ALGAO Flashcards
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What does ALGAO stand for
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Association of Local Government Archaeological Officers
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When was ALGAO founded
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- 1996 as a merger between association of county archaeological officers, and council of district archaeologists
- UK wide since 2006
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ALGAO aims and purpose
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- Represents all archaeologists working for local authorities and national parks
- Aims to provide a strong voice for local authority environent services and promote them within government
- Deliver local, regional, and national government policy to ensure that culture and education policies aim to improve the sustainable management of the historic environment
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ALGAO UK: 3 organisations
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- National implication of the ALGAO strategy oten requires different approaches given varying legislative planning and policy framework
- ALGAO England; ALGAO Scotland; ALGAO Cymru
- Each guided by own implementation and strategy
- Specialist subject commitees address issues at a strategic level
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ALGAO UK anual summaries
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- Advise on strategic development and local development plans and policies
- Input into developmental design
- Monitor complience with planning requirements
- Advise on environment policies
- Lead community projects where resources permit
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SHED
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- sector wide inititive to improve access to informaiton about Scotland’s Historic Environment
- Work in partnership in order to protect, promote, and enhance Scotland’s historic environment through coordinated activity ?
- Partnership with government agencies, non-governmental organisationsm and academic institutions
- Better records
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Government
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- Aims to develop and maintain a comprehensive information resource for the understanding and enjoyment of the Scottish environment
- Ensure that all the development and land use takes into account the need to properly conserve the archaeological heritage
- To conserve and promote awareness
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ALGAO Scotland
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- Provide services to 28/32 of the local authorities in Scotland and 2 national parks
- Maintain Historic Environment Records, advise on strategic development and plannning proposals, and work with all elements of the community
- community based projects to explore the local historic environment
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Subject committees
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- Address a wide range of issues and concerns relating to the historic environment
- For some issues, implementation of necessity varies at national levels and this falls within individual associations
- Countryside
- HERs
- Maritime
- Planning and Legislation
- Urban
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Subject committees: countryside
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- Countryside commitee is made up of representitives from each region
- Works with partners such as Historic Engalnd, Natural England etc regarding all matters concerning the historic environment and land management
- Promotes good practice in sustainable site management techniques
- core regional panel with reps from 8 ALGAO regions
- Wider forum of all members of ALGAO
- Scottish run development scheme agri-environment climate scheme and forestry grant scheme
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Subject committees: Historic Environment Records
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- Informs, advises, and acts on the development and maintenance of Historic Environment records, standards, planning, management, and research
- HER typically covers a defined geographic area such as a county, national park, or unitary authority
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Subject committees: Maritime
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- Coastal authorities face a number of specific and additional responsibilities to ensure the protection of the archaeology of the coastal zone
- Includes assessing and monitoring of coastal processes and their effects in the archaeological and built heritage
- Countering natural forces such as erosion
- Providing effective archaeological services to investigate and record sub-tidal deposits
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Subject committees: Planning and Legislation
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- Established to consider the wide range of planning and legislation matters and pursue particular issues on behalf of its members
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Subject committees: Urban
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- Seeks to offer a case work forum for members and provide advice to memebrs and others on urban environment issues
- Aims to meet 3x a year offering participants a change to undertake CPD, site visits, and develop a wider understanding of urban archaeological management
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Archaeology in local government TIMELINE
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- 1960s: Damage done to the nation’s archaeological resources, particularly in Britain’s historic towns and cities
- 1970s: First local government archaeologists appointed
- 1990s: Publication of planning policy guidance led to demand for advice on local archaeologists
- Need for archaeological analysis and recording to play a full role in understanding buidlings and evironment
