I would suggest using the Swedish method. In Sweden ALL archaeological
monuments (visible or not) are protected by law. This protection can be
waived (except for particularily important sites), but only if the
developer pays for excavation and preservation of excavated materials.
This legislation has antecedents back to the seventeenth century and has so
strong public support that it is politically impossible to change it.
This has two good effects:
1.There is a fair amount of excavation done.
2. Developers take quite a lot of trouble to avoid archaeological remains.
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> Från: Mark Odegard <markodegard@...>
> Till: cybalist@eGroups.com
> Ämne: [cybalist] IE archaeology.
> Datum: den 24 november 1999 02:33
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Piotr notes:
A few years ago our young ambitious archaeologists dreamt of doing field
research in Egypt or Syria (and they did, not without success). By now
they've learnt that there are equally exciting things waiting to be found
right under their feet.
Yes. Egyptology, Assyriology, Etceteraology are all very sexy. But European
archaeology, especially neolithic archaeology seems to be acquiring its own
sex appeal. The fact that Europeans now find it useful to emphasize
pan-European things vs. parochial nationalism now makes every little
neolithic pot as potentially alluring as the Elgin Marbles. It's all a
matter of public relations.
The next few decades are critical. Development is going to destroy
everything. I would hope they already have, but the European archaeological
establishment needs to take a hard look at how the Israelis do it. They get
passably trained amateur Americans to pay for the privilege of digging:
these payments partly, and sometimes, even wholly subsidize digs.
We have the Journal for Indo-European Studies. We need a more popular
version, a la how Biblical Archaeology Review 'dumbs down' the learned
journals for biblical archaeology. We gotta make IE archaeology sexy! We
gotta make it a paying proposition!
Mark.
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