 Archaeology News : Consultation document: Maritime Archaeological Archives in Policy & Practice |
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15 February 2007 Consultation Document: Slipping Through the Net: Maritime Archaeological Archives in Policy and Practice Archaeological Archives are a nationally important resource; they offer the means to re-access and re-interpret our past, and as a result to re-define and re-articulate our own identity. Yet maritime archaeological archives are falling through a gap in policy and practice. They are being dispersed, are deteriorating, remain un-interpreted and un-curated, are sold and sometimes simply abandoned. Currently, there is no system for the preparation, deposition and curation of maritime archaeological archives. The IFA Maritime Affairs Group has produced a discussion document, ‘Slipping through the Net: Maritime Archaeological Archives in Policy and Practice’, which articulates the current situation through a range of case studies. This document is open to consultation to all stakeholder organisations, groups and individuals, particularly within the archaeological, museum, archive and heritage sectors. Responses to the consultation will be used to help generate a series of recommendations as part of an integrated strategy for our maritime archaeological archives. The document can be downloaded here The IFA are seeking responses to the document as a whole, but in particular to the following questions, • ‘Slipping through the Net’ is intended as a statement of current circumstance, do you feel the document represents the current situation thoroughly? • Does Section 4 effectively summarise the issues facing the proper management of maritime archaeological archives? The consultation period closes on Friday 20 April 2007. Responses should be sent to Tim Howard at tim.howard@archaeologists.net or by post to: Maritime Archives Consultation, Institute of Field Archaeologists SHES Whiteknights University of Reading PO Box 227 Reading RG6 6AB |
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