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Hello, I find that a good recording process can actually help find and tell stories, much in the same way that drawing archaeology helps the archaeologist examine a site in more detail. We did a English Heritage level 3 buildings survey on an outbuilding at Catalhoyuk and I would highly recommend this approach for recording architecture: http://middlesavagery.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/open-access-article-an-archaeology-of-the-contemporary-a-standing-buildings-survey-of-the-chicken-shed-at-catalhoyuk/ I think there is additional value to recording contemporary archaeology in a rigorous, by-the-book fashion in that it translates something that is seen as outside the purview of archaeology into a broadly understood professional language. The report above is just that, a report, but we hope to turn it into an article soon enough. Cheers, Colleen -- Archaeology PhD Candidate Department of Anthropology University of California, Berkeley > Thanks for all the comments and thoughts on this, you have given me much > food for thought. > > Cornelius, I entirely agree with the point about not creating ever more > records. But isn't it the nature of developer-led work that, due to > time/budget constraints, we record while we can, then apply these findings > to specific questions? > > Some questions that might be addressed: Who built these structures, when > and why? Why were these materials used and where were they sourced? How > have they been subsequently adapted? What is the extent of the 'crash > barrier' material? Is this common practice? Is it confined to certain > areas? What does this say about contemporary attitudes to the countryside? > There is, for example much protest locally about losing this area of > countryside - but how 'pristine' is it really?. What is the relationship > between these structures and motorway development in the area? > > Interesting to hear of contemporary work being done within a commercial > framework, thanks Rob. Good to hear from you Kirsten, hope you're well. > > Thanks all > Dan > > -------------------------- > contemp-hist-arch is a list for news and events > in contemporary and historical archaeology, and > for announcements relating to the CHAT conference group. > ------- > For email subscription options see: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/archives/contemp-hist-arch.html > ------- > Visit the CHAT website for more information and for future meeting dates: > http://www.contemp-hist-arch.ac.uk > -------------------------- > -------------------------- contemp-hist-arch is a list for news and events in contemporary and historical archaeology, and for announcements relating to the CHAT conference group. ------- For email subscription options see: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/archives/contemp-hist-arch.html ------- Visit the CHAT website for more information and for future meeting dates: http://www.contemp-hist-arch.ac.uk --------------------------