Development-led Archaeology in North-West Europe: Proceedings of a Round Table at the University of Leicester, 19th-21st November 2009

201 Pages·2012·26.354 MB·English

by  Richard Bradley, Colin Haselgrove, Marc Vander Linden, Leo Webley

Development-led Archaeology in Northwest Europe

Development-led Archaeology
in Northwest Europe
Proceedings of a Round Table at the University of Leicester
19th–21st November 2009
Edited by
Leo Webley, Marc Vander Linden, Colin Haselgrove
and Richard Bradley
With contributions by
Machteld Bats, Jos Bazelmans, Jean Bourgeois, Jean-Luc Collart, Philippe Crombé, Wim De Clercq,
Guy De Mulder, Jeroen De Reu, Andrew Fitzpatrick, Margaret Gowen, Mark Guillon, Davy Herremans,
Susanne Heun, Pieter Laloo, Jonathan Last, Lien Lombaert, Martin Mikkelsen, Thomas Ott en,
Gertjan Plets, Joris Sergant, Birger Stichelbaut and Werner Wouters
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Development-led archaeology in northwest Europe : proceedings of a round table at the University of Leicester, 19th-21st November
2009 / edited by Leo Webley ... [et al.].
p. cm.
Papers in English, one in French; summaries in English, French, and German.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-1-84217-466-1
1. Cultural property--Protection--Europe, Western--Congresses. 2. Archaeology and state--Europe, Western--Congresses. 3.
Excavations (Archaeology)--Law and legislation--Europe, Western. I. Webley, Leo.
CC77.S36D47 2012
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Contents
Preface .........................................................................................................................................vii
Colin Haselgrove
List of contributors .....................................................................................................................ix
1. Introduction: development-led archaeology in northwest Europe.
Frameworks, practices and outcomes ..................................................................................1
Marc Vander Linden and Leo Webley
2. Serving two masters: Dutch archaeology since the Vallett a Convention .......................9
Jos Bazelmans
3. Development-led archaeology in Flanders: the legal framework ..................................22
Werner Wouters
4. Development-led archaeology in Flanders: an overview of practices
and results in the period 1990–2010 ...................................................................................29
Wim De Clercq, Machteld Bats, Jean Bourgeois, Philippe Crombé, Guy De Mulder,
Jeroen De Reu, Davy Herremans, Pieter Laloo, Lien Lombaert, Gertjan Plets,
Joris Sergant and Birger Stichelbaut
5. L’archéologie préventive en France: le cadre réglementaire et son application
(Archéologie préventive in France: legal framework and implementation) .....................56
Jean-Luc Collart
6. Development-led archaeology in Germany: legal framework.
The example of North Rhine-Westphalia ........................................................................100
Thomas Ott en
7. Archaeology and infrastructure projects in Germany.
The challenges faced in the application of international conventions
to archaeology in a federal country: a case study ..........................................................108
Susanne Heun
8. Development-led archaeology in Denmark ....................................................................117
Martin Mikkelsen
9. Frameworks for development-led archaeology in England .........................................128
Jonathan Last
vi Contents
10. Development-led archaeology in the United Kingdom: a view from AD 2010 ...........139
Andrew Fitzpatrick
11. Frameworks for development-led archaeology in Ireland ..............................................157
Margaret Gowen
12. Development-led archaeology in France. Practice and research,
with particular reference to the Institut National de Recherches
Archéologiques Préventives (Inrap) ..........................................................................................165
Mark Guillon
Postscript: recorded time .............................................................................................................173
Richard Bradley
English summaries ........................................................................................................................176
Résumés français ...........................................................................................................................179
Deutsche Zusammenfassungen ..................................................................................................182
Preface
The papers contained in this volume are the outcome to fi nd the necessary time to revise his contribution on
of a round table on development-led archaeology the Netherlands, whilst due to his other commitments
in northwestern Europe held at the University John Pind has also had to withdraw his paper on
of Leicester from 19th–21st November 2009. The Denmark, but we are grateful to them for their
aim of the round table was to refl ect on how the stimulating presentations at the meeting. Regrett ably,
particular legal and administrative frameworks for circumstances also prevented Jeannot Metzler and
development-led archaeology that have been adopted his colleagues from att ending the round table and
by different countries within the region and the contributing a paper on development-led archaeology
specific fieldwork methods through which such in Luxembourg.
archaeology is implemented aff ect the formation of Others to whom particular thanks are due are
the archaeological record. The round table took place Professor Tim Champion (University of Southampton)
within the auspices of a fi ve-year research project who acted as discussant for the fi nal session; Dr Roger
The prehistory of Britain and Ireland in their European Thomas (English Heritage), who kindly allowed his
context, funded by The Leverhulme Trust and being timely paper ‘Rethinking PPG16’ to be discussed at the
jointly undertaken by the Universities of Leicester round table; Dr Andrea Smith (Headland Archaeology)
and Reading. This larger project is examining how the for commenting on the position in Scotland; and all
vast increase in development-led excavation since the three of them, along with Dr Jeremy Taylor (University
early 1990s has increased our understanding of later of Leicester), for chairing sessions. Very many thanks
prehistoric societies in northwestern Europe, whilst at also to Sally Worrell (University College London) for
the same time opening up fresh perspectives on the coming to the meeting to provide an overview of the
unity and diversity of human experience and cultural operation of the Portable Antiquities Scheme in England
developments at diff erent times and places across and Wales for Continental colleagues, and to Deirdre
the wider geographical region linked together by the O’Sullivan (University of Leicester), for standing in
Atlantic, Channel and the North Sea. for Margaret Gowen at short notice and presenting a
In keeping with the chronological parameters of the stimulating survey of development-led archaeology
parent project, the focus of the round table was on legal, in Ireland. Dr Patrick Clay, Dr Dave Edwards and
administrative and methodological factors infl uencing a number of other colleagues and postgraduates in
the constitution of the archaeological record from the the School of Archaeology and Ancient History who
start of the Neolithic to the end of the pre-Roman Iron att ended the round table also made many valuable
Age, but in practice many of the same considerations contributions to the discussion.
apply to the archaeology of the historic period and to The brunt of the organisation of the round table was
some extent to earlier prehistory as well. The round born by Marc Vander Linden and Leo Webley, but we
table itself was att ended by individuals working in are also grateful to Sharon North, Lisa Kirby and Pam
Belgium, Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland Lowther for help with various aspects of the conference
and the Netherlands, both members of national and arrangements and booking accommodation, meals
regional archaeological services and commercial and travel, and to Ian Reeds for organising transport
companies and university-based researchers working between the station, campus and hotel for the speakers.
on the relevant period. Thanks are also due to the Vice-Chancellor of the
On behalf of all four organisers, I would like to University of Leicester, Professor Sir Robert Burgess,
thank everyone who participated in the round table for his hospitality in laying on a reception for the
or contributed in other ways to making the occasion a participants and to The Leverhulme Trust for funding
success, fi rst and foremost the speakers themselves. In the round table and the wider research project of which
the event, due to illness Wilfried Hessing was unable it formed a part.
Colin Haselgrove
Leicester
June 2011

List of Contributors
Jos Bazelmans Margaret Gowen
Rij ksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed Margaret Gowen & Co. Ltd
Smallepad 5 2 Killiney View
3811 MG Amersfoort Albert Road Lower
The Netherlands Glenageary, Co. Dublin
[email protected] Republic of Ireland
[email protected]
Richard Bradley
Department of Archaeology Mark Guillon
University of Reading Inrap
Whiteknights Box 226 Direction Scientifi que et Technique
Reading 7 rue de Madrid
RG6 6AB 75008 Paris
United Kingdom France
[email protected] [email protected]
Jean-Luc Collart Colin Haselgrove
Conservateur régional de l’archéologie School of Archaeology and Ancient History
Direction régionale des aff aires culturelles de University of Leicester
Picardie University Road
Service régional d’archéologie Leicester
5 rue Henri Daussy LE1 7RH
80044 Amiens Cedex 01 United Kingdom
[email protected] [email protected]
Wim De Clercq, Machteld Bats, Jean Bourgeois, Susanne Heun
Philippe Crombé, Guy De Mulder, Jeroen De Reu, Archäologie & Projektberatung
Davy Herremans, Pieter Laloo, Lien Lombaert, Hofgut Eich
Gertjan Plets, Joris Sergant 63589 Linsengericht
and Birger Stichelbaut Germany
Vakgroep Archeologie [email protected]
Universiteit Gent
Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 35 Jonathan Last
9000 Gent English Heritage, Fort Cumberland
Belgium Eastney
[email protected] Portsmouth
PO4 9LD
Andrew Fitzpatrick United Kingdom
Wessex Archaeology [email protected]
Portway House
Old Sarum Park Martin Mikkelsen
Salisbury Viborg Stift smuseum
Wiltshire Hjultorvet 4
SP4 6EB 8800 Viborg
United Kingdom Denmark
a.fi [email protected] [email protected]