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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.
Contents
Norfolk Firsts ;
Time line of key events most of which feature in the Book ;
Chapter 1: Introduction ;
Chapter 2: The Early Years ;
Chapter 3: Excavating Deserted Medieval Villages ;
Chapter 4: The Launditch Hundred Project, 1967-71 ;
Chapter 5: North Elmham Park: The Excavation of a High-Status Anglo-Saxon and Early Medieval Settlement, 1967-72 ;
Chapter 6: Chance Finds ;
Chapter 7: Societies ;
Chapter 8: Amateurs in Action ;
Chapter 9: Metal Detecting: 'The Norfolk System' ;
Chapter 10: Urban Surveys ;
Chapter 11: The 'RESCUE' Movement, The Scole Committee and Professional County Units ;
Chapter 12: A New County Service for Field Archaeology, 1973-1999 ;
Chapter 13: Key Norfolk Archaeological Unit Projects ;
Chapter 14: The Story of 'East Anglian Archaeology' ;
Chapter 15: County-based Conservation Projects ;
Chapter 16: National Conservation Initiatives ;
Chapter 17: Some Rescue Excavations, 1972-92 ;
Chapter 18: Clearing the Publication Backlog from the Past, 1977-97 ;
Chapter 19: Re-structuring Field Archaeology in Norfolk, 1991 ;
Chapter 20: Time to Move On ;
Chapter 21: The Norfolk Archaeological Trust: a property-owning conservation trust ;
Chapter 22: Caistor St Edmund Roman Town ;
Chapter 23: Burgh Castle 'Saxon Shore' Roman Fort ;
Chapter 24: Two Monasteries ;
Chapter 25: Other Recent Acquisitions ;
Chapter 26: The Future Role of the Norfolk Archaeological Trust ;
Chapter 27: A Time to Reflect ;
Appendix 1: Alan Davison's publications ;
Appendix 2: Summary of progress set out in the 1996 Five-year Development Plan for Archaeology in the Norfolk Museums Service ;
Appendix 3: List of those archaeologists who attended the February 1970 Barford meeting which represented the start of the RESCUE movement ;
Bibliography ;
Index
