email protected] CIfA, Power Steele Building, Wessex Hall, Whiteknights Road, Earley, Reading RG6 6DE Telephone 0118 966 2841 Design and layout by Sue Cawood Printed by Fuller Davies Cover photo: Broads Herringfleet Mill ISSN: 1368-9169 Credit: Chris Herring The Archaeologist 1 61743 CIfA Magazine TA105 2018/09/28 16:30:36 3 TA 105 final:Layout 1 12/09/2018 14:15 Page 2 4 Issue 105 Autumn 2018 P EDITORIAL e This edition of The Archaeologist follows you to access and amend your contact on from TA 104 with more examples of information, as well as update your contact successful collaboration projects and preferences and what information you activities that members are involved in. A receive from us. Through the members area E few of these are CIfA-specific projects, but on our website you can review this sch rather than introduce what you can read information and update it at any time: and about over the next few pages of this www.archaeologists.net/update-contact- magazine, I thought I’d highlight some of the details. You also have access to an individual thes other activities we’ve been up to instead. member dashboard giving you an overview they of your CIfA activities, and as we continue to exc p6 At the beginning of September you should develop the CRM system we will be com have received the latest CIfA Annual Review, introducing new sections of the website to which looks at what we have been doing to allow you to register for conference and arch promote professionalism, and our focus on training events, record your CPD activities, soc collaboration and professional ethics. and to vote online for resolutions being put invo Obviously, these recent editions of The forward to general meetings. Archaeologist and CIfA2018 have already argu covered a lot of our collaboration efforts. Finally, we have had a few staff changes. join Ethical competence is a core part of the We’ve welcomed back Jen Parker Wooding lear framework for Chartered Archaeologist, and as our Senior Professional Standards and we have been developing a variety of Practice Coordinator to manage and CIfA resources that can be accessed from our implement the Institute’s professional scho p8 ethics web page (www.archaeologists.net/ standards and professional practice app membership/ethics). These include the initiatives. Jen introduces you to some of and professional practice paper on Introducing her work on page 20. We’ve also welcomed arch professional ethics, discussion sessions at Cara Jones as a Senior Professional by a CIfA2018 and Responsible Post Holder Development and Practice Coordinator. stan meetings, and the joint professional ethics She is helping to implement and support database with the Register of Professional a programme of activities to promote As t Archaeologists, as well as our Code of professionalism in Scotland and to deliver arch conduct, which sets out the expected ethical CIfA’s commitment to Scotland’s Archaeology syst behaviours of CIfA professionals in relation to Strategy. Sadly, we’ve also had to say a fond part the historic environment. TA 106 will focus farewell to Tim Howard, who has retired after train more on this topic. leading CIfA’s advocacy for the past ten our p17 years. Tim has been a tremendous asset to train Not reported in the Annual Review but the Institute and to the archaeology sector lear something that has been a big change for us and has greatly enhanced CIfA’s reputation Stan was the introduction of our new member with peers and with governments for reliable, the database. The new CRM system combines professional advice on issues affecting the dev several smaller databases into one, making it archaeology sector. He will be sorely missed easier for us to maintain and update the data and we wish him and his family all the best Who we hold, and streamlining some of our for the future. lasts administrative processes. The database prod helps us to comply with GDPR as it allows Alex Llewellyn and and p20 You CPD www cont In th stan 2 The Archaeologist 61743 CIfA Magazine TA105 2018/09/28 16:30:36 4 TA 105 final:Layout 1 12/09/2018 14:15 Page 3 5 Autumn 2018 Issue 105 Professional standards for training excavations and field schools Anna Welch, ACIfA (7576), CIfA Professional Development & Practice Coordinator and Konstantinos P Trimmis ACIfA (9141), Assistant Tutor, Cardiff University/Geomatics Technician, Rubicon Heritage ct ea E very year training excavations and field schools run by UK institutions take place in the UK and abroad. The range of organisations offering dual these are as wide as the archaeological periods w they cover, from university field schools designed to exclusively for students, to commercial archaeology companies, organisations specialising only in o archaeological training and local archaeology , societies where the emphasis is on public ut involvement. They vary in length and content and, arguably, quality. Whether or not participants pay to join, they should expect to have a good-quality ng learning experience.