Construction impacts on in situ preservation of archaeological sites and artefacts. Williams, J. & Corfield, M.
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Recent research has highlighted a number of construction activities that may have significant impact on the survival of buried archaeological remains and their evidence. For some of these activities it is clear that alternative methods should be sought where archaeological conservation of a site is required. In other instances, however, no scientifically collected data exists to evaluate hypothetical, or anecdotal concerns over particular construction techniques that produce a high degree of damage. In this paper we review some of the potential physical, hydrological and geochemical changes associated with modern construction methods that can impact deleteriously upon archaeological sites and artefacts. The principal aim of this paper is to demonstrate that reviewing the extent of our conservation science knowledge is essential to the development of future research strategies.
@article{williams_construction_nodate,
	title = {Construction impacts on in situ preservation of archaeological sites and artefacts},
	abstract = {Recent research has highlighted a number of construction activities that may have significant impact on the survival of buried archaeological remains and their evidence. For some of these activities it is clear that alternative methods should be sought where archaeological conservation of a site is required. In other instances, however, no scientifically collected data exists to evaluate hypothetical, or anecdotal concerns over particular construction techniques that produce a high degree of damage. In this paper we review some of the potential physical, hydrological and geochemical changes associated with modern construction methods that can impact deleteriously upon archaeological sites and artefacts. The principal aim of this paper is to demonstrate that reviewing the extent of our conservation science knowledge is essential to the development of future research strategies.},
	language = {en},
	author = {Williams, Jim and Corfield, Mike},
	pages = {4},
}

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