Professional Archaeology in the UK under COVID-19



Aitchison, Kenneth R ORCID: 0000-0001-6594-1408
(2023) Professional Archaeology in the UK under COVID-19. Humans, 3 (1). pp. 36-46.

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Abstract

<jats:p>The COVID-19 pandemic had serious effects on the delivery of commercial archaeology in the United Kingdom during 2020 and 2021. This article presents a contemporary history of two years of practice and political developments. Because of commercial archaeology’s place within the broader construction sector, it became a ‘protected’ industry, resulting in a massive increase in the amount of work undertaken. Archaeology adapted remarkably well to the difficult and dangerous conditions of the pandemic, while encountering new challenges in staff recruitment.</jats:p>

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: commercial archaeology, United Kingdom, COVID-19, charities, development-led, employment, local government, lockdown, furlough
Divisions: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Histories, Languages and Cultures
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 01 Feb 2023 16:25
Last Modified: 15 Mar 2024 19:55
DOI: 10.3390/humans3010005
Open Access URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9461/3/1/5
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3168077