Abstract
The Centre for Applied Archaeology (CAA) is a new research centre within the Institute of Archaeology, established in 2006 to develop the work of the Institute’s Field Archaeology Unit, Archaeology South-East (ASE), through the creation of a productive research environment and the building of links with academic staff members of the Institute. In this article the Director of CAA defines “applied archaeology” and describes the aims and work of the Centre.
Highlights
The Centre for Applied Archaeology (CAA) is a new research centre within the Institute of Archaeology, University College London (UCL)
A rather different interpretation of the domain of applied archaeology has seen the term used to embrace the field of cultural resource management (CRM) and describe the work of professional contract archaeology undertaken to mitigate the impact of construction projects on the historic environment
The Society for American Archaeology (SAA) has recently wrestled with these different ways of defining what it is that archaeologists do when they find themselves working beyond the portals of academia
Summary
It was established to encourage research and innovation in professional archaeological practice, building links between archaeologists working in cultural resource management projects and their academic colleagues, as well as with local communities and other stakeholders interested in the historic environment These are, areas of archaeology that the Institute of Archaeology has always been involved with. A rather different interpretation of the domain of applied archaeology has seen the term used to embrace the field of cultural resource management (CRM) and describe the work of professional contract archaeology undertaken to mitigate the impact of construction projects on the historic environment This has allowed Lozny to propose that “the principle behind applied archaeology is that fieldwork and interests of practicing archaeologists focus on preservation orientated investigations of cultural landscapes”.4. As core-funding gave way to project-funding in the 1990s, and as competitive tendering became more commonplace in the wake of new planning guidance, the Field Unit was transformed into Archaeology South-East (ASE).[6]
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