CIfA 2021 A Guide for Clients

PROFESSIONAL ARCHAEOLOGY | A GUIDE FOR CLIENTS 2021 3 COVER IMAGE: Sandwich ©MSDS Marine The Chartered Institute for Archaeologists is a democratic membership organisation and governed by its Royal Charter and by-laws. All correspondence and enquiries should be directed in the first instance to the central office address: Power Steele Building, Wessex Hall, Whiteknights Road, Earley, Reading RG6 6DE United Kingdom Tel 0118 966 2841 Email admin@archaeologists.net Website www.archaeologists.net In the event of a complaint against a member of CIfA or Registered Organisation, provisions exist for the initiation of professional conduct proceedings. While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this Guide for clients is current and correct, neither the CIfA nor the publishers can be held responsible for any errors or omissions which may occur. Accordingly the Institute shall not be liable for any loss or damage or other matter arising from the employment or engagement of any such member. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recordings, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Cathedral Communications Limited. Published, designed and produced by Cathedral Communications Limited, High Street, Tisbury, Wiltshire, England SP3 6HA Tel 01747 871717 Email cifa@cathcomm.co.uk ©Copyright 2021 Cathedral Communications Limited CATHEDRAL C O M M U N I C A T I O N S ISBN 978 1 912747 08 5 CIfA Client Guide Professional Registers We would like to thank all those who have helped in the compilation of this Guide for clients , our publishers Cathedral Communications who prepared it for publication, and the advertisers who enable it to be produced and mailed at no cost to the Institute. C O N T E N T S Introduction 5 Guidance for clients Archaeology: a quick introduction 7 About the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) 8 The historic environment: a resource and an opportunity 9 Realising economic and public benefits through archaeology 11 Archaeology and economic benefit 12 Archaeology and public benefit 13 Archaeology and social value 13 Archaeology, planning policy and legislation 14 Good practice guidance 15 Working on projects outside the UK 15 The role of the professional archaeologist 16 Project types 17 Working with professionally accredited archaeologists and registered organisations 17 Procurement 18 Regulation and professional conduct procedures 18 Professional registers Registered organisation register 20 Directory of accredited professionals 21 Case studies Innovations: new ways to deliver social value through archaeology Introduction 23 Hollis Croft: a matter of time – archaeological comic book Mili Rajic 24 Powering and protecting Scottish heritage Kevin Mooney 26 Public engagement in our everyday work Clemency Cooper 29 Excavation for wellbeing – volunteering in the Covid-19 pandemic Penelope Foreman 32 Useful information Archaeology industry addresses 35 The role of local authority archaeologists 37 The role of the Portable Antiquities Scheme 37 Other resources for clients The Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA) Guide 38 Publications 39 Products and services Archaeological services, multidisciplinary 40 Courses and training 43 Dating services 44 Insurance 45 Aerial photographic interpretation 45 Classified section 46 Advertisers index 48