Chartered Institute for Archaeologists 2023

PROFESSIONAL ARCHAEOLOGY | A GUIDE FOR CLIENTS 2023 3 COVER IMAGE: ©Wessex Archaeology The Chartered Institute for Archaeologists is a democratic membership organisation and governed by its Royal Charter and by-laws. All correspondence and enquiries should be directed in the first instance to the central office address: Power Steele Building, Wessex Hall, Whiteknights Road, Earley, Reading RG6 6DE United Kingdom Tel 0118 966 2841 Email admin@archaeologists.net Website www.archaeologists.net In the event of a complaint against a member of CIfA or Registered Organisation, provisions exist for the initiation of professional conduct proceedings. While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this Guide for clients is current and correct, neither CIfA nor the publishers can be held responsible for any errors or omissions which may occur. Accordingly the Institute shall not be liable for any loss or damage or other matter arising from the employment or engagement of any such member. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recordings, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Cathedral Communications Limited. Published, designed and produced by Cathedral Communications Limited, High Street, Tisbury, Wiltshire, England SP3 6HA Tel 01747 871717 Email cifa@cathcomm.co.uk ©Copyright 2023 Cathedral Communications Limited CATHEDRAL C O M M U N I C A T I O N S ISBN 978 1 912747 16 0 CIfA Client Guide Professional Registers We would like to thank all those who have helped in the compilation of this Guide for clients , our publishers Cathedral Communications who prepared it for publication, and the advertisers who enable it to be produced and mailed at no cost to the Institute. C O N T E N T S Guidance for clients Archaeology and the historic environment: a quick introduction 5 About the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) 8 The historic environment: a resource and an opportunity 9 Realising economic and public benefits through archaeology 1 1 Archaeology and economic benefit 12 Archaeology and social value 13 Archaeology, planning policy and legislation 14 Good practice guidance 15 Working on projects outside the UK 15 The role of the professional archaeologist 16 Project types 16 Working with accredited archaeologists and registered organisations 17 Procurement 18 Regulation and professional conduct procedures 18 Professional registers 19 Registered organisation register 20 Case studies Managing archaeology: evaluation techniques that reduce uncertainty 21 Approaches to evaluation and assessment for linear infrastructure: HS2 Phase One John Halsted 22 Metal detecting as an evaluation technique: Detailed and Partial Artefact Survey (DAPAS) Keith Westcott 24 A geoarchaeological approach to evaluating large land parcels Clive Waddington 28 Placing geophysical survey at the centre of archaeological and heritage services Rok Plesnicar , Nicholas Crabb, Tom Richardson 33 Useful information Archaeology industry contacts 36 The role of local authority archaeologists 38 The role of the Portable Antiquities Scheme 38 Publications 39 Products and services Products and services 41 Classified section 46 Specialist suppliers index 48