Thesaurus Term/Concept: RESCUE EXCAVATION

Identifier	145157
Class	EVENT TYPE
Status	Preferred
Index?	Yes
Scope Note	Controlled investigation, recording and removal of archaeological deposits under threat of destruction from building development. A pre PPG 16 activity, usually under strict time constraints.

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Instances/Examples (16)

Context	Record
Event Type	EWE198 7c Knockaird, Ness. Isle of Lewis. (Event - Intervention)
Event Type	EWE27 Baile Sear Skeleton 2000 (Event - Intervention)
Event Type	EWE102 Cnip Wheelhouse Excavations (Event - Intervention)
Event Type	EWE67 Excavations at StTaran's/St Keith's Chapels, Taransay, Western isles (Event - Intervention)
Event Type	EWE16 Fishermen's Mission/Pointers (Event - Intervention)
Event Type	EWE50 Habost, Ness. Lewis: Human Remains Call-off Contract (Event - Intervention)
Event Type	EWE69 Historic Scotland Human Remains Call-Off Contract: Allasdale, Barra (Event - Intervention)
Event Type	EWE249 Little Bernera, Isle of Lewis: Human Remains Call Off Contract. DSR (Event - Intervention)
Event Type	EWE138 Machair Bharabhais excavation (Event - Intervention)
Event Type	EWE24 Nisabost Viking Burial (Event - Intervention)
Event Type	EWE33 Pabbay Mhor skeleton (Event - Intervention)
Event Type	EWE139 Paible, Taransay watching brief (Event - Survey)
Event Type	EWE85 Point St Fountain, Stornoway (Event - Intervention)
Event Type	EWE47 Scarista, Harris: Historic Scotland Human Remains Call-off Contract Excavation & Survey (Event - Intervention)
Event Type	EWE162 St Kilda, Hirta, House 6 (Event - Intervention)
Event Type	EWE51 Swainbost, Ness, Lewis: Human Remains Call-Off Contract (Event - Intervention)