Standards and Guidance documents increasingly overlie our everyday working practices, ranging from high-level documents such as those produced by CIfA, to more specific guidance such as the BABAO Guidelines to the Standards for Recording Human Remains. But are these Standards and Guidelines always followed, and do we always agree on their implementation?
How do finds-management processes and the implementation of Standards and Guidance impact the knowledge that can be gained from the archaeological record, and the future potential and use of the stored archive? Which Standards and Guidance are being followed and which are not, and how does this manifest itself? What pitfalls or successes have been created by implementing or veering away form recognised Standards and Guidance, and what can we learn from them?
This hybrid day-conference will address these questions and more, with cross-sector input from finds processors, finds specialists, researchers, archivists and museum professionals.
