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Winter 2013 Archaeological Archives Winter 2013 Number 90 The ARCHAEOLOGIST This issue: ARCHAEOLOGICAL ARCHIVES Ensuring survival of the record p3 Meeting the challenge p24 Also: Jobs in British Archaeology 2012 –13 p31 Institute for Archaeologists South Pennines Miller Building Watershed: University of Reading a landscape Reading of change RG6 6AB p35 C ONTENTS 1 Contents 2 Editorial 3 Ensuring survival of the record: challenges from the world of archaeological archives page 3 IfA Archaeological Archives group 5 It’s good to talk! Workshops in best practice Helen Parslow 9 Archive transfer to a museum Helen Harman 12 Learning from inherited archives Samantha Paul 14 Selection, retention and dispersal Lorraine Mepham 16 The ARCHES project Duncan H Brown 18 Access to archives Karen Averby page 9 21 Let’s get sorted: archaeological archives as a basis for outreach and family activities at Leeds museums and galleries Lucy Moore 24 Discussion: meeting the challenge 28 Compare and contrast: the similarities and differences between professional archaeology and professional conservation Kenneth Aitchison 31 Jobs in British archaeology 2012 –13 Doug Rocks Macqueen page 21 35 The South Pennine Watershed: a landscape of change Louise Brown 40 Selling in spades; why archaeologists should learn more about sales Joe Abrams 43 Member news and new members 46 Registered Organisations news page 24 Winter 2013 Number 90 1 l ENSURING SURVIVAL OF THE RECORD: challenges from the world of archaeological archives This issue features an article pulled together by the The value of collaboration is also highlighted by IfA Archaeological Archives Group (AAG, with the Louise Brown, who introduces us to the South editorial hand of Lorraine Mepham) and invites us Pennines – home of the Watershed landscape project all to think about the legacy of archaeological which has been recognised on a European level for ainvestigation, and about the accessibility of the its valuable work in community engagement and IfA Archaeological Archives group archaeological project and the boxes and files which building sustainable legacies. Joe Abrams puts S provide its archive. The crisis in archaeological forward his ideas on why archaeologists should be archives should not be news to any practising better at being sales people, and Kenneth Aitchison archaeologist – although our experiences will differ compares the professions and professionals of depending on which regions and countries we archaeology and conservation. ‘All archaeological projects that include iwork in, or whether we spend our working life in the recovery or generation of data E museums, academic departments, local government and/archaeological materials (finds) will or private archaeological organisations. Our opinion on the cause of the problem is also likely to differ Amanda Forster result in a stable, ordered, accessible and one of the most rewarding and practical impacts [email protected] archive. All archaeologists are of the AAG regional workshops has been to provide responsible for ensuring that the archive ra platform for communication between different sectors. It always amazes me that in a profession is created and compiled to recognised which has been so threatened by economic standards, using consistent methods, V circumstances (see Doug’s update on jobs in British archaeology in this issue), we still manage to build and is not subject to unnecessary risk of silos around our own areas of work. The archive damage or loss. It is the responsibility of workshops have enabled consultants, finds all curators of archaeological archives to I specialists, museum archaeologists, project managers, ofield archaeologists and planning archaeologists to ensure that archives are stored to discuss problems, irritations, solutions and recognised standards for long-term opportunities together – to learn from each other and preservation and made accessible for there should be similar approaches to archiving by all try and understand other perspectives. This issue’s archaeologists and that, ultimately, all archaeological article tries to recreate that, highlighting the different consultation.’ ( IfA Standard and information should be placed within the public challenges we experience across the sector. guidance for the creation, compilation, domain. Accredited members of IfA and Registered t Organisations are all bound by the same Standards, H transfer and deposition of archaeological the same Code of conduct and the same guidance to archives , 2009 ). dealing with archives. The platform provided by the Standard (quoted from above) is further developed by The above statement provides the opening Standard the Archaeological Archives Forum publication, of the IfA’s standard and guidance relating to Archaeological archives: a guide to creation, i archaeological archives and sums up the ethos behind compilation, transfer and curation (Brown 2011) Notes to contributors Contributions are always welcome. Please get in touch if you would like to EDITED by the recovery, investigations, reporting and which gives detailed guidance on best practice. discuss ideas for articles, opinion pieces or interviews. Our Spring 2014 issue Amanda Forster C conservation of archaeological materials, Future themes and deadlines will include a feature article on ‘Twenty years of developer-funded archaeology (amanda.forster documentation, digital content and reports which Despite this, the current impression of most in Scotland’– guest edited by Andrea Smith. If you would like to include @archaeologists.net) Winter: Feature article: Twenty years something for this theme, or can provide a short article on a current project, IfA, Miller Building relate to projects. The idea of access underpins much practitioners will be that archaeological archives are of developer-funded the following guidelines will apply. Articles should be between 800 and 1500 University of Reading of the work we do as archaeologists and it therefore one of our biggest professional problems – and the archaeology in Scotland words, and sent as an email attachment including captions and credits for Reading RG6 6AB makes sense that, in order to achieve consistent one most difficult to deal with. The documentary deadline: 1 February 2014 illustrations. Illustrations are important in any article, and should be provided access to archaeology, the creation, compilation and archive is often inaccessible to members of the d as separate files in high resolution (at least 300dpi) and jpg, tif or pdf format. DESIGNED and TYPESET curation of an archaeological archive must be carried public, both physically, because access is restricted, R For member news, please TA is made digitally available through our website and if this raises copyright by Sue Cawood out in a well ordered and structured way. and intellectually, because of the way it has been send copy to Lianne Birney, issues with any authors, artists or photographers please notify the editor. created and compiled. The material archive may also [email protected] and for Copyright of content and illustrations remains with the author, that of the final PRINTED by Duffield be inaccessible, boxed away within and organisation’s Registered Organisations, to Jen Wooding, design with IfA (who will make it available on its website). Authors are Printers Ltd (Leeds) How do we ensure that there is a consistent approach [email protected]. responsible for obtaining reproduction rights and for providing the editor with to maintaining a good archive, both within the own stores or within the hard-to-reach corners of a appropriate captions and credits. Opinions expressed in The Archaeologist are organisation carrying out the archaeological work museum. The digital archive is inconsistently dealt those of the authors, and are not necessarily those of the IfA. (and therefore creating the archive), and the with and may only reside on a CD within E documentary archive boxes. Is this a true reflection? repository where the archive is held? One view is that A 2 The Archaeologist Winter 2013 Number 90 3 Both the IfA Standard for archives and the AAF The IfA Archaeological Archives Group (AAG) aims to guide provide a fairly simple picture of how promote the production of good and accessible It’s good to talk! archaeological project archives should be dealt with. archives, and to this end the committee includes We all have an important role to play; not only in representation from several areas of the heritage Workshops in producing archives for our own (and for others) profession, including contracting archaeologists with research, but in making archaeological work publicly responsibility for compiling and depositing archives, best practice accessible. Anyone involved in the process of and museum archaeologists who accept and maintain archaeological work (including desk-based long-term curation of those archives. To find our more Helen Parslow assessments, building recording and academic work) about the IfA Archaeological Archives group, please Archives Officer, Albion Archaeology has an equal responsibility in producing, maintain go to the website at www.archaeologists.net/groups/ S and making accessible the archaeological archive. archives. The committee of the IfA Special Interest Group for Archaeological Archives (AAG) represents different types of organisation and roles in the archive process (including E national advisory bodies, contractors, independent archive specialists, museums and finds specialists). As a group of practitioners,
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