
H 245 x W 174 mm
362 pages
62 figures, 5 tables (colour throughout)
Published Sep 2026
ISBN
Paperback: 9781805833680
Digital: 9781805833697
Keywords
Archaeology; Chartered Institute for Archaeologists; Archaeological Method; Archaeological Practice
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Edited by Michael Dawson, Gerry Wait
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Acknowledgements
List of Contributors
Chapter 1: Introduction – Michael Dawson, Gerry Wait
Chapter 2: Archaeology, Heritage, and Sustainability: From Strategic Imperative to Operational Challenge – Hana Morel
Chapter 3: The Importance of Professional Ethics and Professional Standards – Gerry Wait
Chapter 4: Professional Ethics in Defence of Democratic Society – Kenneth Aitchison
Chapter 5: Heritage Innovation: Professionalism, Ethics, and Automation – Paul Belford
Chapter 6: Public Benefit in Archaeology: Considering Archaeology for Health and Wellbeing – Linda Monckton
Chapter 7: The Politics of Heritage – Adrian Olivier
Chapter 8: Looking to the Future – Roger Thomas
Chapter 9: The Origins, Development, and Future of CIfA’s Code of Conduct – Joe Abrams
Chapter 10: The Quiet Revolution: PPS5 Transitions and Archaeological Practice – Jan Wills, Stewart Bryant, Rob Lennox, Alex Llewellyn, Tim Howard
Chapter 11: London, PARIS, Southport, and CIRIA – A Grand Tour – Taryn Nixon
Chapter 12: Big Issues Small Profession: ‘Social Value’ and CIfA – Andrea Bradley
Chapter 13: Striving for Professionalism in the United States – Christopher D. Dore, Terry H. Klein
Chapter 14: Quality Assurance in Dutch Archaeology: 25 Years of Challenge – Wilfried A.M. Hessing
Chapter 15: Going International: CIfA Deutschland, a Reflective Review – Michaela Schauer, Diane Scherzler, Frank Siegmund, Gerry Wait
Chapter 16: From the Editor’s Desk: 15 Years of The Historic Environment Policy and Practice – Michael Dawson
Chapter 17: A Decade of Evolution: Commercial Archaeology and the Demands of Major Infrastructure – Stuart Joyce
Chapter 18: Enhancing Community Wellbeing: Exploring Military Veterans’ Engagement with Heritage – Dickie Bennett, Richard Osgood, Phil Abramson, Alex Sotheran
Chapter 19: APPAG, Advocacy and Archaeology – Mike Heyworth
Chapter 20: The Rewley Road Railway Swing Bridge, Oxford: Stewardship of an Historic Asset – Tom Hassall
Index
Michael Dawson PhD, FSA, MCIfA is editor of the journal The Historic Environment Policy and Practice, former Director of Heritage at CgMs, at RPS, and latterly TetraTech. He was Chair of the IFA between 2004 and 2008. During the late 1980s and 1990s he was a senior Project Manager with Bedfordshire County Archaeology. His research interests include the relationship between policy and practice in the historic environment, institutional agency, the Romans in Britain and Romania (Dacia) and Roman urbanism. At Oxford University he wrote his DPhil on the spectacle and display of Britain’s mosaic pavements in contemporary exhibition.
Gerry Wait PhD, FSA, MCIfA is an archaeologist, anthropologist and heritage consultant. His work has focussed on finding ways to make the past relevant to people and communities in building their future. He has undertaken heritage assessments for Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs) in many countries and developed considerable experience in conservation management planning. Gerry has engaged extensively with professional practice and ethics, serving CIfA as Treasurer and then as Honorary Chair for two terms.