Quality management in archaeology / edited by Willem J.H. Willems and Monique H. van den Dries.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Willems, W. J. H., 1950-2014.

Dries, Monique Henriëtte van den, 1965-

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology--Methodology--Standards.

Archaeology.

Historic preservation.

Archaeology--Standards.

Historic preservation--Standards.

Total quality management.

Archaeology--Methodology.

Physical Description:

viii, 159 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Oakvile, CT : Oxbow Books, [2007]

Summary:

Archaeology has been successful in persuading governments and the general public that more should be done to preserve archaeological heritage and to investigate it where it will be irretrievably lost. The scale and frequency of archaeological work has increased vastly, at considerable cost to society. Consequently, there is pressure to do the work efficiently and economically. At the same time, academic standards have to be maintained to assure that the end result will be the relevant knowledge about the past for which society pays.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781842172759

1842172751

OCLC:

123375337