tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788575.post6283948372080754179..comments2024-01-11T22:45:53.276-08:00Comments on Tom King's CRM Plus: "Tribal Monitoring"Thomas F Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00037819472341496713noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788575.post-56936621629776137202017-08-12T04:04:35.729-07:002017-08-12T04:04:35.729-07:00I apparently wasn't clear. The problem is not ...I apparently wasn't clear. The problem is not bad monitors, and it's certainly not corrected by good archaeologists. The problem is that letting monitoring take care of everything throws away the opportunity to preserve places important to tribes (and others) through effective pre-project planning. Why is this hard to understand?Thomas F Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00037819472341496713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788575.post-29509678773125490192017-03-30T08:58:20.711-07:002017-03-30T08:58:20.711-07:00If u have real tribal people doing monitoring that...If u have real tribal people doing monitoring that truly care and make the operators work at a pace that can be monitored it is an affective tool for saving our selves. Most Arcs are burnt out and under paid and the CRM company's just want more jobs so they help push the pace. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788575.post-13462575689256380212011-05-26T19:46:08.277-07:002011-05-26T19:46:08.277-07:00I've seen more mishaps with "monitoring&q...I've seen more mishaps with "monitoring" than any other phase of archaeological work, particularly with heavy machinery- I'm of the opinion that monitoring should be a last resort. Once something is "discovered" through monitoring, the context is usually already lost and whatever it was - feature, stain, artifact, is likely destroyed, as well. Its the ultimate last ditch damage control measure.Mary Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704789799061957654noreply@blogger.com