A personal history of Peter Wade-Martins archaeological endeavour in Norfolk set within a national context. It covers the writer's early experiences as a volunteer, the rise of field archaeology as a profession and efforts to conserve archaeological heritage.
''What a life in Norfolk''s archaeology! The book is destined to become an essential archaeological reference and to join other classics of archaeological autobiography, among them Sir Mortimer Wheeler''s Still Digging and Philip Rahtz''s Living Archaeology
. An absolute must-read.'' - Edward Biddulph (2018): Current ArchaeologyNominated for the Current Archaeology Book of the Year Award 2019
This is a history of archaeological endeavour in Norfolk set within a national context. It covers the writer’s early experiences as a volunteer, the rise of field archaeology as a profession and efforts to conserve the archaeological heritage against the tide of destruction prevalent in the countryside up to the 1980s when there was not even a right of access to record sites before they were lost. Now developers often have to pay for an excavation before they can obtain planning consent. The book features progress with archaeology conservation as well as the growth of rescue archaeology as a profession both in towns and in the countryside. Many of the most important discoveries made by aerial photography, rescue excavations and metal detecting from the 1970s onwards are illustrated. The last section covers the recent growth of the Norfolk Archaeological Trust as an owner of some of the most iconic rural sites in Norfolk. The book concludes with a discussion of some issues facing British field archaeology today.
- | Author: Peter Wade-Martins
- | Publisher: Archaeopress
- | Publication Date: Oct 31, 2017
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9781784916572
- | ISBN-10: 1784916579
