Chartered Institute for Archaeologists 2023

G U I DA N C E F O R C L I E N T S PROFESSIONAL ARCHAEOLOGY | A GUIDE FOR CLIENTS 2023 15 WORKING ON PROJECTS OUTSIDE THE UK The Chartered Institute for Archaeologists requires that our Code of conduct and Standards must be adhered to wherever a CIfA accredited professional or CIfA Registered Organisation is working. If you are looking for an archaeologist to help you with a project based outside the UK, you will need to select an archaeologist with experience of working with different types and levels of legislation and guidance and in different cultural contexts. Internationally, legislation and policy vary in scope and focus. International conventions and charters need to be interpreted and applied by experts for each case as it arises. An accredited archaeologist will be able to help you interpret ▪ environmental and social impact assessment legislation, requirements and standards ▪ policies and environmental and social standards of international banks and lending institutions for projects receiving funding support (which are also applied widely even where a specific bank is not involved as a lender) ▪ the cultural heritage requirements of investors and lenders such as the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Investment Bank ▪ relevant local legislation and guidelines ▪ the Burra Charter A professional archaeologist can advise on using professional standards and when to use the appropriate guidance or methodologies from other jurisdictions. GOOD PRACTICE GUIDANCE CIfA-Registered Organisations and CIfA-accredited archaeologists are committed to working ethically, in accordance with our Code of conduct . That ethical code is underpinned by CIfA Standards for all stages of the process, and by guidance on good practice in meeting those standards. In the UK, it is highly likely that planning authorities will require any archaeological work to be carried out to CIfA Standards. The CIfA Standards and guidance can be found on our website at https://bit.ly/3gq34Tt . You can refer to any of these documents to ensure you are receiving a service that meets professional standards. Steps taken within the spatial planning process in the UK can include ▪ communication with a local or national authority to discuss historic environment assets and their value or legal protection ▪ desk-based assessment of the resource, its significance and the potential impact of the scheme on that significance (to support outline or detailed planning applications) ▪ field evaluations such as those described in this client guide; if the significance of archaeological remains cannot be adequately defined from existing sources, geophysical survey, targeted trench or pit excavation, or limited building investigation might be used ▪ reporting to the planning authority on the results of investigations or production of an environmental impact assessment chapter ▪ granting planning permission by the local authority, with or without an archaeological condition ▪ recording or conservation work in advance of or during development in accordance with the terms of a planning condition, if significant remains are present ▪ community or public engagement in the work, if appropriate ▪ analysis and interpretation of results ▪ publication of findings of all stages ▪ archiving of documentation, digital data, research material and finds Enlisting the help of professionally accredited archaeologists at the start of your project will benefit all stages of a development. A professional archaeologist will guide you through the planning process from start to finish. For more detailed guidance on managing archaeology within construction projects, we recommend the recently updated CIRIA archaeology guide – Archaeology and construction: good practice guidance ( https://bit.ly/43068M6 ), which provides technical advice and good-practice examples. Preserving a cremation urn ©Headland Archaeology