This page (revision-41) was last changed on 09-Jan-2019 14:45 by Nick Boldrini

This page was created on 17-Sep-2012 11:40 by Alison Bennett

Only authorized users are allowed to rename pages.

Only authorized users are allowed to delete pages.

Page revision history

Version Date Modified Size Author Changes ... Change note
41 09-Jan-2019 14:45 15 KB Nick Boldrini to previous

Page References

Incoming links Outgoing links
SectionA.2
SectionA.2

Version management

Difference between version and

At line 2 changed one line
Systematic records of archaeological and historic monuments began to be created in 1908 when the Royal Commissions ([RCHME|Glossary#RCHME|target='_blank'], [RCAHMS|Glossary#RCAHMS|target='_blank'], [RCAHMW|Glossary#RCAHMW|target='_blank']) were set up and instructed to make an inventory of the ancient and historical monuments of their respective countries. For example, the warrant for the RCHME required the Commission 'to make an inventory of the Ancient Monuments and Constructions connected with or illustrative of the contemporary culture, civilisation and conditions of life of the people in England covering the period from the earliest time to the year 1700'. The remit also included identification of ‘those which seem most worthy of preservation' ([RCHME 1992|Bibliography#RCHME 1992|target='_blank'). In Scotland the cut-off date was initially set at 1707, the date of the union of the English and Scottish parliaments.
Systematic records of archaeological and historic monuments began to be created in 1908 when the Royal Commissions ([RCHME|Glossary#RCHME|target='_blank'], [RCAHMS|Glossary#RCAHMS|target='_blank'], [RCAHMW|Glossary#RCAHMW|target='_blank']) were set up and instructed to make an inventory of the ancient and historical monuments of their respective countries. For example, the warrant for the RCHME required the Commission 'to make an inventory of the Ancient Monuments and Constructions connected with or illustrative of the contemporary culture, civilisation and conditions of life of the people in England covering the period from the earliest time to the year 1700'. The remit also included identification of ‘those which seem most worthy of preservation' ([RCHME 1992|Bibliography#RCHME 1992|target='_blank']). In Scotland the cut-off date was initially set at 1707, the date of the union of the English and Scottish parliaments.
At line 6 changed one line
During the 1960s there was a growing awareness of the rate at which archaeological sites were being damaged or destroyed and a need for the information amassed by the Royal Commissions and the OS to be available to the local-authority planning system. The Committee of Enquiry into the Arrangements for the Protection of Field Monuments (the ['Walsh' Committee|Glossary#Walsh Committee|target='_blank'], which covered England, Wales and Scotland) recommended the strengthening of existing legislation for the protection of ancient monuments, and concluded that the local-authority system could in future play a vital part in identifying and moderating threats to the historic landscape. It recommended that county planning authorities maintain a record of field monuments and that county councils should consider appointing archaeological officers to provide professional archaeological assistance (Walsh 1969). Following publication of the [Walsh report|Glossary#Walsh report|target='_blank'], national networks of archaeological officers and [SMRs|Glossary#SMR|target='_blank'] began to emerge in England and Wales in the 1970s. Oxfordshire is generally credited with establishing the first SMR (Benson 1974). Similarly in 1974-75, SMRs were established in the four newly formed Welsh Archaeological Trusts thereby providing a national coverage across Wales.
During the 1960s there was a growing awareness of the rate at which archaeological sites were being damaged or destroyed and a need for the information amassed by the Royal Commissions and the OS to be available to the local-authority planning system. The Committee of Enquiry into the Arrangements for the Protection of Field Monuments (the ['Walsh' Committee|Glossary#Walsh Committee|target='_blank'], which covered England, Wales and Scotland) recommended the strengthening of existing legislation for the protection of ancient monuments, and concluded that the local-authority system could in future play a vital part in identifying and moderating threats to the historic landscape. It recommended that county planning authorities maintain a record of field monuments and that county councils should consider appointing archaeological officers to provide professional archaeological assistance ([Walsh 1969|Bibliography#Walsh 1969|target='_blank']). Following publication of the [Walsh report|Glossary#Walsh report|target='_blank'], national networks of archaeological officers and [SMRs|Glossary#SMR|target='_blank'] began to emerge in England and Wales in the 1970s. Oxfordshire is generally credited with establishing the first SMR (Benson 1974). Similarly in 1974-75, SMRs were established in the four newly formed Welsh Archaeological Trusts thereby providing a national coverage across Wales.
This page (revision-41) was last changed on 09-Jan-2019 14:45 by Nick Boldrini Top