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Dear Robin/Marcus - One reference to modern (?1990s) graffiti being routinely recorded through contract archaeology (in this case the widening of the M25 motorway) relates to the well-known "GIVE PEAS A CHANCE" graffiti on the Chalfont Viaduct in Bucks, visible when travelling clockwise on the M25, recorded in 2009 by Oxford Archaeology. The report - which found that the graffiti to involve two separate stages - first "PEAS" (the name of a local graffiti artist), and then the rest of the text - is online here - https://library.thehumanjourney.net/163/1/GCCVIA09.pdf DH ....................................... Dan Hicks MCIfA, FSA University of Oxford http://www.arch.ox.ac.uk/DH1.html On 5 Jan 2016, at 12:23, Page, Robin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: We'd like to get your views on all elements of the draft Historic England guidance on Recording Historic Graffiti. Its purpose is to provide anyone working in the historic environment with basic advice and guidance for the systematic recording of graffiti of all types and ages. It aims to introduce: · the range and types of graffiti · provide practical advice on recording techniques · give some indication as to the range of information that can be learnt. We've created a comments form to help capture your thoughts. Please send your feedback by Friday 5 February 2016, using this form if you wish, to Marcus Jecock [log in to unmask] You can see the draft guidance and access the comments form on the Historic England website: http://www.historicengland.org.uk/about/what-we-do/consultations/guidance-open-for-consultation/ I know there was much comment on the list relating to a recent magazine article about graffiti, particularly concerns about references for further reading. Please do feel free to reinforce this for this guidance- as well as any other comments- directly to the contact above! (I note for example that this draft does not yet appear to cite the full academic reference for the seminal paper on the Sex Pistols graffiti). Kind regards Robin Robin Page Heritage Protection Programmes Online Coordinator Research Group Direct Dial: 01793 414617 http://www.historicengland.org.uk/about/what-we-do/action-plan/ -------------------------- 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 --------------------------