Dare To Lo(o)se

• Main Author: Gábor Virágos
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of York 2018-03-01
• Series: Internet Archaeology
• Subjects: archaeology; cultural heritage management; excavation; decision-making; environment; standards
• Online Access: http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue49/6/

Although often ignored, archaeological heritage management is part of the overall concept of environmental management. As trends are constantly changing in archaeology, these changes are strongly inter-connected with European and global financial, political and social processes. Moreover, innovations always quickly influence excavation and documentation technologies. It is quite clear that decision-making in archaeological heritage management is not separate from all these, and decisions are made at certain points along a continuous timeline while the environmental conditions (in their widest sense) are changing. Making decisions feels a highly responsible task. However, considering these influences, the question arises whether the importance of decision-making is emphasized sufficiently.