Challenges and Controversies in the Protection of Archaeological Resources
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11073829 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas F King (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 351-366 |
| Publication date | 1979-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Field Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-4690 • E-ISSN: 2042-4582 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/009346979791489041 |
| OpenAlex | W1970511957 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
I think the following paper by S. Alan Skinner is important in two ways. First, it shows how, in the United States, if an archeological contractor wishes to take issue with an agency's procurement policies, he or she can use standard federal government protestation procedures to do so. Most of us are unfamiliar with these procedures, and Skinner's paper provides a valuable primer for those who may have to use them in the future. Second, I. think Skinner's paper is important for its demonstration of a distinction between procurement problems that can be effectively addressed through case-by-case protestation and those that cannot. Note that in Skinner's case, the Comptroller General did not comment on the archeologists' concern about curation capabilities and, perhaps even more significantly, did not deal with the agency's policy of awarding contracts based largely on cost, without solicitation or evaluation of research proposals. I doubt if the Comptroller's failure to fully consider these matters
Agency (philosophy · Archaeology · Economics · Government (linguistics · Government procurement · Linguistics · Management · Political science · Procurement · Social science · Sociology · Archaeological Research and Protection · History · Law · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1981 - 2015 (35) |
| Highly cited | No |