Comments on: Rescue garden archaeology before the Olympic equestrian event in Greenwich http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2009/10/05/rescue-garden-archaeology-before-the-olympic-equestrian-event-in-greenwich/ News and debate from Gardenvisit.com Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:15:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tom Turner http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2009/10/05/rescue-garden-archaeology-before-the-olympic-equestrian-event-in-greenwich/comment-page-1/#comment-2296 Tom Turner Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:27:17 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=2788#comment-2296 The Landscape Institute has a very very cautious and very very slow procedure for developing what are called Position Statements. For fear of causing offense, they hardly every say anything about anything. I don't think I have ever seen a press report about the LI saying something of interest or relevance to debate on matters concerning the landscape. The Landscape Institute has a very very cautious and very very slow procedure for developing what are called Position Statements. For fear of causing offense, they hardly every say anything about anything. I don’t think I have ever seen a press report about the LI saying something of interest or relevance to debate on matters concerning the landscape.

]]> By: Marian http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2009/10/05/rescue-garden-archaeology-before-the-olympic-equestrian-event-in-greenwich/comment-page-1/#comment-2295 Marian Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:00:33 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=2788#comment-2295 Fabulous photographs and how wonderful to have the original drawing. Does the Landscape Institute involve itself in putting pressure on the right spots to get such work commissioned? Fabulous photographs and how wonderful to have the original drawing. Does the Landscape Institute involve itself in putting pressure on the right spots to get such work commissioned?

]]> By: Tom Turner http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2009/10/05/rescue-garden-archaeology-before-the-olympic-equestrian-event-in-greenwich/comment-page-1/#comment-2258 Tom Turner Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:01:02 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=2788#comment-2258 See Wiki on rescue archaeology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rescue_archaeology but the main points I have in mind are (1) do the work soon because if it is not done soon the evidence will fall to the bulldozer (2) do the job a less carefully than would be the case if the evidence was not threatened (3) fund the work from a non-traditional source (ie the developer). Olympic development teams always seem to be able lay their hands on limitless funds, unlike archaeologists. See Wiki on rescue archaeology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rescue_archaeology but the main points I have in mind are (1) do the work soon because if it is not done soon the evidence will fall to the bulldozer (2) do the job a less carefully than would be the case if the evidence was not threatened (3) fund the work from a non-traditional source (ie the developer). Olympic development teams always seem to be able lay their hands on limitless funds, unlike archaeologists.

]]> By: Christine http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2009/10/05/rescue-garden-archaeology-before-the-olympic-equestrian-event-in-greenwich/comment-page-1/#comment-2257 Christine Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:34:30 +0000 http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/?p=2788#comment-2257 Great photographs! And an interesting essay on skyline composition.... Are there any explicit expectations from the [rescue] archaeological investigation? And if so what are they? Or is the archaeological investigation purely exploratory? How does a rescue investigation differ from a general archaeological investigation? Great photographs! And an interesting essay on skyline composition….

Are there any explicit expectations from the [rescue] archaeological investigation? And if so what are they? Or is the archaeological investigation purely exploratory? How does a rescue investigation differ from a general archaeological investigation?

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