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be disseminated through a variety of formats and media
and these are discussed in detail in chapter 20. The pro-
ject design should indicate when and how the results of
the project will be disseminated.
Health and safety provision: The main consideration
of any archaeology project should be the health and
safety of its personnel. With this in mind, key sections
in a project design are a risk assessment and a diving
project plan. These and other important issues relating
to health and safety on archaeological sites under water
and in the inter-tidal zone are covered in chapter 6.
This chapter has taken the reader through the process of
planning for an archaeological project. Well thought-out
and efficient project planning is essential for any archae-
ological project. This is equally true for a large under-
water project involving multinational teams of professional
divers and for a small foreshore investigation carried out
by a team of enthusiasts over the course of a weekend.
While the size of the document produced for each pro-
ject will differ considerably, the NAS considers it best
practice to produce a project design following English
Heritage’s guidance provided in the aforementioned
MoRPHE (English Heritage, 2006b).FURTHER INFORMATION
English Heritage, 1991, Management of Archaeological Projects
(MAP2).London (www.eng-h.gov.uk/guidance/map2/index.
htm).
English Heritage, 2006[b], Management of Research Projects in
the Historic Environment (MoRPHE). London (www.english-
heritage.org.uk).
Institute of Field Archaeologists 2001a (rev. edn), Standards and
Guidance for Archaeological Excavation. Reading.
Institute of Field Archaeologists, 2001b, Standards and Guidance
for the Collection, Documentation, Conservation and Research
of Archaeological Materials.Reading.
Institute of Field Archaeologists, 2001c (rev. edn), Standards
and Guidance for Archaeological Desk Based Assessment.Reading.
Institute of Field Archaeologists, 2001d (rev. edn), Standards and
Guidance for Archaeological Field Evaluation.Reading.Note: the IFA Standards and Guidance documents can be
freely downloaded at http://www.archaeologists.net.