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 IFA News : Geophysics Special Interest Group - Annual General Meeting |
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| Posted by ifa-admin on 20/8/2008 16:04:56 (6 reads) | |||
| The inaugural Annual General Meeting of the IFA’s Geophysics Special Interest Group will be held at the offices of Birmingham Archaeology at 11.00 a.m. on Wednesday, the 1st October, 2008. For more information please download a leaflet. |
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| IFA News : IFA - Setting standards: a call for action |
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| Posted by ifa-admin on 18/8/2008 11:51:53 (60 reads) | |||
| The Working Group on the Setting of Cultural Heritage Features has produced a second document, following up on the Group's Draft Report. Setting standards: a call for action explains briefly why setting is a problem and why guidelines are urgently needed. Comments are welcomed to Paul Masser paul@headlandarchaeology.com. |
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| IFA office: : IFA email problems |
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| Posted by ifa-admin on 13/8/2008 15:25:20 (54 reads) | |||
| The IFA are experiencing problems sending and receiving email. If you are having difficulty getting hold of us please ring the office instead. |
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| Archaeology News : IFA - 'Settings' working group: draft report published |
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| Posted by ifa-admin on 12/8/2008 11:29:56 (75 reads) | |||
| The Working Group on the Setting of Cultural Heritage Features has published a draft report, authored by George Lambrick. Comments on this document are welcome to Paul Masser (paul@headlandarchaeology.com). |
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| IFA News : IFA - IFA Working Group on the Setting of Cultural Heritage Features |
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| Posted by ifa-admin on 12/8/2008 11:28:05 (76 reads) | |||
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Planning guidance refers to the need to preserve archaeological sites, monuments and historic buildings in an appropriate setting. This principle recognises that culturally significant sites are informed by, and contribute to an appreciation of the wider landscape: it is not enough to study and protect sites in isolation, while allowing development that makes it difficult or impossible to appreciate their landscape context. Archaeologists contributing to Environmental Impact Assessments are frequently required to assess impacts on the setting of cultural heritage features, which can be problematic and contentious. The absence of agreed definitions, criteria and methodologies for the assessment of impacts on setting is leading to a confusing variety of approaches. As a result, consultants are uncertain of the robustness of their assessments, curators cannot be confident about the validity of conclusions reached in Environmental Statements and, at Public Inquiry, Reporters and Inspectors are faced with an unedifying divergence in ‘expert’ opinion. A session was organised at the 2007 IFA conference in Reading to explore the issue of setting. At the end of that session, the consensus view of the audience was that action was urgently needed, to define areas of common ground and differences of opinion, and ultimately to develop widely accepted guidelines. A Working Group has been set up, with the initial aim of identifying areas of agreement and disagreement within the archaeological profession, and defining topics that require further detailed research and development. This website will be used to promote the activities of the group, advertise forthcoming events and publish the results of its work. If you are interested in finding out more about the activities of the Working Group, and want to contribute to the ongoing debate about setting, please contact Paul Masser (.paul@headlandarchaeology.com) or look at the settings page of the IFA website. |
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| Archaeology News : Scotland in later prehistoric Europe - international conference |
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| Posted by ifa-admin on 12/8/2008 10:40:01 (50 reads) | |||
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Scotland in later prehistoric Europe - international conference This major international conference from the 19th to 21st September 2008 will explore the later prehistoric archaeology of Scotland in its British and European context. 20 Speakers from across Europe will investigate themes including: The People and the Period, The Changing Societies of Later Prehistoric Northern Europe, Landscape and Settlements and Artefacts, Beliefs and Society. A keynote lecture will be presented by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe. Price includes all three days lectures, tea and coffee and a wine and whisky reception on Friday, with the extra option of a conference dinner on Saturday. For more information please dowload a flyer. |
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| Archaeology News : New Climate Change Website |
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| Posted by ifa-admin on 8/8/2008 10:35:53 (133 reads) | |||
| English Heritage has launched a new climate change website www.climatechangeandyourhome.org.uk. The website aims to help owners of traditionally constructed houses understand the potential impacts of climate change on their properties and how simple building maintenance can help to lessen the effects of increasingly extreme weather. |
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| IFA News : IFA - Transcript of IFA conference plenary session now available |
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| Posted by ifa-admin on 6/8/2008 16:41:15 (148 reads) | |||
| A transcript of the plenary session 'The future of the IFA?' is now available and can be downloaded here. |
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| Archaeology News : Illustration and Survey Special Interest Group survey |
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| Posted by ifa-admin on 5/8/2008 15:12:47 (104 reads) | |||
| The Illustration and Survey Special Interest Group are conducting a survey to assess employment situation and circumstances of those working in these specialist areas. Some specialists may have received a survey by post, if you have not but wish to take part please see details on the groups' page. |
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| Archaeology News : Conference: Townscape in Focus: Lichfield: 8th to 10th October 2008 |
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| Posted by ifa-admin on 28/7/2008 9:49:09 (212 reads) | |||
| Heritage protection and the principles of conservation are at the heart of new legislation to manage the historic built environment. This conference examines the new agendas and the skills and tools which are essential if we are to build on our heritage assets for a sustainable future. For more information visit www.ehtf.org.uk or download a flyer. |
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| IFA News : IFA - New IFA membership application procedure and updated Applicants’ Handbook |
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| Posted by ifa-admin on 24/7/2008 16:05:20 (346 reads) | |||
| The IFA has revised the Applicants’ Handbook and related documents to make the process more straightforward and transparent, and to ensure that all professionals within the historic environment felt able to apply. The new process concentrates on competence rather than experience. Applicants with the NVQ in Archaeological Practice will be able to ‘fast-track’ their application, as holding the NVQ already proves technical competence *. It is hoped that this changed emphasis and revised handbook will make the process of joining the IFA easier for all historic environment professionals. If you have any questions regarding the application process or would like an application pack, please contact the membership team tel: 0118 378 6446 email: admin@archaeologist.net or alternatively information can be downloaded from the ‘Individual membership’ page of our website (http://www.archaeologists.net/modules/icontent/index.php?page=31). |
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| Archaeology News : Developer Training Days at Flag Fen Archaeology Park |
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| Posted by ifa-admin on 23/7/2008 14:17:50 (270 reads) | |||
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Developer Training Days at Flag Fen Archaeology Park Archaeology is increasingly an issue in UK developments, with costs for legally required programmes of archaeology works running from thousands to millions of pounds. Now, Flag Fen Archaeology Park offers the opportunity to learn everything you need to know in a fun way through our Developer Training Day Program. This indispensable course for development and construction professionals, gives you knowledge vital to help you keep your costs down and your work on schedule. At the same time it enables you and your team to plan affectively for archaeological issues, minimise risk to your budget and timetable from archaeology as well as maximising the potential benefits to you of any archaeological programme of works. Training is given by professional archaeologists and consultants who take you through the stages of an archaeological project, put you through the rigors of a reconstructed excavation, help you to identify evaluation works from mitigation works and take you behind the scenes of the larger part of an archaeologists work. The day covers; an overview of archaeology in planning law, the requirements of local authorities, the types of archaeological intervention and the full process from first assessment to the fulfilment of an archaeological condition. We also give you a valuable insight into how commercial archaeology is organised, the variety of contractors available and what you should be looking for in an archaeological quote. Dates currently available: 19th August, 9th September, 8th October and 11th November and cost Ł250 per attendee which includes lunch, use of excavation equipment and additional refreshments. For further technical information, please contact Mike Bamforth on 0207 770 6045. For booking, please contact Flag Fen on 07133 313414 |
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| Archaeology News : SCOTLAND’S RURAL PAST ANNUAL CONFERENCE |
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| Posted by ifa-admin on 23/7/2008 11:31:26 (215 reads) | |||
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SCOTLAND’S RURAL PAST ANNUAL CONFERENCE The first annual Scotland’s Rural Past Conference will share the many exciting discoveries and experiences of the project so far at the Birnam Institute in Dunkeld on Saturday November 15. Scotland’s Rural Past (SRP) is a five year project, set up to support local communities to investigate and record the remains of long abandoned settlements in their local areas. This initiative aims to encourage volunteers to discover more about historic rural settlements by developing their own projects. The team provides training for local volunteers, teaching valuable new techniques and skills in identifying, surveying and recording archaeological features. Volunteers come away from the courses with a rediscovered sense of place and greater understanding of the changing historic landscape in their area. Thirty-six SRP projects are currently underway across Scotland, with over 400 volunteers involved. The Conference will include an address from keynote speaker, Dr Simon Taylor, one of Scotland’s foremost authorities on place names. In addition, volunteers from projects across Scotland will make presentations of their work, information clinics will provide delegates with expert advice, and the Highland Folk Museum will provide hands-on craft activities. Tertia Barnet, project manager for Scotland’s Rural Past, said, “We are looking forward to sharing the experiences of a wide variety of projects at our first Conference. We are expecting a good turn out, and it will be great to get experts and volunteers together to take part in what promises to be an interesting and informative day.” Delegates will be charged Ł12 per person to cover tea/coffee, buffet lunch and a wine reception. The Saturday conference will be followed by an optional meal at Birnam House Hotel (Ł18 per head for 3 course meal), and a guided walk near Pitlochry on Sunday November 16 (approx 9.30am – 1pm) led by Peter Quelch, Woodland Expert and Dr Piers Dixon of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. For further information please contact: Katy Gilzean at Colman Getty Scotland Consultancy 0131 558 8851 / KatyGilzean@colmangetty.co.uk |
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| Archaeology News : Creating a suitable setting for historic buildings - 6 day course |
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| Posted by ifa-admin on 23/7/2008 11:10:02 (262 reads) | |||
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Creating a suitable setting for historic buildings - 6 day course accredited by English Heritage on the design and management of the public realm The most successful public spaces are those where the professionals involved have adopted a co-ordinated approach to tackling the issues of traffic, pedestrians, urban design, landscape and particularly the creation of suitable settings for historic buildings, sharing their knowledge and understanding one another’s language. This course is unique. It explains, at the same time, all the primary aspects of the public realm, both traffic and highway engineering principles, as well as urban design and conservation objectives. Many who join the course will be at mid-career in one discipline and will gain from working, in a convivial learning environment, with their peers from other disciplines. Full details are at www.publicrealm.info or call Alison on 01932 889371 for a chat about the course and your career |
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| Archaeology News : AFTER THE EXCAVATION – ARCHAEOLOGY FROM PROCESSING TO PUBLICATION |
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| Posted by ifa-admin on 16/7/2008 10:28:02 (347 reads) | |||
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AFTER THE EXCAVATION – ARCHAEOLOGY FROM PROCESSING TO PUBLICATION Post-diploma course in Archaeology for Birkbeck FLL to be held at Avenue House, Finchley from 01/10/08 to 25/3/09 Excavation is only the beginning of the process of archaeological investigation. This course aims to provide tuition for non-professional archaeologists and local archaeological societies in post-excavation recording and analysis by re-examining unpublished excavations. For more information download the flyer. |
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| Archaeology News : IHBC Gus Astley Student Award, 2008 |
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| Posted by ifa-admin on 16/7/2008 10:22:37 (215 reads) | |||
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IHBC CALLS FOR 2008 STUDENT AWARD ENTRIES The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), the UK’s professional body for historic environment conservation specialists, is calling on current students to enter their best coursework for the IHBC Gus Astley Student Award, 2008 The top prize is a Ł300 award, a chance to present at the Institute’s 2009 Annual School in Buxton, and the opportunity of getting published in the IHBC’s Context journal. The IHBC’s award is inspired by the memory of Gus Astley, the IHBC’s former Membership Secretary. Students are encouraged to enter course work as soon as practical. Submission must follow the terms posted on the IHBC’s website. Closing date for submissions covering the 2007-8 academic year is 31 December 2008. ‘The Award is tailored to meet the needs of today’s students‘, says the IHBC’s Director, Dr Seán O’Reilly. ‘Generally no additional preparation is required, candidates need only e-mail their best piece of coursework to studentaward2008@ihbc.org.uk. References: See www.ihbc.org.uk & . http://www.ihbc.org.uk/awards.htm. |
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| IFA News : IFA - Salary Benchmarking report - Now available |
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| Posted by ifa-admin on 16/7/2008 9:34:22 (916 reads) | |||
| The IFA has been conducting a project to produce robust data comparing archaeological salaries to those of other professions. The report is now available and can be downloaded here. |
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| IFA News : IFA - Two new Bursary Placements at Worcester CC and Pitt-Rivers Museum |
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| Posted by ifa-admin on 14/7/2008 14:48:26 (343 reads) | |||
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The IFA are pleased two announce two new workplace learning bursary places. One at Worcester County Council in environmental archaeology and one at the Pitt-Rivers Museum in archive archaeology. Please download the flyers below and contact the hosts directly for more information: Worcester - Environmental Archaeology Pitt-Rivers - Archive Archaelogy |
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| IFA office: : IFA - New RAOs |
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| Posted by ifa-admin on 11/7/2008 14:37:24 (371 reads) | |||
| The IFA has 3 more registered organisations, however as our website hosts are doing some work on their own servers at the moment these organisations are not currently on the website. However their details can be downloaded here in word format and they will be added to the databases for searching soon. |
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| Archaeology News : inscription of the Antonine Wall approved as world heritage site |
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| Posted by ifa-admin on 9/7/2008 10:16:00 (262 reads) | |||
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On Monday 7 July 2008 the World Heritage Committee unanimously approved the inscription of the Antonine Wall as a World Heritage Site, as part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site. IBelow is David Breeze's 'acceptance speech': Madam Chair, Your excellencies, ladies and gentlemen On behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom, I should like to thank the World Heritage Committee for extending the trans-national Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site by the inscription of the Antonine Wall in Scotland. We would like to recognise and thank the State Party of Germany for their support and collaboration in developing the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site. We are also particularly grateful to the Scottish Government and the 5 local authorities along the line of the Antonine Wall – Falkirk, Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, East and West Dunbartonshire – for their active support in bringing this nomination to fruition. This current extension of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site will give great encouragement to other countries in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East which contain elements of Roman frontiers and who are interested in joining this significant multi-national project. The idea of creating trans-national World Heritage Sites is an excellent way of aiding international understanding and co-operation, of celebrating our shared common heritage and developing linked protection and management frameworks. Although frontiers usually divide, this particular frontier seeks to break down barriers. Finally, may I congratulate the City of Quebec on its 400th anniversary and you yourself on your calm and exemplary chairing of this meeting. David J Breeze Co-ordinator of the Antonine Wall World Heritage Site |
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