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and enjoyment to progress, not only over a few years but over several decades. Recommendations should take the threats and opportunities of a site into account. Such threats may result from the natural environment, but may also include man-made ones. For this reason, it is very important to exchange information concerning threats for the underwater cultural heritage with the representatives of other sectors actively working in the environment.
In line with this responsibility, the recommendations could address storage and exhibition of artefacts removed from the site, and specific conditions that should be met. This could extend to the relative humidity, temperature, and lighting levels to be strived for, or specific instructions for transport. Recommendations could also relate to a future site management plan for the terrain where the excavation site is located, or relate to future activities or revised information needs.
Information on the project archive
The report should also contain a clear summary of the contents of the project archive, its location and conditions of access. The archive can be composed of very different components, including both documentation and finds, as discussed under Rules 33 and 34.
References
The last pages of the report should give details of all works by other authors, which have been referred to within the report. Details should include the author’s name and initials, date of publication, title, publisher, place of publication, and page numbers. Details of website references should also be given, including the URL of the webpage, date of access, author and title. References should be listed in alphabetical order of the authors’ names and in a consistent format, for which various standards exist. These may vary from country to country or from publishing house to publishing house. For internal reports, a research group will have to choose the format that is the most appropriate, considering local conventions. Referencing software is a useful
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