Tilley, C. (1989). Excavation as theatre. Antiquity 63. Vol 63, pp. 275-280.

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Excavation as theatre
Issue The name of the volume or issue Issue:	Antiquity 63
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Antiquity
Volume Volume number and part Volume:	63
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. Page Start/End:	275 - 280
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Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Journal
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	A gross imbalance exists between the resources spent on excavation and post-excavation, and the wider research beyond the individual site. Moreover immense amounts of data remain unpublished. It is therefore hard to justify yet more excavation, and a pause might be both salutary and productive. However, a limited number of large-scale excavation projects could be justified in theoretical and social terms. The way we write reports needs to be reassessed, and the current 'strident professionalism' exerts too much control over what the public supposedly ought to think about its past. Archaeology should be challenging the heritage industry, not conforming to it.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Christopher Tilley
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	1989
Source Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in. Source:	BIAB (British Archaeological Abstracts (BAA))
Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	05 Dec 2008